System Requirements

Before you start using Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN, make sure the following requirements are met.

Note

The following system requirements apply to Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN operating in the standalone mode.

For more information on system requirements for Veeam Plug-in managed by Veeam Backup & Replication, see System Requirements for Managed Veeam Plug-ins.

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) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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. Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN is supported for the following Unix versions: Oracle Solaris 10, 11 (x86_64, SPARC) IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
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 Note: Oracle Express Edition (XE) is not supported. Oracle databases residing in containerized environments are not supported.
Supported Oracle RMAN features	Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN supports the following Oracle RMAN features: 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.
Veeam Backup & Replication	Veeam Backup & Replication supports two latest versions of Veeam Plug-ins. For example, Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 supports Veeam Plug-in 12.1 and 12. Keep in mind that if you use an earlier Veeam Plug-in build than the one that is included in the installation ISO file of your Veeam Backup & Replication version, it may not have all the features and bug fixes introduced in your Veeam Backup & Replication version. To learn more about the Veeam Plug-in builds included in Veeam Backup & Replication installation ISO files, see this Veeam KB article.
Network	Veeam Plug-in should 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.