Why SAP HANA Runs Best on SUSE Enterprise Linux and Power Systems

Orhan Alici

Pre-Sales SUSE

Orhan.Alici@suse.com

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Today’s Discussion

SUSE at a

glance

1

Business

Challenges

2

SUSE, IBM and

SAP in practice

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Innovation with SUSE, IBM and SAP

3Upcoming

Events

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Cost

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SUSE at a Glance

SUSE at a Glance

1stEnterprise

OpenStack Distribution

22+Years of Linux

Engineering Experience

7000+Certified

Applications

5000+Global

Partners

20,000+Certified

Systems

150+Support

Engineers

86%Satisfied

Customers

24x7Global

Availability

2/3+of the Fortune Global

100 use SUSE Linus Enterprise

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Where SUSE Leads

Linux in Automotive10 of the largest global automobile

mfgs. are active SUSE customers

10

Linux in Retail7 our of 10 of the largest retailers in

the U.S. are active SUSE customers

7/10Linux in Telecom10 of the largest telecommunications

carriers rely on SUSE

10

Mainframe LinuxOver 15 years of mainframe Linux

market share leadership

15+

Linux in Pharma7 our of 10 of the largest pharmaceutical

companies use SUSE Linus Enterprise

7/10

Linux in Aerospace9 out of 10 of the largest aerospace

companies rely on SUSE

9/10SAP on Linux70% of all SAP applications

running on Linux run on SUSE

70%

Linux in HPCHalf of the world’s 20 largest

super computers run on SUSE

50%Linux in CPG7 out of 10 of the largest mfgs. of household

products use SUSE Linux Enterprise

7/10

Linux in Large EnterpriseOver 80% of the Fortune Global 50 are

active SUSE Customers

80%

A Broad Ecosystem

InteroperabilityPart of company-wide mission

13,500+CertifiedHardware

2500+CertifiedProducts

8500+CertifiedApplications

3200SolutionProviders& SystemIntegrators

1800TechnologyPartners

600TradingPartners

5000+PartnerEcosystemmembers

Community

Involvement

YaST

And more…

SUSE Strategy

Our Vision Our Mission Our Strategy

An always open enterprise that gives you control of your IT infrastructure

Adapt and deliver high

performance Linux and open

source solutions paired with

exceptional service-giving

enterprises the smarter

innovation they need to

succeed.

Together with our partners and

communities, deliver practical,

best-of-breed solutions for

heterogeneous environments,

freeing enterprises from vendor

lock-in with open technologies.

Business Challenges

Line Of Business Leaders Focus On Analytics For

Competitiveness

1Accenture, Big Success with Big Data: Executive Summary, 2Big Data: A Competitive Weapon for the Enterprise, 3Source: IDC: Big Data & Analytics

89%

Of Business Leaders Believe Big Data Will

Revolutionize Business Operations

83%

Have Pursued Big

Data Projects In Order

To Seize A

Competitive Edge

26.4%

Big Data CAGR 2014-

2018, 6X The Growth

Rate Of The Overall IT Market

IT Organizations Must Deliver More Data To More

People, Faster

More Analytics Users

Increased Data Volumes

Real-timeRequirements

Slow Or Unavailable Analytics Impact Critical Business

Operations

Customer Analytics

• Personalized Customer Relations

• Targeted Marketing Campaigns

Operational Analytics

• Cost Management

• Proactive Maintenance

Threat/Fraud Analytics

• Personnel And Facilities Protection

• Financial Loss Prevention

SUSE and IBM Offer a Solution for Fast and Reliable

SAP Analytics

Reduce The Time And Effort For System Set-up

Mitigate Business Impact With Fast Disaster Recovery

Optimize Performance

Simplify Lifecycle Management

Innovation with SUSE, IBM and SAP

Milestones

Time

1999First Linux Certified by SAP

2000SUSE Linux Enterprise Server R1 IBM S/390

2001SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 on p-, i- and zSeries, 31- & 64-Bit

2002mySAP on SLES 7 IBM zSeries 64-Bit

2015SAP HANA on SLES for SAP on IBM Power Systems

2005SAP Business Suite on SLES 9 on IBM pSeries

2011SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications

2010SUSE Linux is Only OS recommended for SAP HANA

2001IBM and SAP formStrategic Alliance

1972IBM becomes Logo and Development Partner of SAP

1999IBM DB2 becomes available for SAP

2010IBM Announcement of POWER7 and EX5 Server Architecture for SAP

2015SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems announced and generally available

2005Dynamic Infrastructure for SAP Adaptive Computing

2014IBM becomes SAP‘s Premier Cloud Partner

2011IBM GBS rated by SAP as Leader in Customer Satisfaction

2012Introduction of IBM pureSystems for SAP

SUSE, SAP and IBM working together to deliver

customer solutions

SAP and SUSEOver 17 Years Of Technology and Engineering Collaboration

Front Runner Technologies

• 1st Amazon EC2 OS for SAP

• 1st Microsoft Azure for SAP

• 1st validated open source HA

• 1st validated virtualization

Strategic OS For:

• SAP HANA

• SAP Business Warehouse

• SAP Business ByDesign

Integrated Enterprise Support

HANA is central to the SAP strategy

“Run Simple”1 – HANA becomes the common platform that helps SAP customers to:

• Streamline and simplify consumption of SAP products deployed in the cloud and on premise

• Simplify the IT stack to enable faster business processes

1 http://sapintegratedreport.com/2014/en/strategy/strategy-and-business-model.html

Powered by HANA

AnalyticsApplications Database &Technology

Mobile Cloud

SUSE, IBM and SAP in practice

Two Approaches To Deploy SAP HANA

• Solution Validation by SAP and Partner

• Preconfigured Hardware Set-up

• Preinstalled Software

• Solution Validation by SAP and Customer

• Customer Installs and Configures The Hardware

and Software

• Support By SAP and Other Vendors

Fast Implementation

Support Fully Provided By SAP

More Flexibility

Leverage Existing Investment

x86 SAP HANA Appliance IBM Power Systems SAP: HANA Offering

95%run on

100%run on

The Ideal Solution For SAP Workloads

Run Simple

Run Fast

Run Smart

Consolidate and reduce the number of systems to eliminate complexity, minimize points of failure, reduce latency and simplify management

Deploy a single Linux OS for both SAP HANA and NetWeaver applications

Make business decisions faster even for complex analytics

Maximize performance and response with latest POWER8

Sustain high performance of SAP applications

Recover replicated SAP HANA databases quickly

On premise, elastic computing with Capacity on Demand

Migrate workloads before failures

Reduce downtime of mission-critical SAP systems

Secure in-memory data

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Fastest SAP Benchmark on IBM Power8

The Recommended and Supported operating system for SAP HANA

The First Linux Distribution for Power Systems and z Systems

The Only Linux for SAP HANA on Power Systems

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications

The Leading Linux Platform

for SAP HANA

Boost

Performance And

Accelerate Time

To Value

Protect Critical

Business Operations

With Built-in

Business Continuity

Optimize for

SAP HANA

Save Time

With Faster

Deployment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Features for IBM

Power Systems

The only operating system optimized for SAP Applications

24x7 Priority Support with SAP

SAP specific update channel

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLE High AvailabilitySAP HANA & SAP NetWeaver

Page Cache Management

SAP Specific Update Channel

SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerSLE High Availability

SAP HANA & SAP NetWeaver

......SAP HANAResource Agents

Installation WizardSAP HANA

Firewall

Maintain Uptime With SUSE High Availability And

Disaster Recovery

Your SLA commitments for SAP HANA

SAP HANA System

Replication

To Protect Your Data

SLES For SAP HA Automates

SAP HANA System

Replication and Failover

Service Level Agreement

SAP HANA System Replication

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability

Automate Failover For Multiple High Availability Scenarios

Performance Optimized Cost Optimized

Multi Tenancy (MCD)

* currently Tech-Preview

Chain

Scale-Out *

SUSE Automated System Replication for SAP HANA

Reduce Complexity

Includes a wizard for easy configuration

Automates the systems replication and IP failover

Reduce Risk Delivers a consistent picture of the SAP HANA topology

Provides a choice for automatic registrations and site takeover preference

Increase Reliability

Enables short takeover times in a special table for preload scenarios

Monitors the System Replication status to increase data consistency

Maintain High Performance Levels With Page Cache Limits

SAP Applications Use Large Amounts Of

Memory For Performance

The Linux Kernel Pages Out Memory For

Filesystem Performance

The Problem:

SAP Application Performance Slows

SAP JAVA Applications Can Be Worse!

The Solution: Page Cache Limit!

Take Control Of Page Caching To Prioritize

Applications

Limit Paging While RAM Is Available

SAP Application

Linux

Page Cache Limit

System Memory

Get Seamless Priority Support From SUSE And SAP

Single Point Of Entry

24x7 Priority Support

• 1-hour Phone Response

• 4-hour Email Response

Knowledgeable SUSE and

SAP Staff

Dedicated SUSE Channel

For SAP-specific Updates

Cost $

Different Offerings For Different Requirements On

Power Systems

Technology / FeatureSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for

POWER

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP

Applications (POWER)

Operating System Core Distribution Core Distribution

Current release (byte order)* SLES 12 (LE) SLES 11 SP 4 (BE)*

System Management Agent Included Included

High Availability Extension Not Available Included

System Replication Agents Not Available Included

SAP HANA Firewall Not Available Included

Page Cache Limit Not Available Included

SAP Installation Wizard Not Available Included

24x7 Priority SAP Support Not Available Included

SAP Update channel Not Available Included

Price (3 years SUSE Priority support, unlimited VMs,

High Availability Extension)

US $9,990 US $12,300

* SAP Supports HANA On Power Systems In Big Endian Mode Only

SUSE Offers More For SAP Workloads on Power Systems

Technology / FeatureSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for

SAP ApplicationsRed Hat Enterprise

for SAP

Operating System Core Distribution Core Distribution

System Management Included Add-on

Extended Product Support Included Add-on

High Availability Included Add-on

SAP HANA Support Included No

Installation Wizard Included No

Price(1 year subscription, Priority/Premium

support, unlimited VMs)$ $$

New Subscription Options In May 2016

Subscription Priority Support

1-2 Sockets, 1 Year $2,690.00

1-2 Sockets, 3 Years $7,300.00

Unlimited VMs*, 1 Year $4,539.00

Unlimited VMs*, 3 Years $12,300,00

New

* Unlimited VMs per socket pair

Get the Benefits of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP

Applications

Tailored for SAP Application

• Tuned For SAP HANA And Business

Suite Performance

• Built-in High Availability

• Fast HANA Recovery

• Database Security

• Superior Support

Optimized for IBM POWER8

• Multi-threaded Operations

• POWER Virtualization Support

• Performance Enhancements

• Price Parity With x86-64

Upcoming events

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solutions • Free Certification exams CLA & CLP• Networking with SUSE executives,

developers and product managers and our partners

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