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SUSE Linux Enterprise The Leading Platform for SAP • Deploy a single Linux platform for for SAP Applications at HANA, S/4HANA and NetWeaver both SAP HANA and NetWeaver a Glance: Applications ­applications on ppc64le and x86-64 processor-based servers • Reduce risk from outages of critical SUSE Linux Enterprise for SAP and in the cloud services... with built-in business continuity Applica­tions is the number-one • Reduce the complexity of in- including an advanced high avail- Linux platform for SAP in a physical, frastructure management with ability solution, and automated data recovery for SAP HANA. virtualized, private or public cloud automation environment. It is endorsed by SAP • Reduce downtime of mission- • Foster innovation for new service and preferred by more than 30,000 critical SAP systems delivery… with automation features that free customers because it reduces risk • Recover replicated SAP HANA system administrators from routine from service outages, fosters in- ­databases quickly maintenance. novation with maintenance auto- • Secure SAP HANA in-memory • Minimize the time and effort to mation, and deploys new services systems and remote storage deploy SAP landscapes... faster on premise and in the cloud. volumes with a unified solution that includes automated application installa- SUSE Linux Enterprise for SAP Appli- • Reduce installation times for SAP tion, superior support and eases the cations delivers more than a Linux applications on premises and with transition to SAP S/4HANA. giving you the a broad set of hyperscalers and ability to: regional cloud service providers • Minimize problem-resolution time

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Feature Server for SAP Applications

Built-in business continuity. SUSE Linux Enterprise High ­Availability ­Extension ­delivers multiple high- availability / disaster recovery config­uration options, ­integrated with automated data recovery for SAP HANA, and live Linux kernel patching (selected subscriptions).

Performance optimization. Tested and validated with SAP as a reference development platform, performance tuning at installation, and ensure SAP application data remains in memory with Workload Protection Management.

Additional security. Secure SAP HANA in memory systems with a built-in firewall, and protect data in remote data centers with enhanced encryption management.

Rapid recovery. Instantly recover data after system reboots with support for all SAP-validated SAP HANA persistent memory options.

Fast SAP application deployment. End-to-end installation framework installs and configures SAP solution stacks quickly on premise and in the cloud.

Advanced monitoring. Proactively identify system issues before failures with server and SAP application-specific operational data collection and export for visualization.

Integrated 24x7 support. Priority Support is included and integrated with the SAP Global Support backbone through SAP Solution ­Manager, for one-call to ­support application and operating system problems.

Flexible cloud options. Used with SAP Cloud solutions such as HANA Enterprise Cloud, SAP HANA One and SAP ­certified Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Azure instances.

S/4HANA transition support. Familiar Microsoft Windows Server ­desktop ­environment, enhanced Active Directory integration, and ­documentation ease transition to Linux-only S/4HANA environ- ments for SAP administrator

Reduce downtime of critical operations applications. The easy-to-use interface of Business operations depend on SAP ap- the high availability extension includes the plication and SAP HANA in-memory data­ ability to configure automated Systems base environments. SUSE Linux Enter­ ­prise Replication with the server system fail-over Server for SAP Applications includes fea- for scale-up and scale-out deployments. tures to reduce or eliminate application Administrators can test SAP HANA and downtime. NetWeaver high availability configurations prior to deployment, reducing errors and An integrated clustering solution, SUSE problem resolution time. Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension,­ enables compliance with business conti- SUSE provides SAP HANA Systems Replica- nuity requirements. Reduce downtime with tion agents, so recovery time of SAP HANA the flexibility to configure and deploy your in-memory data is reduced from hours choice of multiple high-availability/disas- to minutes for large data sets. Operations ter recovery scenarios for SAP HANA and pre-/post-scripts gives system admin-

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istrators the flexibility to adapt SAP HANA agement Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) system failover and recovery capabilities enables the use of third-party key servers. to their own high availability scenarios and tools. “We had one vendor try to sell us a hardware-based high availability solution that cost $70,000. With SUSE, Reduce in-memory data load times after the high availability features are built directly into the system reboots with persistent memory operating system, so there’s no additional cost or complexity. It’s really a no-brainer.” support for Intel® Optane Non-volatile Dual In-line Memory Modules (NVDIMMs) and IBM Chris Nega Manager, Systems Engineering PowerVM®-based Virtual PMEM technolo- Day & Zimmermann gies. Loading large SAP HANA databases from storage into traditional RAM can take hours. Scalability to support greater than 32 Workload Memory Protection ensures that TB SAP HANA databases on selected sys- data in memory is accessible when the tems reduces the frequency of system re- SAP application is ready to retrieve it. The starts due to memory fragmentation. Linux kernel is designed to speed up perfor- mance of the file system by caching data SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching is in- in memory that is infrequently accessed. cluded with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for This can slow the operation of SAP applica- SAP Applications Unlimited VMs subscrip- tions that require large amounts of mem- tions to eliminate downtime for patching ory. Workload Memory Protection ensures security vulnerabilities and stability issues that SAP transactional and analytics data in the Linux kernel. System administrators remains in memory, shielding it from Linux can apply an unlimited number of patches kernel memory management. without restarting the affected systems for up to one year. Foster innovation with maintenance automation SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Ap­ Delivering new and innovative services is plications also includes security features critical to remaining competitive. This can to reduce downtime. Secure SAP HANA in- be challenging if the IT staff is distracted memory systems with a built-in firewall that from this important work by routine main- can be automatically configured, or eas- tenance and troubleshooting. SUSE Linux ily set up with a configuration wizard. En- Enterprise Server for SAP Applications in- hanced encryption management for dedi- cludes automation features that make it cated storage volumes protects data in easier for SAP system administrators to remote data centers. Support for Key Man­ manage complex SAP environments.

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SAP Basis Administrators can proactive- Reduce the time and effort to deploy SAP ly identify issues before there is a failure landscapes with server and SAP-specific operational With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP data that is automatically collected and Applications, you can reduce the time and available for export to monitoring tools, effort for configuring SAP applications, the like SUSE Manager, for graphical display. high availability stack and system moni- Another feature improves the effective- toring SUSE automated deployment for ness of troubleshooting SAP HANA System on-premise, cloud and hybrid implemen- Replication with tooling that helps Basis tations. This is ideal for migrating exist- administrators to visualize and validate ing environments to SAP S/4HANA and to cluster decisions and to replay failover streamline repeatable deployments. transitions.

A wizard handles the complexity of dis- connecting and re-connecting a clustered configuration while the administrator up- grades the SAP HANA . This not only saves time but also can eliminate errors that lead to longer planned downtime.

Support for the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol environment provides a familiar interface for SAP Basis Administrators who need to transition SAP landscapes to Linux platforms.

Enhanced Active Directory integration sup- ports both SUSE Linux and Microsoft Win- dows Server user IDs and passwords, elimi- nating the need to rebuild or duplicate Administrators can reduce the time to in- accounts. There is also a guide to executing stall and configure SAP landscapes with common Windows commands in Linux. consistent, repeatable results using con- figuration scripts and automated deploy- All of these capabilities are available for ment of a full SAP S/4HANA software stack both on premise and cloud deployments. for single node and clustered configura- tions. This capability is available with SUSE

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the leading platform for SAP solutions on Linux and a recommended and supported OS of choice for SAP HANA and S/4HANA. Fully optimized for all SAP solutions, it is a reliable, manageable and highly available platform for all SAP mission-critical applications.

Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Implement SUSE innovations for SAP envi- as well as with SUSE Manager (separate ronments sooner with new and updated subscription required). features specifically-designed for SAP en- vironment with a dedicated update chan- The product also includes an Installation nel. Wizard that is designed to speed up on- premise server deployments with high- availability and performance tuning. Opti- “Our relationship with SUSE demonstrates the power mized pre-configured templates are also of co-innovation and is a strong example of how SAP’s ecosystem of industry-focused and commu- available for Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web nity-powered partners delivers value to our custom- Services, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Mi- ers. Having SUSE Linux Enterprise Server available in support of SAP HANA and our in-memory computing crosoft Azure. initiative, our customers can further maximize the value of implementing our leading-edge technology Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) or “on-demand” in Linux environments.”

subscriptions include additional capabili- Ingo Brenckmann ties to reduce downtime and administra- Program Manager, Data and Analytic Engines SAP tion of SAP infrastructures. Built-in entitle- ments to SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching and the SUSE Manager Lifecycle Manage- ment Module make it easier to centralize The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server modular management of the entire infrastructure. design makes it possible to confidently de- This includes reserved instances offered ploy new features that are independent of by some hyperscalers. Contact your Cloud the Linux kernel without lengthy OS evalu- Service Provider to learn more. ations.

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Ap­­­ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Appli- plications includes integrated Priority Sup- cations is an SAP Endorsed App; one of a port and maintenance through SAP Solution select few offerings in this new category of Manager from both SAP and SUSE. This sup- SAP ecosystem partner solutions. SAP En- port subscription provides seamless sup- dorsed Apps are proven solutions to com- port from both SAP and SUSE. SAP custom- plement and extend SAP products, and de- ers can initiate a support request using the liver value quickly, easily and with support regular SAP escalation channels including from SAP. telephone, internet, CSN and the SAP Solu- tion Manager. For known Linux OS problems, SUSE Linux Enterprise­ Server for SAP Appli- customers also have direct access to SUSE cations is a market leader with: Level 3 Support. • Tens of thousands of SAP customers and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP over 300 references Applications • Thousands of SAP HANA customers • 85 percent share in the SAP HANA market This is the leading operating system plat- form optimized for all mission-critical SAP software solutions on x86-64 and ppc64le processor-based servers on-premise, and in public and private cloud environments.

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