VMware blog: SAP HANA with Intel Optane Persistent Memory on VMware vSphere.SAP HANA on vSphere with Persistent Memory: SAP HANA with Persistent Memory on VMware vSphere.SAP HANA on vSphere support notes: SAP Notes Related to VMware, section SAP HANA.Please review following blog “ Cost-Optimized SAP HANA Infrastructure for Non-Production Usage” by Bill Zang, SAP, for details. SAP HANA V MXNET3 Network Best Practices to lower the network latencies.
Īs of SAP note 2652670 - SAP HANA VM on VMware vSphere, usually all update and maintenance versions of vSphere hypervisors are automatically validated within the same boundary conditions(e. For VMware support offerings review following page, section “On-Premises Support”.įor latest SAP released support information please refer to the central VMware on SAP Community WIKI page.įor a collection of recent support issues with VMware vSphere, check Known Support Issues. Please note the feature / CPU / host limitations that come with these kits.įor SAP production environments (HANA and Business One) a support contract with a minimal production support level with an 24×7 option is highly recommended.įollowing document provides an overview of the licensing, pricing, and packaging for VMware vSphere. Business One solutions are also supported with Acceleration or Essentials Kits. SAP HANA on vSphere is only supported with following so called “main editions”, which are: vSphere Standard Edition and vSphere Enterprise Plus. These and other advanced features - to a large extend found exclusively in virtualization - lower the total cost of ownership and ensure the best operational performance and availability. Lower TCO due to SAP HANA instance consolidation.Built-in multi-tenancy support, through system encapsulation in a virtual machine (VM).Standardized High Availability, based on VMware vSphere® High Availability (HA).Live migration of running SAP HANA instances, with VMware vSphere® vMotion®.SAP customers will not only gain the ability to provision instances of SAP HANA in virtual machines much faster, but also benefit from unique capabilities like: By running the SAP HANA platform virtualized on VMware vSphere, SAP customers can leverage an industry standard data center platform, optimized for agility, high availability, cost savings, and easy provisioning.