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 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	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, 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
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, 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	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.