SAP HANA on Azure 101: An Introduction to Running SAP HANA in Microsoft Azure SAP HANA on Azure 101: An Introduction to Running SAP HANA in Microsoft Azure Abstract This document is intended to provide an introduction to SAP HANA running in Microsoft Azure for those interested in moving to a full cloud or hybrid cloud solution. The paper includes considerations for configuration, deployment, and the scaling of your SAP HANA-based SAP system in Azure. The intended audience for this whitepaper includes: IT architects: Who determine computing requirements for SAP landscapes and supporting systems. IT professionals/administrators: Responsible for the infrastructure that supports SAP systems. SAP administrators: Responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining SAP landscapes. IT and network administrators: Those interested in deploying SAP applications based on SAP HANA in Microsoft Azure. Technical decision makers (TDM): Those considering Microsoft Azure to support their SAP technical environment and influencing business decision makers (BDM) in their organization. Contributors: Cameron Gardiner (Microsoft), Takayuki Hoshino (Microsoft), Bryan McCutchan (foursquared, Inc.), Matt Ordish (Microsoft), Juergen Thomas (Microsoft), Troy Shane (foursquared, Inc.) NOTE: Certain recommendations contained herein may result in increased data, network, or compute resource usage and influence your license or subscription costs. Version 1, Published May 2016 (c) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This document is provided "as-is." Information and views expressed in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, may change without notice. You bear the risk of using it. Some examples are for illustration only and are fictitious. No real association is intended or inferred. 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You may copy and use this document for your internal, reference purposes. 2 | P a g e SAP HANA on Azure 101: An Introduction to Running SAP HANA in Microsoft Azure Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 5 All Roads Lead to Cloud ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Understanding Cloud Computing ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Microsoft Azure Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Understanding Microsoft Azure .......................................................................................................................... 9 Microsoft Azure Services .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Accessing and Managing Azure .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Azure Subscriptions ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Azure Resource Manager ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 REST API ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines in a Virtual Network .......................................................................................................................... 14 Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine Types ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Microsoft Azure Storage Services ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Business Considerations ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Value Proposition .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Analysts 20 Benchmarking ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Use Cases ............................................................................................................................................................... 21 Test Drive on SAP HANA Developer Edition...................................................................................................................................................... 21 SAP HANA One .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Deploying SAP HANA for Non-Production Use ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Deploying SAP HANA for Production Use .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Planning Deployment .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Additional Deployment Planning Resources ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 Microsoft Resources and Information ............................................................................................................................................................. 24 SAP Resources and Information ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Licensing ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Reference Architecture ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Single Node / Scale-Up ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Multi-Node / Scale-Out ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 System Replication ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Storage 28 Standard Storage .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Cache Settings for Standard Storage .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 Non-Persistent Local Storage ............................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Premium Storage .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Additional Storage Configuration Information ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Sizing Considerations .................................................................................................................................................................................................