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SAP, {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} SAP-Certified Infrastructure, {{site.data.keyword.ibm_cloud_sap}}, SAP Workloads |
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Use this collection of shortcuts to quickly access relevant documentation for each offering, excluding general information that applies to all offerings, such as SAP Sizing. {: shortdesc}
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An Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environment consists primarily of compute, storage, and network components from a specified region (such as the US) and a designated zone and or data center. For more information, see {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Power Systems Infrastructure environment introduction.
Certified IaaS for SAP HANA database server is available in many variations. Each variation has different capabilities and sizes to fit different SAP workload scenarios. For more information, see Infrastructure that is certified for SAP - IBM Power Virtual Server.
The following links give an overview of the SAP-certified profiles with IBM Power Virtual Servers for SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver.
- IBM Power Virtual Server certified profiles for SAP HANA
- IBM Power Virtual Server certified profiles for SAP NetWeaver
- Compute Profiles of SAP-certified IBM Power Virtual Servers
Your specific requirements determine the SAP solutions that are powered by the SAP HANA Database Server or SAP NetWeaver Application Server and determine how your applications run in the available infrastructure. For more information, see the following links.
- Mapping CPUs derived from SAPS to an IBM Power Virtual Server
- Monitoring for {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Power Systems Virtual Servers
- Connectivity options within the IBM Power Virtual Server network, connection through IBM Cloud
- SAP license key with {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Power Systems Virtual Servers
- Network Block Storage for IBM Power Virtual Servers
- Sample storage configurations on IBM Power Infrastructure
Your enterprise IT organization can select from various operating systems from {{site.data.keyword.cloud}} for SAP portfolio. For more information about available operating systems, see the following links.
- OS for IBM Power Virtual Servers
- OS - Bring your own image and or license for IBM Power Virtual Servers
Depending on your scenarios, the following links provide helpful information.
- SAP NetWeaver - Configure high availability for IBM Power Infrastructure
- SAP on IBM Db2 by using IBM Power Virtual Servers
- SAP MaxDB by using IBM Power Virtual Servers
- SAP ASE by using IBM Power Virtual Servers
- SAP to IBM Power Virtual Server Migration Acceleration Program
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For more information about provisioning IBM Power Virtual Server for SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver manually, see the following links.
- Planning your deployment
- Deploying IBM Cloud VPC infrastructure that is used by SAP workloads that run on IBM Power Virtual Servers
- Deploying IBM Cloud Power Virtual Services infrastructure that is used by SAP workloads
- Deploying IBM PowerVS instances for SAP system
For more information about implementing high availability scenarios for SAP on IBM {{site.data.keyword.powerSysFull}}, see the following links.
- Implementing High Availability for SAP Applications on {{site.data.keyword.powerSysFull}}
- Creating instances for a high availability cluster on {{site.data.keyword.powerSysFull}}
- Implementing RHEL HA Add-On cluster on {{site.data.keyword.powerSysFull}}
- Configuring SAP HANA Scale-Up System Replication in a RHEL HA Add-On cluster
- Configuring SAP HANA Cost-Optimized Scale-Up System Replication in a RHEL HA Add-On cluster
- Configuring SAP HANA Active-Active (Read-Enabled) System Replication in a RHEL HA Add-On cluster
- Configuring SAP HANA Multitier System Replication in a RHEL HA Add-On cluster
- Configuring SAP HANA Multitarget System Replication in a RHEL HA Add-On cluster
- Configuring high availability for SAP S/4HANA (ASCS and ERS) in a RHEL HA Add-On cluster
- Configuring an active-passive NFS server in a Red Hat High Availability cluster
For more information about SAP hybrid cloud migration scenarios for SAP on IBM {{site.data.keyword.powerSysFull}} moving to PowerVS, see the following links.
- Migrating SAP between on-premises and IBM Cloud on {{site.data.keyword.powerSysFull}} Overview
- Hybrid Cloud Network Considerations for SAP on {{site.data.keyword.powerSysFull}}
- Migrating SAP S/4HANA Pre-Migration Steps Source
- Creating the Target SAP HANA System on IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers pre-step
- Migrating SAP S/4HANA using HANA System Replication
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Use the following links if you need more help.
- Requesting support for SAP-certified IBM Power Virtual Servers
- SAP ONE Support process for IBM Power
- FAQ - SAP-certified IBM Power Virtual Servers
- FAQ - Profile List with Benchmarks and Specifications
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The following links can help you install and configure your {{site.data.keyword.powerSys_notm}} instances with SAP HANA on Linux®. Links with numerals in the title lead to the SAP Support Portal.
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For more information about SAP on Linux, see the following table.
Link | Description |
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2378874 - Installation SAP Solutions on Linux on {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Power Systems (little endian){: external} | Installing SAP solutions on {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Power Systems |
2235581 - SAP HANA: Supported Operating Systems{: external} | Supported operating systems for SAP HANA |
2369910 - SAP Software on Linux: General information{: external} | General information about SAP software on Linux |
765424 - Linux: Released IBM Hardware - POWER-based servers{: external} | IBM Power-based servers |
1122387 - Linux: SAP Support in virtualized environments{: external} | SAP support in virtualized environments |
SAP on {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Power Systems running Linux{: external} | Useful information about running Linux on Power |
936887 - End of maintenance for Linux distributions{: external} | Maintenance calendar and product maturity |
2679703 - Linux on {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Power Systems - SAP monitoring recommendations{: external} | SAP monitoring recommendations |
187864 - Linux: Locale Support on Linux{: external} | Locale support for Linux |
SAP on {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Power Systems running Linux{: external} | SAP on {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Power Systems library |
2382421 - Optimizing the Network Configuration on HANA- and OS-Level{: external} | Increasing efficiency on network for operating systems and SAP HANA |
401162 - Linux: Avoiding TCP/IP port conflicts and start problems{: external} | Avoiding network-related start issues |
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For more information about SAP on SUSE Linux, see the following table.
Link | Description |
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2205917 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for SLES 12 / SLES for SAP Applications 12 | SLES 12 recommended operating system settings |
1984787 - SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12: Installation notes | SLES 12 installation note |
2578899 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: Installation Note | SLES 15 installation note |
2684254 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for SLES 15 / SLES for SAP Applications 15 | SLES 15 recommended operating system settings |
2790462 - HANA Server connection is not available or timed out after you upgrade to SUSE 15 from SUSE 12 | Known issue when you upgrade from 12 to 15 |
1275776 - Linux: Preparing SLES for SAP environments | Preparing SLES for SAP environments |
SUSE Best Practices Library | A useful collection of SUSE documentation |
SUSE Enterprise Server for IBM POWER | IBM and SUSE |
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For more information about SAP on RHEL, see the following table.
Link | Description |
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SAP Note 2772999 RHEL 8.x: Installation and Configuration | - |
SAP Note 2777782 SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS Settings for RHEL 8 | - |
SAP Note 2382421 Optimizing the Network Configuration on HANA and OS-Level | SLES 15 installation note |
2684254 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for SLES 15 / SLES for SAP Applications 15 | - |
RHEL System Roles for SAP | - |
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For more information about SAP HANA, see the following table.
Link | Description |
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2000003 - FAQ: SAP HANA | Extensive overview of SAP HANA |
1999880 - FAQ: SAP HANA System Replication | HSR central note |
2000002 - FAQ: SAP HANA SQL Optimization | Useful tips to improve SQL processing times |
SAP HANA Platform Landing page | Useful for installation guides and upgrade guides |
SAP Guide Finder | Useful to locate user guides and information on updates |
2380291 - SAP HANA 2.0 Cockpit Central Release Note | SAP HANA Cockpit central note |
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