BaaS Support Matrix

Overview

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


Management (MGMT) Agent Compatibility

Version
Supported

MGMT Agent v8.0 and below

MGMT Agent v8.1

x (will auto-update)

MGMT Agent v9

x

Management Agent OS and Infrastructure support

Version
Windows
Linux

Version 9

64-bit 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 11

  • Microsoft Windows 10 (starting from version 1909)

  • Microsoft Windows 10 LTSC versions (1607, 1809)

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 8.10, 9.3 – 9.6 and 10.0

  • AlmaLinux 8.10, 9.3 – 9.6 and 10.0

  • Debian 10.13 – 12.11

  • Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04, 24.10 and 25.04

  • RHEL 6.4 – 9.6 and 10.0

  • CentOS 7

  • Oracle Linux 6 – 9.6 and 10.0 (RHCK)

  • Oracle Linux 6 (starting from UEK R2) – Oracle Linux 8 (up to UEK R6)

  • Oracle Linux 8 (UEK R7) – for information on installing Veeam Agent, see this Veeam KB article

  • Oracle Linux 9 (UEK R8) – for information on installing Veeam Agent on Oracle Linux 9 with UEK R8, see this Veeam KB article

  • SLES 12 SP4, 12 SP5, 15 SP1 – 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 as long as you use kernels supplied by your distribution.

  • Fedora and openSUSE Tumbleweed are supported up to kernel 6.14.

  • Linux kernel 2.6.32 - 754.6.3 in CentOS / RHEL and Oracle Linux (RHCK) is not supported.

  • Automatic deployment from the Veeam Service Provider Console is not supported for the following distributions:

    • Fedora 36, 37, 38, 39

    • openSUSE Tumbleweed.


Backup Agent Compatibility

Agent Version

Supported

Veeam Agent Windows v5 & below

Veeam Agent Linux v5 & below

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

Veeam Agent Windows v6.3

x

Veeam Agent Linux v6.3

x


Backup Agent OS and Infrastructure support

Version

Windows

Linux

Limit

VBR

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.

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

  • Debian 10.13–12.6

  • Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10 and 24.04

  • RHEL 6.4–9.4

  • Rocky Linux 9.3 and 9.4

  • AlmaLinux 9.3 and 9.4

  • CentOS 7

  • Oracle Linux 6–9.4 (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 5.15.0-209.161.7.2.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 and 39

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3–15.6

  • openSUSE Tumbleweed has an experimental support status

For 32bit:

  • RHEL 6 and Oracle Linux 6 distributions only.

  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3 (recommended)

  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2

  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1

  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12

6.3.2.1207 (Linux) 6.3.2.1205 (Windows)

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

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025

  • 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 24H2)

  • 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 6.14 are supported.

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

  • Debian 10.13 – 12.11

  • Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04, 24.10 and 25.04

  • RHEL 6.4 – 9.6 and 10.0

  • Rocky Linux 8.10, 9.3 – 9.6 and 10.0

  • AlmaLinux 8.10, 9.3 – 9.6 and 10.0

  • CentOS 7

  • Oracle Linux 6 – 9.6 (RHCK)

  • Oracle Linux 6 (starting from UEK R2) – Oracle Linux 8 (up to UEK R6)

  • Oracle Linux 8 (UEK R7) — for information on installation, see this Veeam KB article.

  • Oracle Linux 9 (UEK R7 up to 5.15.0-308.179.6.3.el9uek)

  • Oracle Linux 9 (UEK R8) – for information on installing Veeam Agent on Oracle Linux 9 with UEK R8, see this Veeam KB article.

  • SLES 12 SP4, 12 SP5, 15 SP1 – 15 SP6

  • SLES for SAP 12 SP4, 12 SP5, 15 SP1 – 15 SP6

  • Fedora 36, 37, 38 and 39

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 – 15.6

  • openSUSE Tumbleweed has an experimental support status. For details about experimental support, see this Veeam KB article.

Veeam Agent for Linux supports 32-bit versions of:

  • RHEL 6.

  • Oracle Linux 6 distributions only.

  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3 (recommended)

  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2

  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1

  • Veeam Backup & Replication 12


Documentation References

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