The Agent for Linux uses advanced open file and image technologies that are designed to alleviate issues that are sometimes encountered during backup operations, such as backing up open files.

After you make file and folder selections and the job is submitted for backup, the Linux Agent automatically makes a snapshot of the volume or volumes. Making snapshot of a volume provides a point-in-time record of the data. When it creates a snapshot, the Linux Agent uses snapshot technologies to momentarily suspend write activity to a volume so that a snapshot of the volume can be created. During the backup, files can be open and data can be changed.

The Linux Agent supports Simple, Logical Volume Manager (LVM), and RAID volume configurations.

See Requirements for the Agent for Linux.