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Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel 2.6.32-754.6.3 is not supported by Veeam Agent for Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel 2.6.32-754.6.3 is not supported by Veeam Agent for Linux

KB ID:	2786
Product:	Veeam Agent for Linux \| 1.0 \| 2.0.1 \| 3.0 \| 4.0 \| 5.0 \| 6.0
Published:	2018-10-23
Last Modified:	2023-02-08

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Veeam Agent for Linux may cause an operating system crash on machines running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or its derivatives (CentOS, Oracle Linux) with Linux kernel version 2.6.32-754.6.3.el6 (update RHSA-2018:2846).

Cause

Veeamsnap, Agent for Linux kernel module is not compatible with Linux kernel version 2.6.32-754.6.3.el6.

Solution

The issue is specific to kernel version 2.6.32-754.6.3.el6. For details please refer to the following article: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3658111

This issue is addressed in the following kernel updates: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10.z - kernel-2.6.32-754.9.1.el6 via RHBA-2018:3763.

Workaround: boot the system from kernels earlier than kernel-2.6.32-754.6.3.el6.

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