Linux Helper Host

Linux helper hosts can be deployed using the Veeam JeOS image by selecting the Infrastructure Appliance option. This enables certificate-based authentication, secure industry-standard communication protocols, and automated updates that are centrally controlled using the Veeam Backup & Replication server.

Note

Component hardware requirements must be added to the Veeam JeOS system requirements to ensure that the assigned role has sufficient CPU and RAM resources.

In addition to this option, you can deploy and manage backup proxies on supported operating systems of your choice.

 

Note

Bash shell and SSH are required.

Linux Helper Host

OS

Version/Distribution

Linux

64-bit versions of the following Linux distributions are supported:

  • Debian 11.0 to 13.1
  • Oracle Linux 7 to 10
  • RHEL 8.6 to 9.6
  • SLES 12 SP5, 15 SP3
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS

Note: If you use RHEL or Rocky Linux version 9 or later, do not use Veeam Infrastructure Appliance, and mount disks with the NTFS file system, you must install the ntfs-3g package before adding the server to the backup infrastructure.

IBM AIX

The following versions of the operating system are supported:

IBM AIX 7.1 – 7.3 TL2

Oracle Solaris

The following versions of the operating system are supported:

Oracle Solaris 10 1/13, 11.0 – 11.4

For more information, see Guest OS File Restore.

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