SAP HANA SPS/OS Release Support Matrix (from SAP Note 2235581, as of 6/16/2016)
| OS/HANA SPS | RHEL 6.5 | RHEL 6.6 | RHEL 6.7 | RHEL 7.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPS09 | Y | Y | X | X |
| SPS10 | Y | Y | X | X |
| SPS11 | Y | Y | Y | X |
| SPS12 | X | X | Y | Y |
RHEL for SAP HANA Certified configurations
Understand HANA SPS and supported Operating Systems
Installation Guides
- Single-Host Mode Installation Guide
- ALL Hardware Vendors: SAP Note 2009879 – SAP HANA Guidelines for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Operating System
- IBM/Lenovo specific: SAP HANA on RHEL on IBM xServer using GPFS
- Multiple-Host Mode Installation Guide
SAP HANA Server Installation and Update Guide: http://help.sap.com/hana/SAP_HANA_Server_Installation_Guide_en.pdf
- SAP HANA TDI – Storage Requirements
- Further documentation (SAP HANA Technical Operations Guide, SAP HANA Admin Guide,…) is available at SAP HANA Platform (Core) – SAP Help Portal Page
SAP Notes
SAP Note 2235581 – SAP HANA: Supported Operating Systems
SAP Note 2009879 – SAP HANA Guidelines for RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Operating System
SAP Note 2292690 – SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for RHEL 7.2
SAP Note 2247020 – SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for RHEL 6.7
SAP Note 2136965 – SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for RHEL 6.6
SAP Note 2013638 – SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for RHEL 6.5
SAP Note 2001528 – Linux: SAP HANA Database SPS 08 revision 80 (or higher) on RHEL 6 or SLES 11
SAP Note 2228351 – Linux: SAP HANA Database SPS 11 revision 110 (or higher) on RHEL 6 or SLES 11
SAP Note 1943937 – Hardware Configuration Check Tool – Central Note (contains the user guide for HWCCT)
Red Hat Support (kbase) Articles
- What’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA Subscription?
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA: system update and supportability
- How to subscribe RHEL 6 SAP HANA system to Extended Update Support (EUS) channel?
- How to subscribe RHEL 7 SAP HANA system to Extended Update Support (EUS) channel?
- Why can I not install or start SAP HANA after a system upgrade?
- tmpwatch removing lock files needed by SAP HANA
- Why SAP HANA SP08 fails to install despite my server is a certified appliance and I have a valid RHEL for SAP HANA subscription?
- SAP HANA Multi host install fails with the message “LIBSSH2_ERROR_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILURE , unable to exchange encryption keys”
Cloud and Virtualization Support
- Microsoft Azure
- SAP Note 1928533 – SAP Applications on Azure: Supported Products and Azure VM types
- SAP HANA on KVM and RHEV (Only Non-productive use. Certification in progress)
- SAP Note 1788665 – SAP HANA Support for virtualized / partitioned (multi-tenant) environments
- SAP HANA on KVM: Best Practices Resource Guide
High Availability
Automated SAP HANA System Replication with Pacemaker on RHEL
- Configuration Guide (Please check the latest supported configurations below)
- Supported HANA HA Scenarios on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Data-sheet on Smart Management and High Availability
Related Links
RHN KnowledgeBase Article: What is “Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Business Applications” Subscription?
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