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 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 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 the following Oracle Database versions: 11gR2 12c 18c 19c 21c: Standard and Enterprise Edition 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 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	The following operating systems are supported: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5, 15 SP3 (x86_64) RHEL for SAP Applications 8.4, 9 (x86_64)
Oracle database	Oracle Database 11gR2, 12c, 18c, 19c: Standard and Enterprise Edition. Note: Oracle Express Edition (XE) is not supported.
SAP software	In the management scenario, Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle does not support SAP Java systems.

Specification

Requirement

The following operating systems are supported:

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

Oracle database

Oracle Database 11gR2, 12c, 18c, 19c: Standard and Enterprise Edition.

Note:

Oracle Express Edition (XE) is not supported.

SAP software

In the management scenario, Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle does not support SAP Java systems.

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.