System Requirements

OS

Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN is supported for the following Microsoft Windows versions:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2025

• Microsoft Windows Server 2022
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2

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) including Extended Update Support Add-On

• 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

• 23c: 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.

OS

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

• SLES 15: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6
• SLES for SAP Applications 15: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6
• SLES 12: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5

• SLES for SAP Applications 12: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5
• RHEL 9 for SAP HANA: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4
• RHEL 8 for SAP HANA: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10
• RHEL 9 for SAP Solutions: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4
• RHEL 8 for SAP Solutions: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10
• RHEL 7 for SAP Solutions: 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, SPS 08 (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).

OS

The following operating systems are supported:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12, 15 (x86_64)
• RHEL for SAP Applications 6, 7, 8, 9 (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.