System Requirements

Before you start using Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle, make sure the following requirements are met.

Note

The following system requirements apply to Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle operating in the standalone mode.

For more information on system requirements for Veeam Plug-In managed by Veeam Backup & Replication, see System Requirements for Managed Veeam Plug-Ins.

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
SAP Software	Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle supports BR*Tools version 7.20, Patch 42 or later.
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.
Veeam Backup & Replication	Veeam Backup & Replication 13 supports different on 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. Keep in mind that if you use an earlier Veeam Plug-In build than the one that is included in the installation ISO file of your Veeam Backup & Replication version, 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.
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.