1. Components & Roles

Veeam Agent for Linux (VAL) has two parts: the Veeam binaries and the VeeamSnap kernel module. On CentOS/Red Hat, you typically install:

veeam-<version>.rpm
veeamsnap-<version>.rpm

VeeamSnap handles snapshots and CBT; the Veeam package installs everything else. When you install veeam, it automatically pulls in veeamsnap as a dependency.

2. Installation Path

VAL relies on the distro’s package manager to fetch dependencies (see “Veeam Agent for Linux Basics”). Push installs from VBR hide the complexity, but special cases exist.

Kasten K10 Starter Series Table of Contents

Kasten K10 Starter Series 01 - Quick Setup of K8S Single-Node Test Environment

Kasten K10 Starter Series 02 - K10 Installation

Kasten K10 Starter Series 03 - K10 Backup and Recovery

Kasten K10 Starter Series 04 - K10 Installation Package Download

Main Content

In the previous article, we introduced downloading and pushing K10 installation images to a private image repository through scripts. Today, I want to share some offline image packages, which may be the most convenient method in completely offline environments without external network access.

Series Index

• Part 1 – Single-Node Lab
• Part 2 – Install K10
• Part 3 – Backup & Restore

Why This Script Exists

Downloading K10 can be painful—especially if you’re used to Veeam’s tidy installers. Kasten’s docs describe deployment, but there’s no simple download link. Everything lives under gcr.io, which is unreachable from many regions. Kasten suggests the JFrog Artifactory mirror for online installs, but it doesn’t integrate with the official offline script.

Kasten K10 Getting Started Series Table of Contents

Kasten K10 Getting Started Series 01 - Quickly Build K8S Single-Node Test Environment

Kasten K10 Getting Started Series 02 - K10 Installation

Main Content

Previously I introduced the installation of K10. The entire installation process is actually just one helm install command. After installation is complete, subsequent operations can be performed by opening K10’s dashboard in a browser to configure the K10 backup system, manage K10 backup policies, and perform data recovery.

Kasten K10 Starter Series Index

Kasten K10 Starter Series 01 - Quick Setup for K8s Single-Node Test Environment

Main Content

Kasten K10 installation uses the Kubernetes package management tool Helm. If you’re not familiar with Kubernetes, you might not know what Helm is. Simply put, Helm on Kubernetes is like yum on CentOS - when you need to install software on CentOS, you just run yum install, and on Kubernetes, it’s helm install.

Veeam Agent for Mac arrived with v11. I assumed it required central management by VBR, but the User Guide reveals a standalone mode. Here’s how to install, configure, and back up without a VBR server.

You can grab the installer by running Create Protection Group in VBR—or download the extracted .pkg from my mirror: https://cloud.189.cn/t/eEZVvifyqIrm

Install the package like any macOS app (double-click, Next, Next). Afterward, enable full disk access via System Preferences → Security & Privacy → Privacy so the agent can read files: