Error: "We have detected an agent type change on your protected system from [previous agent software] to Datto Linux Agent."

Issue

When attempting to protect a system with your Datto appliance, you see the error message, "BK029: "We have detected an agent type change on your protected system from [previous agent software] to Datto Linux Agent. The previous backup chain prevents the new agent from pairing to this device."

In previous versions of the Datto appliance operating system, this error message displayed as, "BK029: Datto Linux Agent cannot pair to this device. A previous backup chain from another agent type exists for this system."

Environment

  • Datto SIRIS
  • Datto ALTO
  • Datto Linux Agent

Cause

  • You are attempting to pair a system protected by the Datto Linux Agent to a Datto appliance where a backup chain generated by another agent type already exists for the host.

Resolution

Agent software is only compatible with backup chains created by its agent type. The Datto Linux agent cannot pair with different backup chains.

To continue the existing backup chain

  1. Install the type of agent software on the protected machine which matches the agent software that generated the backup chain.
  2. Repair agent communications for the protected system, and attempt a backup again.

To start a new backup chain

  1. Archive the existing backup chain for the protected system.
  2. Attempt to protect the system again.

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