System Requirements
Before you start using Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN, consider the following requirements.
Supported OSes
Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN is supported for the following OSes:
- Microsoft Windows:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Linux:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12, 15 (x86 and x86_64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4-7.x (x86 and x86_64)
- Oracle Linux 6.4-7.x (x86 and x86_64)
- CentOS 6.4-7.x (x86 and x86_64): For non-production environments, as it is not officially supported by Oracle for their databases.
- Unix:
- Oracle Solaris 10, 11 (x86_64, SPARC)
Note |
[For Windows OS] The Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN installation wizard also installs Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 if it does not detect this component on the machine during the product installation. |
Oracle Database
Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN supports Oracle Database 11gR2, 12c, 18c, 19c: Standard and Enterprise Edition (Express Edition is not supported).
Supported 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 (including RAC, ASM and Container DBS).
Veeam Backup & Replication
Version of Veeam Backup & Replication must be the same or newer that the version of Veeam Plug-in.
- [for Veeam Plug-ins 10] You can use plug-ins with Veeam Backup & Replication version 10.
- [for Veeam Plug-ins 9.5 Update 4] You can use plug-ins with Veeam Backup & Replication version 9.5 Update 4, 9.5 Update 4a, and 9.5 Update 4b, 10.
Note that if you want to use the latest functionality, you must update both Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Plug-in to the latest version.