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RHEL for SAP

The RHEL variant certified for HANA and NetWeaver: automatic tuning, integrated high availability and joint Red Hat–SAP support.

FOCUS · THE LINUX UNDER THE ERPHANA wants a precise OS: certified kernel, parameters and clusters
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01 · What it is

RHEL for SAP Solutions, made clear.

SAP certifies HANA only on precise OS configurations: RHEL for SAP Solutions includes the tuning profiles (sap-hana, sap-netweaver), the HA Add-On with the SAP resource agents, and Update Services extending minor release support — because under an ERP you don't update at random.

Certificato
the OS configuration SAP officially supports for HANA
E4S
Update Services for SAP: 4 years of patches on the same minor release
HA Add-On
Pacemaker with SAP resource agents: HANA and ASCS/ERS clusters ready
RHEL for SAP Solutions
OFFICIAL RED HAT BRANDING · RHEL FOR SAP
SCHEMA UFFICIALE · CLUSTER HA SAP HANA · FONTE: RED HAT DOCS
SCHEMA UFFICIALE · CLUSTER HA SAP HANA · FONTE: RED HAT DOCS
02 · How to use it well

The things that make the difference.

The certified stack

SAP HANA / NetWeaverthe ERP and its database
Tuning profiles
HA Add-On
E4S repos
parameters · clusters · patches
RHEL for SAP Solutionsthe dedicated subscription
certified IBM Power or x86the hardware SAP recognizes
Every layer certified, no surprises

Tuned and sysctl in order

The SAP profiles apply the right parameters (memory, THP, I/O): the installation that passes the SAP checks on the first run.

Clusters with judgment

Pacemaker with the official SAP agents: HANA and ASCS failovers tested, not artisanal.

Minor releases held still

With E4S we stay on a minor supported for 4 years: the ERP doesn't chase the kernel.

Joint support

A single ticket: Red Hat and SAP talk to each other, we direct.

03 · In depth

The SAP subscription in detail

RHEL for SAP Solutions adds to the RHEL base: the resource-agents-sap and sap-hana packages for Pacemaker, the tuned profiles sap-hana and sap-netweaver, Update Services for SAP Solutions (E4S) extending minors to 4 years, and the dedicated SAP-validated repos. The reference SAP notes (2772999 for RHEL 9, 3108316 for HA) define packages, kernel and parameters: conformance to the notes IS supportability.

  • E4S — 4 years of patches on the same minor: the kernel held still under the ERP
  • tuned sap-hana — THP, C-states and sysctl per SAP note with one command
  • resource-agents-sap — SAPInstance and SAPHana for Pacemaker: the cluster with the official agents
  • Nota 2772999 — the bible of RHEL 9 for SAP configuration: we follow it to the letter
  • HA repo dedicata — fence agents and pacemaker validated for HANA/NetWeaver scenarios
  • ppc64le — the for SAP variant exists on Power too: our pairing
04 · Numbers and lifecycle

The numbers that matter.

4
years of E4S per minor: 9.2, 9.6 the typical SAP releases
2
the key SAP notes to respect (config + HA)
RPO 0
with synchronous HANA SR orchestrated by SAPHanaSR
1
a dedicated subscription: for SAP Solutions, not base RHEL
Under SAP the right variant is not optional: we install for SAP Solutions conformant to the notes, and the SAP audit passes on the first run.
05 · Use cases

Where it really pays off.

HANA on Power

Our signature combination: RHEL for SAP on Power LPARs.

S/4 migrations

The new, certified OS base to land on.

SAP HA clusters

Zero RPO and automatic failover under the ERP.

Under SAP you don't put 'a Linux': you put the Linux SAP certifies — installed by people who do it for a living.