System Requirements for Linux on Power

Before you start using Veeam Plug-In for SAP HANA on Linux machines running IBM Power Systems, make sure the following requirements are met.

Note

The following system requirements apply to Veeam Plug-In for SAP HANA for Linux on Power operating in the standalone mode. The managed operation mode is not supported. For details on operation modes, see Standalone and Managed Operations Modes.

 

Specification

Requirement

IBM Power

Veeam Plug-In for SAP HANA for Linux on Power supports IBM Power systems with the following processor generations:

  • Power9
  • Power10

OS

For IBM Power 9, Veeam Plug-In for SAP HANA for Linux on Power supports little endian (LE) versions of the following distributions:

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

For IBM Power 10, Veeam Plug-In for SAP HANA for Linux on Power supports little endian (LE) versions of the following distributions:

  • SLES 15: SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6
  • SLES for SAP Applications 15: SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6
  • 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
  • RHEL 8 for SAP Solutions: 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10

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 version you want to use, see the SAP HANA Administration Guide (requires an SAP ID).

Veeam Backup & Replication

Veeam Backup & Replication 13 supports management of Veeam Plug-Ins 13. Management of previous versions of Veeam Plug-Ins is not supported.

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.

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