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1.1. Introduction to SAP HANA

SAP HANA, short for "High-Performance Analytic Appliance" is an in-memory, column-

oriented, relational database management system developed by SAP.

• Data now resides in main-memory (RAM) and no longer on a hard disk.

• t is a combination of hardware and software made to process massive

real time data using n-!emory computing.

• t combines row-based, column-based database technology.

• ts best suited for performing real-time analytics on massive data,

and developing # deploying real-time applications.

 

 An in-memory database means all the data is stored in the memory $%A!&. No time

'asted in loading the data from hard-disk to %A! or storing the data in hard-disk.

(verything is stored inside memory for all the time, 'hich gives )uick access ability to

the *P+s 'hile processing data. he speed advantages offered by this %A! storage

system are further accelerated by the use of multi-core *P+s, and multiple *P+s perboard, and multiple boards per server appliance.

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SAP HANA is e)uipped 'ith !ultiengine uery Processing (nvironment 'hich supports

relational as 'ell as graphical and tet data 'ithin the same system. t provides features

that support significant processing speed, handle huge data si/es and tet mining

capabilities.

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Can we just increase the memory of the traditional database (like Oracle)

to 1 TB and get similar performance?

N0. 1ou might have performance gains due to more memory available for your current

0racle2!icrosoft2eradata database, but HANA is not 3ust a database 'ith bigger %A!. t

is a combination of a lot of hard'are and soft'are technologies. he 'ay data is stored

and processed by the n-!emory data base is the true differentiator. Having that data

available in %A! is 3ust the icing on the cake.

Operating ystem upported By !" #!$!%

(arlier S+S( 4inu (nterprise Server 56-67 $S4(S& 88 SP8 'as the only 0perating

System supported by SAP HANA. 9rom SPS:5, %ed Hat (nterprise 4inu is also

supported.

SAP HANA is developed in !! language.

&hy !" #!$! is fast?

 

1.2. Revision Strategy of SAP HANA

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n this chapter 'e 'ill eplain;

• "A# HA$A Revision - he difference bet'een Support Package Stack, Support

Packages and %evisions

• "A# HA$A Release "trategy - SAP HANA product availability and maintenance

strategy

• "A# HA$A Maintenance Revision -

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1 !" #!$! upport "ackage tack (") * +ery half year 

'very si month new features and capabilities are introduced in form of "A#

HA$A "upport #ac&age "tac& ("#"). +pdates are cumulative and strictly do'n'ard

compatible.

, !" #!$! upport "ackage (") 'eisions * +ery three month

"A# HA$A "upport #ac&age ("#) represents the individual software corrections

and updates available for "A# HA$A and is released every three month .

HANA SPS :5 'as released on !ay,D:87

he revision no is al'ays the double digit starting from the SPS number. 9or eample the

revision number of SPS :? is ?: or higherE revision number of SPS :5 is 5: or higher.

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- !" "roduction ystem .erified #!$! 'eisions

SAP Production System Ferified HANA %evisions outlines certain revisions 'hich have

been running in production enterprise applications at SAP before they are released to

customers.

hese revisions are planned appro* + month after release of last "#" and

intended to allow better planning of maintenance windows for production

environments running on "A# HA$A*

/ !" #!$! 0aintenance 'eision +ery two weeks

"A# HA$A Maintenance Revisions contain only ma%or bug fies found in &ey "A#

HA$A scenarios*

he availability of maintenance revisions ends 'ith availability of SAP production system

verified revision, appro. G month after the release of successor SPS. 9rom this date,

customer must adopt the regular SP revisions to receive further fies.

*ustomers can opt to maintain their SAP HANA system 'ith the latest SAP HANA

%evision or to remain temporarily on the SAP HANA !aintenance %evisions stream.

hat does "A# HA$A Maintenance Revision offer

• 0nly provides fies for ma3or bugs concerning critical

• functionality in key SAP HANA scenarios $@usiness Suite on SAP HANA, @< on

SAP HANA, SAP HANA >ata !arts&

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• 0nly provides fies for production systems, or endangered go lives 'ithin the net

G 'eeks

• 0nly provides fies for bugs 'ith non-eisting 'orkaround

• 0nly provides fies 'ith minor code dependencies and code changes or impact

hat does HA$A Maintenance Revision does $. offer

• No performance improvements, no features, no metadata changes

•  Anything 'hich prevents an update to a later standard SP revision

!" #!$! 2atacenter erice "oint

he ne'ly introduced SAP HANA >atacenter Service Point provides SAP HANA

customers 'ith more guidance as to 'hen - and on the basis of 'hich %evision they

should schedule their SAP HANA maintenance stack.

•  As most customers have to schedule their maintenance 'indo' bet'een

)uarterly end closings, the "A# HA$A Datacenter (D) "ervice #oint has beendefined to lie between the "A# HA$A "#s, i*e* at the end of March and at the end

of "eptember*

•  As proof of SAPs commitment to the )uality of its soft'are, the Revisions

referenced by the D service point will also run in production enterprise

applications at "A# for at least two wee&s before they are officially released, thus

guaranteeing our customers even more predictability in terms of performance and

reliability.• he SAP HANA >atacenter Service Points is a point in time - at the end of !arch

and at the end of September - intended to allow better planning of "A# stac&

maintenance for production environments running on "A# HA$A*

Conclusion%

• 4everaging the availability of "A# HA$A Maintenance Revisions, customers

can opt to either keep an older SAP HANA Support Package Stack $SPS& running for

around three months after the release of a ne' SPS, or to directly adopt the ne' SPS

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upon release, depending on their individual and uni)ue needs for 'hen to adopt ne'

features and capabilities of SAP HANA.

• *ustomers can further plan their SAP maintenance stack in accordance 'ith

clearly defined "A# HA$A Datacenter "ervice #oints at the end of !arch and at the

end of SeptemberE based on a %evision 'hich has become much more mature, as it has

been available for over three months and has also been running in production enterprise

systems at SAP.

2.1. SAP HANA Lifecycle Management Tools

he SAP HANA 4ifecycle !anagement tools are command line and graphical interface

tools, 'hich can be used to install, update, or configure an SAP HANA system.

*urrently the follo'ing tools are the most important components of it.

 

SAP recommends that you use the SAP HANA lifecycle management tool hdblcm and

the SAP HANA lifecycle manager $H4!& as follo's;

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• +se the SAP HANA lifecycle management tool hdblcm to install either individual

or multiple SAP HANA components during server installation

• +se the SAP HANA lifecycle manager to customi/e and update your SAP HANA

system. t also provides links to the SAP HANA application lifecycle manager.

!" #!$! hdblcm and hdblcmgui

@oth the hdblcm and hdblcmgui SAP HANA lifecycle management tools can be used to

install SAP HANA in one of the installer modes, and 'ith a combination of parameter

specification methods.

he follo'ing nstallation methods can be applied;

/nteractive scenario with hdblcm 0 hdblcmgui

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+olution of !" #!$! 3nstallation Tools%

he SAP HANA component installation concept has changed significantly 'ith the fast-paced development of SAP HANA itself. n the early releases, the SAP HANA

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components had to be installed individually, 'hich proved to be a time-consuming task.

"A# HA$A 1nified /nstaller2

(arlier the SAP HANA unified installer 'as developed to streamline the installation

process by installing all re)uired components from one call to the installer.

• SAP HANA unified installer is declared as deprecated but supported for SPS :?

• ith "#" 34 the "A# HA$A unified installer will be unsupported

@, client,

H4!, host agent, A94, 4*Apps& can be installed or updated in combination 'ith the

server from a single interface. 4ike'ise, all components can be installed at one time.

/mproved configuration file; A plain tet configuration file template 'ith parameters set

to their defaults can be generated and edited to be called during installation or update.

/mproved interactive installation; @oth as a graphical interface, by calling hdblcmgui

from the command line, or as command line installation, 'ith iteratively re)uested

parameter entry.

/mproved batch processing2 nstallation and update tasks can be called using

command line options or the configuration file, 'ithout any additional input re)uired.

Multi-host system installation from the graphical interface2 t is no' possible to

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install a multi-host SAP HANA system from the graphical interface. !ulti-host storage

and grouping options can also be configured.

2.2. SAP HANA Softare !om"onents

n the SAP Soft'are >o'nload *enter, you have access to the installation media and

components for SAP HANA.

1ou can find the installation media and components for SAP HANA in the follo'ing

locations;

• /nstallation media for an "A# HA$A "#"2 

SAP Soft'are >o'nload *enter -I nstallations and +pgrades -I A-J nde -I

nstallations and +pgrades H -I SAP n-!emory $SAP HANA& -I HANA Platform

(dition -I SAP HANA P4A90%! (>0N -I SAP HANA P4A90%! (>. 8.: -I

nstallation

• "upport #ac&ages and #atches for "A# HA$A2 

SAP Soft'are >o'nload *enter -I Support Packages and Patches -I A-J nde -I

Support Packages and Patches H -I SAP HANA P4A90%! (>0N -I SAP HANA

P4A90%! (>. 8.:

!" #!$! !ppliance 2eliery .s !" #!$! Tailored 2ata Center

3ntegration%

"A# HA$A Appliance delivery;

he SAP HANA Appliance >elivery is your first choice if you are looking for a

preconfigured hard'are set-up and a preinstalled soft'are package for a fast

implementation done by your chosen hard'are partner and fully supported by us.

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he SAP HANA appliance delivery is pretty easy and comfortable, but it has some

limitations regarding hard'are fleibility and may re)uire changes to established

operation processes.

hats the reason SAP decided to offer an additional approach named SAP HANA

ailored >ata *enter ntegration to give the fleibility.

"A# HA$A ailored Data enter /ntegration2

n SAP HANA ailored >ata *enter ntegration $>&, the freedom of choice regarding the

SAP HANA hard'are landscape is back to customer. Here its possible to reuse eisting

enterprise storage and use it for multiple applications besides SAP HANA. hat gives the

opportunity to 'ork 'ith the storage solution that is best for customers.

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Ho'ever, 'ith great po'er comes great responsibility. approach customer is

self-responsible for the system, beginning from the installation up to run the landscape

'ith all the different parties.

Differences between Appliance and D/ approach2

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2.# $%o !an Install SAP HANA&

he components of SAP HANA can only be installed by

• *ertified Hard'are Partners

• 0r those holding (KHANANS8G8 certification

!" #!$! Certified #ardware "artners%

*urrently SAP HANA Hard'are partners are;

HP, 9+LS+,*S*0, @!, HA*H, N(* and >(44.

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1ou can find all SAP HANA components and respective SAP HANA hard'are and

soft'are re)uirements in theProduct Availability Matrix(PAM). 

!" #!$! 3nstallation Certification +4am * +5#!$!3$1-1%

he installation certification eam SAP *ertified echnology Specialist $(dition D:8G&

SAP HANA nstallation $@ooking code; (KHANANS8G8& is in line 'ith our SAP HANA

tailored data center integration program and enables you to perform the SAP HANA

installation by yourself.

Some facts about the installation certification eam $(KHANANS8G8&;

• #rere5uisites2 certification is only issued to candidates that have also passed the

certification eam for the SAP *ertified echnology Associate SAP HANA $@ooking

code; *KHANA(*K8 or *KHANA(*8G8&

• Duration2 M: !inutes

• $o* of 6uestions2 7:

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#.1. SAP HANA Si'ing Introduction

&hat do you mean by i6ing?

Si/ing is a standard term in SAP, 'hich means determining the hard'are re)uirements of 

an SAP System such as physical memory, *P+ po'er, and 20 capacity.

>etermining si/ing re)uirement ensures that customers purchase hard'are as per their

business need and also ensures lo'er cost and reduce *0.

i6ing in !" #!$!%

he critical factor for SAP HANA implementation is the right si/ing of the server based on

the business re)uirement and this means correct calculation of amount of memory, the

*P+ processing po'er.

SAP HANA si/ing consists of Memory si7ing for static data, Memory si7ing of ob%ects

created during runtime (data load and 5uery eecution), Dis& "i7ing and #1

"i7ing*

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9or the purpose of successful SAP HANA implementation, SAP has provided various

guidelines and methods to calculate the correct hard'are si/e.