How to Reinstall the Veeam Transport Service on a Linux Server
| KB ID: | 4298 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup & Replication | 11 |
| Published: | 2022-04-07 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-04-07 |
The steps outlined in this article are used as a troubleshooting step when an issue occurs with a Linux server that requires that the Veeam Transport service be manually reinstalled.
When phasing out a Linux server, these steps are not necessary; In such a scenario, simply removing the Linux server from Veeam Backup & Replication will cause the Veeam Transport Service to be uninstalled from the Linux server.
Purpose
Solution
The uninstall procedure will cause all Veeam Backup & Replication tasks currently utilizing the Linux server to fail. As such, it is highly recommended to ensure that either no tasks are occurring within Veeam Backup & Replication or that the Linux server is not currently being used by Veeam Backup & Replication.
Generally speaking, if the Linux server is being used by a Veeam Backup & Replication task, there will be a 'veeamagent' process active. Use the following command to check for active 'veeamagent' processes:
ps -e | grep veeamagent
Uninstall Veeam Transport Service
The following commands are to be executed on the Linux server.
- Stop the Veeam Transport service:
service veeamtransport stop- Execute the Veeam Transport uninstall command:
/opt/veeam/transport/veeamtransport -u- Remove the Veeam Transport application files:
rm -rf /opt/veeam/transport/Redeploy Veeam Transport Service to Linux Server
- Edit the entry for the Linux server.
- In the Edit Linux Server wizard, click the Finish button.
Veeam Backup & Replication will notice that the Veeam Transport service is missing and redeploy the Veeam Data Mover.
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