After completing this section, you should be able to use the SAP Platform Availability Matrix (PAM) and SAP Notes.
This chapter provides an overview of SAP-supported product release combinations for running SAP workloads on top of Red Hat products, such as SAP HANA on RHEL and SAP Data Intelligence on OCP. If in doubt, the source of truth remains within the mentioned SAP Notes (SAP S-User required).
For better readability of these Notes, if not mentioned explicitly otherwise: RHEL is used as a synonym for either Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA (RHEL for SAP HANA) or for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions (RHEL for SAP Solutions).
All the information in this section is valid as of August 2022.
From SAP Note 2235581, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2235581:
| Intel 64 | HANA 2.0 SPS03 | HANA 2.0 SPS04 | HANA 2.0 SPS05 | HANA 2.0 SPS06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7.6 | supported Rev 36+ | supported Rev 48+ | supported Rev 54+ | - |
| RHEL 7.7 | - | supported Rev 48+ | supported Rev 54+ | - |
| RHEL 7.9 | - | - | supported Rev 54+ | - |
| RHEL 8.0 | - | supported Rev 40+ | - | - |
| RHEL 8.1 | - | supported Rev 45+ | supported Rev 52+ | supported |
| RHEL 8.2 | - | supported Rev 48+ | supported Rev 52+ | supported |
| RHEL 8.4 | - | - | supported Rev 54+ | supported |
| RHEL 8.6 | - | - | - | - |
| RHEL 9.0 | - | - | - | - |
From SAP Note 2235581, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2235581:
| IBM Power LE | HANA 2.0 SPS03 | HANA 2.0 SPS04 | HANA 2.0 SPS05 | HANA 2.0 SPS06 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7.6 | Power 8 | supported Rev 36+ | supported Rev 48+ | supported Rev 54+ | - |
| RHEL 7.7 | Power 8 | - | supported Rev 48+ | supported Rev 54+ | - |
| RHEL 7.9 | Power 8 | - | - | supported Rev 54+ | - |
| RHEL 8.0 | Power 8 | - | supported Rev 45+ | - | - |
| RHEL 8.1 | Power 8 | - | supported Rev 45+ | supported Rev 52+ | supported |
| RHEL 8.2 | Power 8 | - | supported Rev 48+ | supported Rev 52+ | supported |
| RHEL 8.4 | Power 9 Power 10¹ | - | - | supported Rev 55+ | supported |
| RHEL 8.6 | Power 9 Power 10¹ | - | - | - | - |
| RHEL 9.0 | Power 9 Power 10¹ | - | - | - | - |
supported Linux distributions for IBM Power10 processor-based servers: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, any subsequent RHEL 8.x releases. Recommendation is to use SAP HANA 2.0 SPS05 at Revision level 57 or later (see SAP Note 2188482).
RHEL for SAP HANA Certified Configurations (including on-premise appliances, storage, and public cloud providers), https://www.sap.com/dmc/exp/2014-09-02-hana-hardware/enEN/index.html
Lifecycle of RHEL for SAP (under Update Services for SAP Solutions Add-on section), https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata
SAP HANA Server Installation and Update Guide, http://help.sap.com/hana/SAP_HANA_Server_Installation_Guide_en.pdf
SAP HANA TDI - Storage Requirements, http://go.sap.com/documents/2015/03/74cdb554-5a7c-0010-82c7-eda71af511fa.html
What Is "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Business Applications" Subscription? https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/node/34169
SAP on Red Hat | SCN, https://wiki.scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-37811: Stay tuned and learn more about Red Hat solutions for SAP. Red Hat offers a broad range of solutions across RHEL, HA, virtualization, cloud, middleware, and more.
Configuration Guide for Automated SAP HANA System Replication with Pacemaker on RHEL, https://access.redhat.com/articles/4079981#sap-hana
Data Sheet on Smart Management and High Availability, http://learn.spidernet.pl/f/pdf/rhel/RHEL6_Add-ons_datasheet.pdf
Certified and supported SAP HANA Hardware Directory | Find Certified IaaS Platforms, https://www.sap.com/dmc/exp/2014-09-02-hana-hardware/enEN/#/solutions?filters=v:deCertified;iaas;v:5c269fec-232a-4fda-a979-c3cb9712ce55;v:os31;v:f6322c7e-98ba-4947-9301-6db0d4def35c;v:f97a176a-b437-4b36-92ef-79d479a4bae6;v:os26;v:os18
Certified HA Interface Partners, https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/SI/Certified+HA-Interface+Partners
Further SAP documentation (SAP HANA Technical Operations Guide, SAP HANA Admin Guide, and so on) is available at SAP HANA Platform (Core) - SAP Help Portal Page, http://help.sap.com/hana_platform/
SAP Note 2378962, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/0002378962 - SAP HANA 2.0 Revision and Maintenance Strategy
SAP Note 2235581, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2235581 - SAP HANA: Supported Operating Systems
SAP Note 2009879, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2009879 - SAP HANA Guidelines for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Operating System
SAP Note 2526952, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2526952 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions
SAP Note 2777782, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2777782 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS Settings for RHEL 8
SAP Note 2292690, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2292690 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS Settings for RHEL 7
Overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions Subscription, https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3082481
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA: System Update and Supportability, https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1243453
RHEL 7.2 and higher: How to Subscribe a RHEL 7 System to RHEL for SAP HANA Child Channel, https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2334521
How to Subscribe RHEL 7 SAP HANA System to Extended Update Support (EUS) Channel, ?
Why Can I Not Install or Start SAP HANA after a System Upgrade?, https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1236813
tmpwatch Removing Lock Files Needed by SAP HANA, https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1323663
Why SAP HANA SP08 Fails to Install Despite My Server Being a Certified Appliance and I Have a Valid RHEL for SAP HANA Subscription?, https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1129463
SAP HANA Multi-Host Install Fails with the Message "LIBSSH2_ERROR_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILURE, Unable to Exchange Encryption Keys", https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1370033
Support Policies for RHEL High Availability Clusters - Management of SAP HANA in a Cluster, https://access.redhat.com/articles/3397471
This section describes the support matrix for SAP HANA environments on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.
From SAP Note 2599726: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2599726
| Intel 64 | RHV 4.2 ¹ | RHV 4.3 ¹ | RHV 4.4 ² |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANA 2.0 | supported SPS03+ | supported SPS03+ | supported SPS05+ |
SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 03 (or later releases) for single- and multi-VM, and Live Migration of up to 6 TB large VMs. See SAP Note 2852117 for specific information and constraints.
SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 05 (or later releases) for single- and multi-VM, and Live Migration of up to 6 TB large VMs. See SAP Note 3108658 for specific information and constraints.
SAP HANA on RHV 4.x Best Practice / Deployment Guide, https://access.redhat.com/articles/4448131
SAP Note 1788665, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/1788665 - SAP HANA Support for Virtualized / Partitioned (Multi-Tenant) Environments
SAP Note 2599726, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2599726 - SAP HANA on Red Hat Virtualization in Production
This section describes the support matrix for SAP Data Intelligence (DI) environments on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.
From SAP Note 2871970: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2871970
| Intel 64 | OCP 4.6 | OCP 4.8 | OCP 4.10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDI 3.1 | supported | - | - |
| SDI 3.2 | supported | supported | - |
Legend: SAP Data Intelligence (SDI); OpenShift Platform (OCP)
Red Hat recommends always choosing the latest supported OCP and RHEL combination for the given SAP Data Intelligence / Data Hub release. For a list of supported RHEL releases, see the OCP documentation that matches the chosen version of OCP: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/3.9/install_config/install/prerequisites.html#hardware
SAP Data Intelligence 3 on OpenShift Container Platform 4, https://access.redhat.com/articles/5100521
Further documentation can be found on the kbase, "Where Can I Find Documentation for SAP Products on RHEL and Other Red Hat Products? - SAP Vora and SAP Data Hub on OpenShift", https://access.redhat.com/articles/3494151#sap-vora-and-sap-data-hub
SAP Note 2871970, https://launchpad.support.sap.com/?/notes/2871970#/notes/2871970 - Prerequisites for installing SAP Data Intelligence 3