System Requirements

Before you start using Veeam Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server, make sure the requirements listed below are met.

Specification	Requirement
OS	64-bit versions of the following operating systems are supported: Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Note: Server Core installations of Microsoft Windows Server OSes are not supported.
Microsoft SQL Server Database	The following Microsoft SQL Server versions are supported: Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP3 Note: Standard, Enterprise, Web, Developer editions of Microsoft SQL Server are supported. Express edition of Microsoft SQL Server is not supported. Windows Server Failover Clusters are supported, both with shared disks and Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV). Always On Availability Groups, Always On Clusterless Availability Groups and Always On Failover Cluster Instances are supported. Distributed Availability Groups are not supported.
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio	Veeam Plug-in Toolbar requires Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18x. Note: Remote connections from Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio are not supported.
Veeam Backup & Replication	Veeam Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server supports integration with Veeam Backup & Replication version 12 or later.
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.