System Requirements

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

Veeam Backup Server

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 2012/2012 R2

Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN is supported for the following x86_64 versions of Linux distributions:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12, 15
  • RHEL 8.4 – 9.x 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

The following Oracle RMAN features are supported:

  • 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. For example, Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) and Container DBs (CDBs).
  • Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN 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
  • SLES for SAP Applications 15: SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6
  • SLES 12 SP5
  • SLES for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • RHEL 9 for SAP HANA: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4
  • RHEL 8 for SAP HANA: 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10
  • RHEL 9 for SAP Solutions: 9.0, 9.2, 9.4
  • 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

The following operating systems are supported:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, 15 (x86_64)
  • RHEL for SAP Applications 6, 7, 8, 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.