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A Veeam Agent for Linux backup job fails with either of the following errors: Failed to load module [veeamsnap] with parameters [zerosnapdata=1 debuglogging=0] (The number of parameters listed in the error may vary depending on Veeam Agent for Linux version.) Failed to load module [blksnap]
This error occurs when the indicated module cannot be loaded. The most common reasons are: The module is not installed The installed module is not compatible DKMS was unable to compile the module The kernel headers package is missing. The kernel headers version and the running kernel version mismatch. Loading 3rd party kernel modules are not allowed. The Linux distribution in use is not supported. For the list of supported distributions, review User Guide: System Requirements.
About the veeamsnap kernel module The veeamsnap module is available to be compiled using DKMS or as a precompiled module for select distros (kmod for RHEL/CentOS* or kmp for SLES/openSUSE). For more information about installation requirements, please see: Veeam Agent for Linux - System Requirements. *Precompiled veeamsnap kmod is not compatible with Oracle Linux.
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