Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!
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Veeam Agent for Linux is a tool that backs up physical Linux systems such as a workstation, a server or machines in the public cloud. This tool creates image-based backups that are stored in VBK format, the same as in Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. Veeam Agent for Linux comes with its own snapshot and change block tracking (CBT) driver that allows for creating incremental backups without rescanning.
Veeam Agent for Linux use requirements include:- CPU: x86/x64
- Kernel: 2.6.32 or higher
- OS: 32 and 64-bit versions of:
- Debian 6.x-8.x
- Ubuntu 10.04-16.10
- RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux 6.x-7.x
- Fedora 23, 24
- openSUSE 11.3-13.x, Leap 42.1
- SLES 11 SP1 – 12
The installation has become much easier since the beta: no more installs of manual packages! You are now able to install Veeam Agent for Linux and update it via the Veeam Repository. Be sure to check out the release notes for more installation instructions.
After you install the product, you have two options to interact with it: Via a step-by-step wizard or through the command line.https://www.veeam.com/blog/veeam-agent-linux-is-available.html
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To install Veeam Agent for Linux:
1. Download the Veeam software repository installation package (veeam-release) from the Veeam Download page at https://www.veeam.com/downloads.html, and save the downloaded package on the computer where you plan to install the product.
2. Navigate to the directory where you have saved the veeam-release package and install the
package with the following commands:For CentOS / RHEL / Oracle Linux / Fedora
rpm -ivh ./veeam-release* && yum check-update
For OpenSUSE / SLES
zypper in ./veeam-release* && zypper refresh
For Debian / Ubuntu
dpkg -i ./veeam-release* && apt-get update
3. Install Veeam Agent for Linux packages from the Veeam software repository. To install Veeam Agent for Linux, you can use a package manager of your choice that works with software packages in your Linux distribution.
For example, use the following commands:
For CentOS / RHEL / Oracle Linux / Fedora
yum install veeam
For OpenSUSE / SLES
zypper install veeam
For Debian / Ubuntu
apt-get install veeam
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What a fucked up pain in the ass.
You have to go to their website, log in, and click like 5 times to finally get the RPM.
Hi, Linux much? WTF...
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@JaredBusch said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
What a fucked up pain in the ass.
You have to go to their website, log in, and click like 5 times to finally get the RPM.
Hi, Linux much? WTF...
I used it once. Now I use Relax and Recover whic does exactly the same thing and is in the repos.
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@stacksofplates said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@JaredBusch said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
What a fucked up pain in the ass.
You have to go to their website, log in, and click like 5 times to finally get the RPM.
Hi, Linux much? WTF...
I used it once. Now I use Relax and Recover whic does exactly the same thing and is in the repos.
Any idea how far back on CentOS is goes in the repos? Would CentOS 5 have it? I know that REAR supports CentOS 5, just wondering if I should seek it in the repos.
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@scottalanmiller said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@stacksofplates said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@JaredBusch said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
What a fucked up pain in the ass.
You have to go to their website, log in, and click like 5 times to finally get the RPM.
Hi, Linux much? WTF...
I used it once. Now I use Relax and Recover whic does exactly the same thing and is in the repos.
Any idea how far back on CentOS is goes in the repos? Would CentOS 5 have it?
It started in the repos with RHEL 7.2. However here is the site for the product
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@stacksofplates said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@scottalanmiller said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@stacksofplates said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@JaredBusch said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
What a fucked up pain in the ass.
You have to go to their website, log in, and click like 5 times to finally get the RPM.
Hi, Linux much? WTF...
I used it once. Now I use Relax and Recover whic does exactly the same thing and is in the repos.
Any idea how far back on CentOS is goes in the repos? Would CentOS 5 have it?
It started in the repos with RHEL 7.2. However here is the site for the product
They've not released for current Ubuntu yet
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@scottalanmiller Are you sure?
Ubuntu: 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 15.10, 16.04
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@aaronstuder said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@scottalanmiller Are you sure?
Ubuntu: 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 15.10, 16.04
Very, check your list, the current isn't in it. Only the last one and older.
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@scottalanmiller said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@stacksofplates said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@scottalanmiller said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@stacksofplates said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@JaredBusch said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
What a fucked up pain in the ass.
You have to go to their website, log in, and click like 5 times to finally get the RPM.
Hi, Linux much? WTF...
I used it once. Now I use Relax and Recover whic does exactly the same thing and is in the repos.
Any idea how far back on CentOS is goes in the repos? Would CentOS 5 have it?
It started in the repos with RHEL 7.2. However here is the site for the product
They've not released for current Ubuntu yet
I always forget to look at that. I have no Ubuntu stuff running except at home for Unifi stuff. I always overlook it.
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@stacksofplates said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@scottalanmiller said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@stacksofplates said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@scottalanmiller said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@stacksofplates said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
@JaredBusch said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
What a fucked up pain in the ass.
You have to go to their website, log in, and click like 5 times to finally get the RPM.
Hi, Linux much? WTF...
I used it once. Now I use Relax and Recover whic does exactly the same thing and is in the repos.
Any idea how far back on CentOS is goes in the repos? Would CentOS 5 have it?
It started in the repos with RHEL 7.2. However here is the site for the product
They've not released for current Ubuntu yet
I always forget to look at that. I have no Ubuntu stuff running except at home for Unifi stuff. I always overlook it.
It's only my laptop, no big deal. But I'd not want to use it on Ubuntu servers if they aren't keeping it up to date there. Not a big deal, I'd not normally use Ubuntu for servers anyway (they have an ecosystem problem of half of the vendors only supporting old Ubuntu and half only supporting current and internal full support only for current - it's a bad environment for a server to be in.) But for a desktop, it would be nice to have support and desktops tend to be very current. And with Ubuntu's rapid update process, even being a few weeks behind makes backup software kind of useless for a desktop. Only four months till 17.04 is out!
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CentOS 7 direct link https://www.veeam.com/download_add_packs/backup-agent-linux-free/el7-64
Ubuntu direct link https://www.veeam.com/download_add_packs/backup-agent-linux-free/deb-64 -
@scottalanmiller said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
CentOS 7 direct link https://www.veeam.com/download_add_packs/backup-agent-linux-free/el7-64
Ubuntu direct link https://www.veeam.com/download_add_packs/backup-agent-linux-free/deb-64
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@JaredBusch ah poop
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The RPM only installs their GPG key and the .repo file.
/etc/yum.repos.d/veeam.repo[veeam] name=Veeam Backup for GNU/Linux - $basearch baseurl=http://repository.veeam.com/backup/linux/agent/rpm/el/7/x86_64 enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgcakey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/VeeamSoftwareRepo gpgkey=http://repository.veeam.com/keys/RPM-GPG-KEY-VeeamSoftwareRepo http://repository.veeam.com/keys/VeeamSoftwareRepo/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-VeeamSoftwareRepo RPM-GPG-KEY-VeeamSoftwareRepo.asc VeeamSoftwareRepo VeeamSoftwareRepo.asc -
We should be able to script the install super easy.
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I thought this was going to be part of their paid product offerings.
I actually have had some nice success with the Beta versions! Time to upgrade!
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@dafyre said in Veeam Agent for Linux is now available!:
I thought this was going to be part of their paid product offerings.
It is. Veeam Agent for Linux is paid. Veeam Agent for Linux Free is free.
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@scottalanmiller Cool. I didn't realize they had done two versions of it. Just went and read over the linked article.
This makes me happy!
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@dafyre My guess is there is only 1 version, with the ability to "unlock" additional features.
