System Requirements

Make sure that components in the plug-in management infrastructure meet system requirements listed in this section.

To learn about system requirements for the Veeam backup server and other Veeam Backup & Replication components, see the System Requirements section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Computer with Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN

A computer with databases you want to protect using Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN must meet the following requirements:

Specification	Requirement
OS	Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN is supported for the following Microsoft Windows versions: Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN is supported for the following Linux distributions: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12, 15 (x86 and x86_64) RHEL 6.4 – 9.x (x86 and x86_64) Oracle Linux 6.2 (x86 and x86_64) Oracle Linux 6.4 – 9.x (x86 and x86_64) CentOS 6.4 – 8.x (x86 and x86_64): For non-production environments, as it is not officially supported by Oracle for their databases. Note: Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN in managed operation mode is not supported for Oracle Solaris and IBM AIX.
Software	[For Microsoft Windows computers] Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 is included in the Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN Redistributable. During the deployment process, Veeam Backup & Replication checks whether Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 is available on the target computer. If Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 is missing, Veeam Backup & Replication will install missing software automatically.
Oracle database	Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN supports the following Oracle database versions: 11gR2 12c 18c 19c 21c: Standard and Enterprise Edition The Oracle database configuration must meet the following requirements: Oracle database must be in the OPEN state. Oracle database must work in the ARCHIVELOG mode. Notes: Oracle Express Edition (XE) is not supported. Oracle databases residing in OS-level containerized environments (for example: Docker, Podman) are not supported.
Oracle RMAN features	The following Oracle RMAN features are supported: Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN will be registered as an SBT_TAPE device. All Oracle RMAN functionality that is supported with the SBT_TAPE device type will work. For example, Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) and Container DBs (CDBs). Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN supports Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC). Other cluster databases are not supported. Note: [For Microsoft Windows computers] Configurations with different versions of Oracle homes deployed on the same server are not supported.

Computer with Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA

A computer with databases you want to protect using Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA must meet the following requirements:

Specification	Requirement
OS	Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA supports 64-bit versions of the following distributions: SLES 15: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5 SLES for SAP Applications 15: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5 SLES 12: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5 SLES for SAP Applications 12: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5 RHEL for SAP HANA 9: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4 RHEL for SAP Solutions 9: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4 RHEL for SAP Solutions 8: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.8 RHEL for SAP Solutions 7: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.9 Note: Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA in managed operation mode is not supported for Linux on Power.
SAP HANA database	Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA supports SAP HANA 2.0: SPS 02, SPS 03, SPS 04, SPS 05, SPS 06, SPS 07 (only with Backint version 1.0). Express Edition is not supported. SAP HANA 1.0 is not supported. Note: To check whether an OS version is compatible with the SAP HANA release you want to use, see the SAP HANA Administration Guide (requires an SAP ID).

Specification

Requirement

Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA supports 64-bit versions of the following distributions:

SLES 15: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5
SLES for SAP Applications 15: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5
SLES 12: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5

SLES for SAP Applications 12: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5
RHEL for SAP HANA 9: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4
RHEL for SAP Solutions 9: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4
RHEL for SAP Solutions 8: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.8
RHEL for SAP Solutions 7: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.9

Note:

Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA in managed operation mode is not supported for Linux on Power.

SAP HANA database

Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA supports SAP HANA 2.0: SPS 02, SPS 03, SPS 04, SPS 05, SPS 06, SPS 07 (only with Backint version 1.0). Express Edition is not supported.

SAP HANA 1.0 is not supported.

Note:

To check whether an OS version is compatible with the SAP HANA release you want to use, see the SAP HANA Administration Guide (requires an SAP ID).

Computer with Veeam Plug-in for SAP on Oracle

A computer with databases you want to protect using Veeam Plug-in for SAP on Oracle must meet the following requirements:

Specification	Requirement
OS	The following operating systems are supported: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12, 15 (x86_64) RHEL for SAP Applications 6, 7, 8 (x86_64)
Oracle database	Oracle Database 11gR2, 12c, 18c, 19c: Standard and Enterprise Edition. Note: Oracle Express Edition (XE) is not supported.
SAP software	In the management scenario, Veeam Plug-in for SAP on Oracle does not support SAP Java systems.

Specification

Requirement

The following operating systems are supported:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12, 15 (x86_64)
RHEL for SAP Applications 6, 7, 8 (x86_64)

Oracle database

Oracle Database 11gR2, 12c, 18c, 19c: Standard and Enterprise Edition.

Note:

Oracle Express Edition (XE) is not supported.

SAP software

In the management scenario, Veeam Plug-in for SAP on Oracle does not support SAP Java systems.

Network

Veeam Plug-in must be able to establish a direct IP connection to the Veeam Backup & Replication server. Thus, Veeam Plug-in cannot work with the Veeam Backup & Replication server that is located behind the NAT gateway.