SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Richard Treu, Henning Sackewitz This blog post describes our experiences and findings while doing a proof of concept (PoC) in the SAP LinuxLab where we containerized the SAP ABAP application server components and deployed them on various Kubernetes... Read More »

4 years ago, I wrote a blog explaining how to manually setup and configure SLES 12.2 with SAP HANA to run an automated HA solution from performance-optimized to resource optimized “SAP Hana TDI setup – SAP Hana HSR 3 Tiers with SAPHanaSR” As a... Read More »

I am a former Infrastructure Consultant and I worked in operations, outsourcing and even in support. I would like to share my best practices on SAP HANA Operation and Maintenance. I will focus on infrastructure setup and high availability... Read More »

In late 2018, when I first read this whitepaper on SAP HANA Adoption of Non-Volatile Memory it kept me hooked on Persistent Memory technology and its usage with HANA. Ever since then, I regularly followed the announcement of this persistent memory... Read More »

SUSE kindly provide advice on how to install an HA (High Availability) Cluster, the online documentation is here: https://documentation.suse.com/sle-ha/15-SP2/single-html/SLE-HA-install-quick/#art-sleha-install-quick I thought “this will be... Read More »

[Updated 01/2022] A lot of customers asking for the optimal operation strategy regarding Linux/HANA and how it will change their current operational processes. So, we talk about lifecycle management – patching of the different components of a... Read More »

Be Prepared for Using Pacemaker Cluster for SAP HANA – Main Part Introduction I am probably stating obvious when saying that every infrastructure deployment option needs to be properly tested before it can be used to host productive workloads.... Read More »

In May, 2019 SUSE made an announcement on new saptune version (link), which looked promising as they eliminated the hard-coding of parameters and instead, they have listed in a configuration file. Also more SAP Notes will be included in saptune... Read More »

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Big thanks to Fabian Herschel and Peter Schinagl from SUSE for proof-reading the blog. First part of this blog is located here: Be Prepared for Using Pacemaker Cluster for SAP HANA – Part 1: Basics Be Prepared for Using Pacemaker Cluster for SAP... Read More »