SUSE Linux Enterprise:The Open Platform for SAP

Dirk OppenkowskiSAP Partner Executive

dop@suse.com

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SAP Migration Example

Source: The Trend from UNIX to Linux in SAP Data-Centers, RealTech Consulting, Oct 2012

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SAP installations on Linux steadily increasing each year (SCN)

• Most SAP UNIX migration goes to Linux

• Linux on Intel achieves 5x SAPS/$

• No Limits for SAP workloads on Linux

• Competitive Advantage‒ Improved Performance

‒ High Availability

‒ Increased Reliability

‒ Tightened SecuritySource: The Trend from UNIX to Linux in SAP Data-Centers, RealTech Consulting, Oct 2012

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SAP customers are using Linux to run the database and/or application server

of these are running their workloads on SUSE Linux Enterprise

SUSE Linux Enterprise is SAP's development platform for UNIX and Linux

SUSE Linux Enterprise is the recommended and supported OS of choice for SAP HANA

First Linux distributor to certify HA extension for integration with SAP Netweaver

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70%

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SAP and SUSE by the numbers

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SAP and SUSE13+ years of technology and engineering collaboration

• Front runner technologies

‒ 1st Amazon EC2 OS for SAP

‒ 1st validated open source HA

‒ 1st validated virtualization

• Strategic OS for:

‒ SAP HANA

‒ SAP BWA

‒ SAP Business ByDesign

• Integrated Enterprise Support

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SAP HANA: In-Memory ApplianceSUSE Linux Enterprise is the recommended and supported Operating System of choice for SAP HANA

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 pre-loaded by all SAP HANA hardware vendors

Major SAP customers that have deployed SAP HANA, a real-time platform for analytics and applications

More on why SAP selected SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for use with SAP HANA

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAPThe only operating system optimized for SAP Applications

• Built in HA components to enable you to protect Mission Critical Applications

• Extended Update Cycle (18 months) to fit your needs

• Enables High Performance of Large Workloads

• Integrated Priority Support from both SUSE and SAP

• Enables Fast and Easy Deployment with Installation Wizard

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Product Elements SLES 11

Basic Priority Basic Priority Premium

Maintenance / Update X X X X X

Dedicated SAP Update Channel X X

Priority Support 24X7 X X X

SAP Solution Manager Integration X X

Installation Wizard X X

Linux Kernel 3.0 X X X X

Xen Virtualization supported by SAP X X X X

KVM Virtualization supported by SAP X X X X X

Page-Cache Limit X X

Expanded Service Pack Overlap Support X X

High Availability Clustering X X

Cluster File System support X X

Support for SAP required JVM X X X

ClamSAP integration X X

SLES for SAPApplications 11

RHEL 6 for SAP Business

Application

Competitive Assessment

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