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Using any part of the software indicates that you accept the terms of the End User Software License Agreement. 2 | Veeam Agent for Linux | User Guide | REV 2 Contents CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................................................................3 CONTACTING VEEAM SOFTWARE ...........................................................................................................................6 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ........................................................................................................................................7 OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................................................8 SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE ............................................................................................................................................ 9 DATA BACKUP .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Backup Types ............................................................................................................................................ 10 How Backup Works .................................................................................................................................... 13 Backup Job ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Backup Repository ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Backup Chain ............................................................................................................................................. 18 DATA RESTORE ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 Volume-Level Restore ................................................................................................................................. 22 File-Level Restore ....................................................................................................................................... 23 VEEAM RECOVERY MEDIA ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Drivers in Veeam Recovery Media................................................................................................................ 25 INTEGRATION WITH VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION ........................................................................................................... 26 Backup to Veeam Cloud Connect Repository ................................................................................................ 28 Veeam Agent Management in Veeam Backup & Replication .......................................................................... 28 REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 29 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 29 USED PORTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................... 33 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................................... 33 INSTALLING VEEAM AGENT FOR LINUX ............................................................................................................................ 34 INSTALLING VEEAM AGENT FOR LINUX IN OFFLINE MODE ..................................................................................................... 37 UPGRADING VEEAM AGENT FOR LINUX ............................................................................................................................ 43 GRANTING PERMISSIONS TO USERS ................................................................................................................................ 47 UNINSTALLING VEEAM AGENT FOR LINUX ......................................................................................................................... 48 GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................................................................. 49 GETTING TO KNOW USER INTERFACE ................................................................................................................ 50 VEEAM AGENT FOR LINUX CONTROL PANEL ...................................................................................................................... 51 COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .......................................................................................................................................... 53 Viewing Help .............................................................................................................................................. 55 VEEAM AGENT FOR LINUX LICENSING................................................................................................................ 56 PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY MODES ................................................................................................................................. 56 INSTALLING LICENSE .................................................................................................................................................. 57 REMOVING LICENSE ................................................................................................................................................... 59 LICENSE EXPIRATION ................................................................................................................................................. 60 MANAGING LICENSE WITH COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ......................................................................................................... 61 Installing License ....................................................................................................................................... 61 Viewing License Information ....................................................................................................................... 62 Removing License ...................................................................................................................................... 62 MANAGING LICENSE WITH VEEAM BACKUP & REPLICATION ................................................................................................... 63 Installing License ....................................................................................................................................... 64 Assigning License to Veeam Agent .............................................................................................................. 65 Viewing Licensed Agents and Revoking License ............................................................................................ 66 PERFORMING BACKUP ........................................................................................................................................ 67 3 | Veeam Agent for Linux | User Guide | REV 2 CREATING CUSTOM VEEAM RECOVERY MEDIA ................................................................................................................... 68 CREATING BACKUP JOBS ............................................................................................................................................. 69 Creating Backup Job with Backup Job Wizard ............................................................................................... 69 Creating Backup Job with Command Line Interface .....................................................................................