Purpose
This article documents the additional procedures required to add a Linux machine to Veeam Backup & Replication when that machine is using either the NIST 800-171 or DISA STIG security profile. Specifically, this article was developed using Red Hat Enteprise Linux (RHEL).
The initial error one will experience when attempting this without following the procedures in the article is:
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Solution
The procedures documented in this article are based on testing with Veeam Backup & Replication 12.0.0.1420 P20230718 and 12.1.1.56 with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.9 and 9.3 using both the NIST 800-171 and DISA STIG security profiles.
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Additional fapolicyd-cli Commands
If the Linux server will be used as a VMware Backup Proxy, execute the following commands to allow it to be able to use Network (NBD) transport mode:
