Page Comparison

...

1. Introduction

This is a document for which the agent supported:

Management (MGMT) Agent Compatibility
Management Agent OS and Infrastructure support
Backup Agent Compatibility
Backup Agent OS and Infrastructure support
Documentation References

2. Management (MGMT) Agent Compatibility

Version	Supported
MGMT Agent v7
MGMT Agent v8	x (will auto-update)
MGMT Agent v8.1	x

3. Management Agent OS and Infrastructure support

Version

Windows

Linux

Version 8.1

Both 64-bit and 32-bit (where applicable) versions of the following operating systems are supported, except Server Core installations for server OS:

Microsoft Windows Server 2025
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Microsoft Windows 11
Microsoft Windows 10 (starting from version 1909)
Microsoft Windows 10 LTSC versions (1507, 1607, 1809)
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

Linux kernel versions 2.6.32 – 6.10 are supported if you use kernels supplied by your distribution.

Only 64-bit versions of the following operating systems are supported:

Rocky Linux 9.3, 9.4
AlmaLinux 9.3, 9.4
Debian 10.13 – 12.6
Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04
RHEL 6.4 – 9.4
CentOS 7.x
Oracle Linux 6.0 – 9.4 (RHCK)
Oracle Linux 6 (starting from UEK R2) – Oracle Linux 9 (up to kernel versions 5.15.0 – 209.161.7.2.el9uek)
SLES 12 SP4, 12 SP5, 15 SP1 – 15 SP6
SLES for SAP 12 SP4, 12 SP5, 15 SP1 – 15 SP6
Fedora 36, 37, 38, 39
openSUSE Leap 15.3 – 15.6
openSUSE Tumbleweed (experimental support)

Consider the following limitations:

Linux kernel version 2.6.32 or later is supported if you use kernels supplied by your distribution.
Automatic deployment from the Veeam Service Provider Console portal is not supported for the following distributions: Fedora 36 – 39, openSUSE Tumbleweed.

4. Backup Agent Compatibility

Agent Backup
Agent Version	Supported
Veeam Agent Windows v4 & below
Veeam Agent Linux v4 & below
Veeam Agent Windows v5	x
Veeam Agent Linux v5	x
Veeam Agent Windows v6	x
Veeam Agent Linux v6	x
Veeam Agent Windows v6.1	x
Veeam Agent Linux v6.1	x
Veeam Agent Windows v6.2	x
Veeam Agent Linux v6.2	x

5. Backup Agent OS and Infrastructure support

For Backup Agent v5:

...

Version

Windows

Linux

Limit

VBR

6.1.0-6.1.2 (Linux)
6.1.0-6.1.2 (Windows)

Both 64-bit and 32-bit (where applicable) versions of the following operating systems are supported:

Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server General Availability Channel (from version 1803 to version 20H2)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Microsoft Windows 11 (from versions 21H2 to version 23H2)
Microsoft Windows 10 (from version 1909 to version 22H2)
Microsoft Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (versions 2015, 2016, 2019)
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

Linux kernels from version 2.6.32 to version 6.8 are supported.

Veeam Agent for Linux supports 64-bit versions of the following distributions:

Debian 10.13 – 12.5
Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10 and 24.04
RHEL 6.4 – 8.9, 9.0 – 9.4
Rocky Linux 9.3 and 9.4
AlmaLinux 9.3 and 9.4
CentOS 7
Oracle Linux 6 – 8.9, 9.0 – 9.4 (RHCK)
Oracle Linux 6 (starting from UEK R2) – Oracle Linux 8 (up to UEK R6)
Oracle Linux 8 (UEK R7)
Oracle Linux 9 (up to 5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el9uek)
SLES 12 SP4, 12 SP5, 15 SP1 – 15 SP5
SLES for SAP 12 SP4, 12 SP5, 15 SP1 – 15 SP5
Fedora 36, 37, 38 and 39
openSUSE Leap 15.3 and 15.5
openSUSE Tumbleweed has an experimental support status.

For 32bit:

RHEL 6 and Oracle Linux 6 distributions only.

For 6.1 of Linux OS: https://www.veeam.com/veeam_agent_linux_6_1_release_notes_rn.pdf

Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2 (recommended)
Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1
Veeam Backup & Replication 12
Veeam Backup & Replication 11a
Veeam Backup & Replication 11

6.2.0.101 (Linux)
6.2.0.121 (Windows)

Both 64-bit and 32-bit (where applicable) versions of the following operating systems are supported:

Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server General Availability Channel (from version 1803 to version 20H2)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Microsoft Windows 11 (from versions 21H2 to version 23H2)
Microsoft Windows 10 (from version 1909 to version 22H2)
Microsoft Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (versions 2015, 2016, 2019)
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

Linux kernels from version 2.6.32 to version 6.10 are supported.