Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x and VMware Compatibility

1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is certified for SAP Business Applications by 06.07.2015(Note #2002167) by SAP.

SAP Note #2002167, 2002167 – Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x: Installation and Upgrade
RHEL 7 Installation guide, https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/
What is “Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Business Applications” Subscription?, https://access.redhat.com/node/34169

2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x / 6.x / 7.x is certified with following lists by VMware (VMware Compatibility Guide: System Search).

Red Hat Enterprise Linux version	Bits	ESXi version supported
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x	64	5.1 U2 5.1 U3 5.5 5.5 U1 5.5 U2 5.5 U3 6.0 6.0 U1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x	32/64	5.5 U2 5.5 U3 6.0 6.0 U1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x	32/64	5.5 U2 5.5 U3 6.0 6.0 U1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux version

Bits

ESXi version supported

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x

5.1 U2

5.1 U3

5.5

5.5 U1

5.5 U2

5.5 U3

6.0

6.0 U1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x

32/64

5.5 U2

5.5 U3

6.0

6.0 U1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x

32/64

5.5 U2

5.5 U3

6.0

6.0 U1

3. It is supported by SAP to run SAP software on Linux and certain combinations of suitable servers with the virtualization technologies (Note 1122387).