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Server Backup allows you to compile a beta version of the kernel module and save it to the default {{/lib/modules/r1soft}} directory using the {{serverbackup-setup}} command. For more information about the {{serverbackup-setup}} command, see [About the cdp-agent and serverbackup-setup tools|ServerBackup:About the cdp-agent and serverbackup-setup tools].

*To retrieve a beta driver*: 
# Run the {{serverbackup-setup}} command with the {{\--beta}} option as follows:
{code}serverbackup-setup \--beta{code}
The system returns the following data:
{code}Checking for binary module
Waiting
No binary module found
Gathering kernel information
Gathering kernel information complete
Creating kernel headers package
Checking '/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.11.1.e16.x86_64/source/' for kernel headers
Found headers in '/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.11.1.e16.x86_64/source/'
Compressing...
uploading kernel package                                                                               99% 5901KB    1.0MB/s     00:00 ETA
Starting module build...
Complete.{code}
Once the kernel module installation is complete, the system returns the following data:
{code}Saving kernel module to'/lib/modules/r1soft/hcpdriver-cki-2.6.32-279.11.1.e16.x86_64.ko'
Kernel module is now installed.
Use '/etc/init.d/cdp-agent restart' to load the new driver{code}
# Load the new driver using the following command:
{code}# /etc/init.d/cdp-agent restart{code}
 
For more information about the {{serverbackup-setup}} command, see [About the cdp-agent and serverbackup-setup tools|About the cdp-agent and serverbackup-setup tools]. For more information about restarting the Backup Agent, see [ServerBackup:Start, stop, or restart the Linux Backup Agent].


{excerpt:hidden=true}Provides the steps necessary to retrieve a beta version of the kernel module using the Linux Backup Agent CLI.{excerpt}