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Required Applications and Permissions for Multi-OS FLR and Repository Support for Linux

KB ID: 2216
Product: Veeam Backup & Replication | 11 | 12
Published: 2017-01-05
Last Modified: 2023-06-22
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Purpose

This document provides information about required applications that must exist on Linux machines to function with Veeam Backup and Replication.

Solution

Permissions Requirements

Permissions are dependent on the intended role of the Linux server. For more information, review this page of the user guide.

Authentication Requirements

Linux servers registered with Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure must use Password or Certificate-based authentication methods and bash shell.
 

Required Applications

  • bash
  • ssh
  • scp
  • sftp
  • gzip
  • tar
  • perl
Required perl modules (Click to expand)

When Perl is required, the following Perl modules must be installed:
In most scenarios, these will be installed by default.

  • constant
  • Carp
  • Cwd
  • Data::Dumper
  • Encode
  • Encode::Alias
  • Encode::Config
  • Encode::Encoding
  • Encode::MIME::Name
  • Exporter
  • Exporter::Heavy
  • File::Path
  • File::Spec
  • File::Spec::Unix
  • File::Temp
  • List::Util
  • Scalar::Util
  • SOAP::Lite
  • Socket
  • Storable
  • Threads
Perl Requirement

Starting with Veeam Backup & Replication 11, Perl is only required when using non-persistent data movers. Non-persistent data movers are used when a non-root account is used by Veeam Backup & Replication and the option Elevate account privileges automatically is not enabled.

Persistent data movers are required if the Linux server being added to Veeam Backup & Replication will function as a VMware Backup Proxy or a Hardened Repository.

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