SAP on Linux and IBM Storage Guides (incl. HANA)

This library entry summarizes core technical documentation as well as interesting links and further reading based on categories.

• SAP HANA Planning and Implementation
  This is the starting point for an introduction and overview of what is supported today.
• SAP HANA Operation
  Many questions come up specifically when operating a NUMA aware database like SAP HANA. These documents provide guidance on how to move SAP HANA and other SAP instances using Live Partition Mobility, how to use AI though Watson with the ABAP SDK, and more.
• SAP HANA Migration
  These guides support you when you plan to migrate from HANA 1 to HANA 2 on Power Systems or from Intel to Power Systems.
• SAP HANA Business Resiliency
  These guides cover business resiliency topics such as HA, DR and backups for on-premise scenarios.
• SAP HANA Startup Acceleration
  IBM offers various solutions to speed up SAP HANA startups from 3x to 18x. You will find an overview as well as deep dives of the different options. Also a link to a GitHub repository to automate tmpfs deployments in conjunction with LPM (Live Partition Mobility) is provided.
• SAP HANA Hybrid Cloud
  These guides help clients to deploy and operate SAP applications on an PowerVS IaaS deployments and include Hybrid Cloud scenarios for landscape DR and connecting HANA on Power to SAP BTP.
• SAP on Power Linux Network and Fibre Channel Configuration
  Although most is written from a HANA perspective it applies in the same way to application servers. For each technology you find comparisons and setup instructions.
• IBM Storage for SAP
  IBM Storage and IBM Power build a unique combination when it comes to integrate Storage, Server and SAP applications. Find core documentation published by IBM Storage summarized in this location.

Version History

Date         Section / Document Title

2024-02-09   SAP HANA Operation
             Advanced Operations Guide v1.4

2024-02-15   SAP HANA Startup Acceleration
             PowerVM Virtual Persistent Memory Technology Overview and Implementation Guide v2.1

2023-12-14   SAP HANA Startup Acceleration
             PowerVM Virtual Persistent Memory Technology Overview and Implementation Guide v2.0

2023-05-05   SAP on Power Linux Network and Fibre Channel Configuration   
             vNIC and HNV Planning and Configuration Guide v1.2

2023-03-10   SAP on Power Linux Network and Fibre Channel Configuration
             Virtual Ethernet Network Configuration for HANA Workloads on IBM Power Servers v7.2

2023-03-06   SAP HANA Hybrid Cloud
             Link to Redpaper: 
             SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers: Hybrid Cloud Solution

2022-12-06   SAP HANA Business Resiliency
             SAP HANA Backup and Recovery using IBM Spectrum Protect in IBM Cloud v1.2

2022-04-08   SAP HANA Operation
             Advanced Operations Guide v1.3

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Planning and Implementation
             Planning Guide v6.0

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Planning and Implementation
             Implementation Guide for Power Systems with Internal NVMe Adapters v1.0

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Operation
             Adjust SAP HANA memory without disruption by using Dynamic Logical
             Partitioning (DLPAR)operations v1.0

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Operation
             Advanced Operations Guide v1.2

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Migration
             Connect Data Sources to SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems via
             SAP HANA Smart Data Integration v1.2

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Migration
             SAP HANA Big-Endian to Little-Endian Migration v4.0

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Business Resiliency
             SAP HANA Backup and Recovery using IBM Cloud Object Storage v1.1

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Startup Acceleration
             Overview on available read acceleration components on Power v1.0

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Startup Acceleration
             Fast-Start-Solutions for SAP HANA on Power Overview and Comparison v1.0

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Startup Acceleration
             SAP HANA and PowerVM Virtual Persistent Memory v1.2

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Startup Acceleration
             Rapid-Cold-Start on Power for SAP HANA v1.0

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Hybrid Cloud
             Connect IBM Power Systems to the SAP Business Technology Platform
             with the SAP Cloud Connector v1.0

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Hybrid Cloud
             SAP HANA Backups on IBM Power Systems Virtual Server using
             IBM Spectrum Protect for ERP v1.0

2022-04-01   SAP HANA Hybrid Cloud
             SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems Disaster Recovery with IBM Hybrid Cloud v1.5

2022-04-01   SAP on Power Linux Network and Fibre Channel Configuration
             Virtual Ethernet Network Configuration for HANA Workloads on
             IBM POWER Servers v7.1

2022-04-01   SAP on Power Linux Network and Fibre Channel Configuration
             vNIC Planning & Installation Guide v1.1