Veeam Backup & Replication Services
The following table describes Veeam services used by Veeam Backup & Replication on Linux. You can manage Veeam services through the Host Management console. For more information, see Performing Maintenance Tasks.
Name | Service | Description |
|---|---|---|
Primary Services | ||
Veeam Backup Service | veeambackupsvc.service | Coordinates all operations performed by Veeam Backup & Replication such as backup, replication, recovery verification and restore tasks. |
Veeam Backup REST API Service | veeamrestapisvc.service | Provides access to Veeam Backup & Replication by REST API. For more information on Veeam Backup & Replication REST API, see the REST API Reference. |
Veeam Broker Service | veeambrokersvc.service | Interacts with the virtual infrastructure to collect and cache the virtual infrastructure topology. Jobs and tasks query information about the virtual infrastructure topology from the broker service, which accelerates job and task performance. Used in VMware vSphere environments. |
Veeam Catalog Service | veeamcatalogsvc.service | Manages guest OS file system indexing for VMs and replicates system index data files to enable search through guest OS files. Index data is stored in the /var/lib/veeam/catalog directory on the backup server. Works in conjunction with search components installed on Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager and (optionally) a dedicated Microsoft Search Server. |
Veeam CDP Coordinator Service | veeamcdpsvc.service | Communicates with VMware vCenter, assigns continuous data protection (CDP) tasks and manages the VMware vSphere infrastructure components involved in CDP. For more information on CDP, see Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for VMware vSphere. |
Veeam Data Analyzer Service | veeamdataanalyzersvc.service | Analyzes the malware detection metadata for potential threats. |
Veeam Environment Service | veeamenvironment.service | Manages firewall rules. Runs as a dedicated process of the Veeam Transport Service. |
Veeam Explorer Recovery Service | veeamexplorerrecovery.service | Executes data recovery workflows on behalf of some Veeam Explorers. Runs on the mount server associated with the backup repository. For more details on which Explorers use this service and how they use it, see the Veeam Explorers User Guide. |
Veeam Guest Interaction Service daemon | veeamguestinteraction.service | Performs application-aware processing, file system indexing and enables guest OS file restore to the original location. |
Veeam Host Manager daemon | veeamhostmanager.service | Provides access to Host Management console. |
Veeam Identity Service | veeamidentitysvc.service | Manages authorization between Veeam backup infrastructure components. |
Veeam Immutability Service | veeamimmurepo.service | Manages immutability attributes. Runs as a dedicated process of the Veeam Transport Service. For more information, see How Immutability Works. |
Veeam Linux Deployer | veeamdeployment.service | Installs, updates or removes Veeam services when you add, update or remove backup infrastructure components. Runs as a dedicated process of the Veeam Installer Service. For more details, see Veeam Installer Service. |
Veeam Mount Service | veeammountsvc.service | Mounts backups and replicas for file-level access, browsing the VM guest file system and restoring VM guest OS files and application items to the original location. |
Veeam NetFS Mount Service | veeamnetfsmount.service | Mounts NFS and SMB (CIFS) backup repositories. |
Veeam Power NFS | veeamnfssvc.service | Implements vPower NFS server that enables running virtual machines directly from backup files. Used in VMware vSphere environments. |
Veeam Threat Hunter | veeamthreathuntersvc.service | Performs signature-based malware detection scans. For more information, see Veeam Threat Hunter for Scan Backup. |
Veeam Transport Service | veeamtransport.service | Sends and receives protected data during backup, replication and restore processes. |
Veeam Updater | veeam-updater.service | Manages updates on the backup server and backup infrastructure components deployed from Veeam Software Appliance. For more information, see Updating Veeam Appliances. |
Veeam Updater package manager | veeam-updater-package-manager.service | Manages packages for Veeam Updater. |
Veeam Web Service | veeamwebsvc.service | Provides access to the Veeam Backup & Replication web server. |
Plug-in Services | ||
Veeam AWS Service | veeam-platform-service-aws.service | Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and AWS infrastructure. |
Veeam Kasten Service | veeam-platform-service-kasten.service | Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Kasten for Kubernetes Infrastructure. |
Veeam Microsoft Azure Platform Service | veeam-platform-service-azure.service | Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Microsoft Azure infrastructure. |
Veeam Nutanix AHV Platform Service | veeam-platform-service-ahv.service | Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Nutanix AHV infrastructure. |
Veeam Proxmox Virtual Environment Platform Service | veeam-platform-service-pve.service | Enables interaction between Veeam Backup & Replication and Proxmox Virtual Environment. |