System Requirements for Linux on Power

Before you start using Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA on Linux machines running IBM Power Systems, make sure the following requirements are met.

Note

The following system requirements apply to Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA for Linux on Power operating in the standalone mode. The managed operation mode is not supported. For details on operation modes, see Standalone and Managed Operation Modes.

Specification	Requirement
OS and IBM Power	For IBM Power 9, Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA for Linux on Power supports little endian (LE) versions of the following distributions: SLES 12: SP3, SP4, SP5 SLES 15: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5 SLES for SAP Applications 12: SP3, SP4, SP5 SLES for SAP Applications 15: GA, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5 RHEL 8 for SAP HANA: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.8 RHEL 9 for SAP HANA: 9.0, 9.2 RHEL 8 for SAP Solutions: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.8 RHEL 9 for SAP Solutions: 9.0, 9.2 RHEL 8: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.8 RHEL 9: 9.0, 9.2 For IBM Power 10, Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA for Linux on Power supports little endian (LE) versions of the following distributions: SLES 15: SP3, SP4, SP5 SLES for SAP Applications 15: SP3, SP4, SP5 RHEL 8 for SAP HANA: 8.4, 8.6, 8.8 RHEL 9 for SAP HANA: 9.0, 9.2 RHEL 8 for SAP Solutions: 8.4, 8.6, 8.8 RHEL 9 for SAP Solutions: 9.0, 9.2
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 version you want to use, see the SAP HANA Administration Guide.
Veeam Backup & Replication	Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA for Linux on Power supports compatibility with Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1.
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.