Installing Veeam Plug-in for SAP on Oracle

Veeam Plug-in for SAP on Oracle is an additional component of Veeam Backup & Replication, and the installation package of the plug-in is included in the Veeam Backup & Replication installation ISO file. You must install the plug-in on the Oracle Database server.

You can install Veeam Plug-in using the .RPM package or extract the plug-in files from the .TAR.GZ archive. Depending on the type of package suitable for your OS, perform steps in one of the following guides:

Important

Consider the following:

  • Veeam Plug-in for SAP on Oracle must be installed on the Oracle Database server.
  • The /opt/veeam directory must be writable.
  • The NOEXEC mount option must be disabled for the /var and /tmp directories.
  • To install the Veeam Plug-in, use the sudo command or a user with root privileges.

Installing Plug-in from .RPM Package

To install Veeam Plug-in using the .RPM package, do the following:

  1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_12.2.0.334_20240824.iso).

If you deploy Veeam backup infrastructure for the first time, you can download the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk image from the Veeam Backup & Replication: Download page.

  1. Open the mounted disk image and go to /Plugins/SAP on Oracle/x64 directory.
  2. Upload the VeeamPluginforSAPOracle-12.2.0.334-1.x86_64.rpm file to the Oracle Database server.
  3. Run the following command to install the plug-in:

rpm -i VeeamPluginforSAPOracle-12.2.0.334-1.x86_64.rpm

Unpacking Plug-in from .TAR.GZ Archive

To extract plug-in files from the .TAR.GZ archive, perform the following:

  1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_12.2.0.334_20240824.iso).

If you deploy Veeam backup infrastructure for the first time, you can download the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk image from the Veeam Backup & Replication: Download page.

  1. In the mounted ISO, go to /Plugins/SAP on Oracle/x64.
  2. Upload the VeeamPluginforSAPOracle.tar.gz file to the Oracle Database server.
  3. Create the /opt/veeam directory.

mkdir /opt/veeam

  1. Unpack the plug-in files from the archive to the /opt/veeam directory:

tar -xzvf -i VeeamPluginforSAPOracle.tar.gz -C /opt/veeam

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