System Requirements

Make sure that components in the plug-in management infrastructure meet system requirements listed in this section.

For details on system requirements for the Veeam backup server and other Veeam Backup & Replication components, see System Requirements.

Computer with Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN

A computer with databases you want to protect using Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN must meet the following requirements:

Specification	Requirement
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 R2 Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN is supported for the following x86_64 versions of Linux distributions: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5, 15 SP3 and SP7 (x86 and x86_64) RHEL 8.4 – 9.x, 10.0 including Extended Update Support Add-On Oracle Linux 7 – 9.x CentOS 6.4 – 8.x: 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 Standard and Enterprise Editions of the following Oracle Database versions: 11gR2 12c 18c 19c 21c: 23ai 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. Support for Oracle database 23ai is limited to virtual machines in cloud deployments (for example: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Exadata Cloud) and Oracle Engineered Systems (for example: Oracle Exadata, Oracle Database Appliance).
Oracle RMAN features	Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN supports the following Oracle RMAN features: Veeam Plug-In 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 supports Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC). Other cluster databases are not supported.

Computer with Veeam Plug-In for SAP HANA

A computer with databases you want to protect using Veeam Plug-In for SAP HANA must meet the following requirements:

Specification	Requirement
OS	Veeam Plug-In for SAP HANA supports 64-bit versions of the following distributions: SLES 15: SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6, SP7 SLES for SAP Applications 15: SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6, SP7 SLES 12 SP5 SLES for SAP Applications 12 SP5 RHEL 9 for SAP HANA: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4, 9.6 RHEL 8 for SAP HANA: 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10 RHEL 9 for SAP Solutions: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4, 9.6 RHEL 8 for SAP Solutions: 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10 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. 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).

Specification

Requirement

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

SLES 15: SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6, SP7
SLES for SAP Applications 15: SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6, SP7
SLES 12 SP5

SLES for SAP Applications 12 SP5
RHEL 9 for SAP HANA: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4, 9.6
RHEL 8 for SAP HANA: 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10
RHEL 9 for SAP Solutions: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4, 9.6
RHEL 8 for SAP Solutions: 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10

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.

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).

Computer with Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle

A computer with databases you want to protect using Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle must meet the following requirements:

Specification	Requirement
OS	Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle is supported for the following distributions: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versions 12 SP5, 15 SP3 (x86_64) RHEL for SAP Applications versions 8.4, 9 (x86_64) Oracle Linux versions 7, 8
Oracle database	Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle supports Standard and Enterprise Editions of the following Oracle Database versions: 11gR2 12c 18c 19c Note. Oracle Express Edition (XE) and Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) environment are not supported.
SAP software	Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle supports BR*Tools version 7.20, Patch 42 or later. Note. In the managed operation mode, Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle does not support SAP Java systems.

Specification

Requirement

Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle is supported for the following distributions:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versions 12 SP5, 15 SP3 (x86_64)
RHEL for SAP Applications versions 8.4, 9 (x86_64)
Oracle Linux versions 7, 8

Oracle database

Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle supports Standard and Enterprise Editions of the following Oracle Database versions:

11gR2
12c
18c
19c

Note. Oracle Express Edition (XE) and Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) environment are not supported.

SAP software

Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle supports BR*Tools version 7.20, Patch 42 or later.

Note. In the managed operation mode, Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle does not support SAP Java systems.

Computer with Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server

A computer with databases you want to protect using Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server must meet the following requirements:

Specification	Requirement
OS	Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server supports 64-bit versions of the following distributions: Microsoft Windows Server 2025 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	Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server supports the Standard, Developer, Web and Enterprise editions of the following Microsoft SQL Server versions: Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP3 Notes: Standalone Microsoft SQL Server are supported. SQL Server Express edition 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.

Specification

Requirement

Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server supports 64-bit versions of the following distributions:

Microsoft Windows Server 2025
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

Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server supports the Standard, Developer, Web and Enterprise editions of the following Microsoft SQL Server versions:

Microsoft SQL Server 2025
Microsoft SQL Server 2022
Microsoft SQL Server 2019
Microsoft SQL Server 2017
Microsoft SQL Server 2016
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP3

Notes:

Standalone Microsoft SQL Server are supported.
SQL Server Express edition 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.

Veeam Backup & Replication

Periodically, Veeam releases a new version of Veeam Backup & Replication that contains new features and bug fixes. The release package also contains a new version of Veeam Plug-Ins.

Veeam Backup & Replication 13 supports different versions of Veeam Plug-In depending on which OS is running on the backup server:

Veeam Backup & Replication on Linux supports management of Veeam Plug-Ins 13. Management of previous versions of Veeam Plug-Ins is not supported.
Veeam Backup & Replication on Microsoft Windows supports management of Veeam Plug-Ins 12.3.2.4165 and later.

Note

Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server supports the managed operation mode starting from version 13.0.1.180. If you have have an earlier supported version of Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server, you must upgrade it. After that, you can start using Veeam Plug-In in the managed operation mode. For details, see Upgrading Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server.

Note that Veeam Backup & Replication must be the same or later than the version of Veeam Plug-In. If you want to use the latest functionality, you must upgrade both Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Plug-In to the latest version. If you use an earlier Veeam Plug-In build, 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.

Veeam Backup & Replication version 13 (build 13.0.1.180) comes with the following Veeam Plug-Ins stored in the ISO file:

Veeam Plug-In for SAP HANA
Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN
Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle
Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL Server

Network

Veeam Plug-In must 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.