The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER [FUT1144] Jay Kruemcke Sr. Product Manager Linux for IBM Power Systems jayk@suse.com @mr_sles
Enabling Advanced Data Center Solutions for More Than 20 Years 2000 2002 2004 2008 2010 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
IBM Power Systems - designed for analytics Flexible, fast execution Maximize Business Insight Fast Responses to Queries
Customers are streamlining operations with SAP S/4HANA SAP Digital Core • Common Fiori interface SAP ERP SCM BPM CRM S/4HANA • Linux only Linux Linux Linux Linux • Common SAP HANA database • On-premise or in the cloud SAP HANA The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
5 The ideal solution for SAP landscapes Run Simple One Linux OS for SAP HANA, Consolidate and reduce the number S/4HANA and NetWeaver of systems to eliminate complexity, Automated set-up of SAP minimize points of failure, reduce landscapes latency and simplify management Run Fast Make business decisions faster Optimized for faster processing even for complex analytics Sustained high performance of Maximize performance and SAP applications response with latest POWER8 and enablement for POWER9 Run Smart Built-in resilience for mission- On premise, elastic computing with critical SAP systems Capacity on Demand Data security Migrate workloads before failures
Consumer Goods company saves big with SLES for SAP and SAP HANA on POWER Customer moved their SAP ERP to SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems with SUSE Linux for SAP Applications • Cut TCO by $3.9 Million • Cut systems administration overhead by 50% • Full Return on Investment in seven months “We worked out that running SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems offers much lower management costs and TCO than an appliance model. The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/consumer-goods-company-systems-hardware-sap-erp-hana-storage
an 18+ year partnership • Front Runner Technologies — 1st Amazon EC2 OS for SAP — 1st validated open source HA — 1st validated virtualization — 1 st Linux for SAP HANA on x86-64 and IBM Power — 1 st Linux with HA clustering solution certified for NetWeaver • Strategic OS for many SAP products — SAP HANA and S/4HANA — SAP BW — SAP Business One for SAP HANA — SAP Cloud Platform — SAP Enterprise Cloud — SAP Vora • Cloud Foundry collaboration The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
SUSE is the market leader for SAP applications on Linux 70% 100% of SAP of SAP Business applications on One deployments Linux 90%+ of SAP HANA installations The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
SAP runs on SUSE software HANA Enterprise Cloud runs on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 1 SAP Cloud Platform runs on SUSE OpenStack Cloud and SUSE Enterprise Storage SAP Data Hub runs on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, is a reference development SUSE CaaS Platform and SUSE platform Enterprise Storage The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER 1 www.suse.com/success/stories/sap-se
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications The leading Linux platform for SAP environments Enables SAP Basis and server administrators to: • Reduce downtime of critical operations • Boost performance for mission- critical SAP applications • Minimize the time and effort to migrate to deploy SAP landscapes and ease the transition to SAP S/4HANA www.suse.com/products/sles-for-sap The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER 10
The SUSE platform that is optimized for SAP operations SUSE products and services SUSE features for SAP systems The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
Downtime is More Than Just Lost Revenue The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension Maximum protection for a workload that can never have unplanned downtime – neither in physical, virtual or cloud environments. The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
Automated SAP HANA System Replication Rapid recovery of SAP HANA systems by automating failover of large in-memory datasets in case of disaster system failure The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
Fast, Flexible Deployment Reduced deployment time and simplify growth using existing capacity with Tailored Datacenter Integration. The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
SUSE Manager* Integration Automate installation, configuration and Manage management of SAP Install systems from a single Configure pane of glass SUSE Manager server now available on Power! * Separate subscription required for SUSE Manager The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
Large virtual address space reduces reboots Reduce planned downtime for system reboots to clear memory • Expands virtual address space to 512 TB for SLES for SAP on POWER • Supports SAP HANA databases greater than 32 TB • Reduces the impact of fragmentation from repeated memory writes • Enabled for IBM Power Systems implementations with IBM PowerVM The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching Eliminate planned downtime for Linux kernel patches Perform live kernel patching to keep SAP systems stable and secure •No interruption to workloads •No performance impact •No downtime •No audit concerns Available for Power starting with SLES 12 SP3 The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
Live Patching for POWER* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching “kGraft” – Live-kernel patching without reboot – Apply urgent security patches before next service window, reducing the need for planned downtime Unique advantages – It integrates smoothly into existing package and patch management solutions, as it uses the Enterprise Linux RPM package standard – While patching, there is no need to pause execution , as is necessary in other technologies History – First released as a SUSE product in 2014 – Supported by SAP in 2016 – Available for IBM POWER in 2018 * Separate subscription required for Live Patching for POWER The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
SAP HANA is now supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 • HANA 2.0 on IBM Power Servers • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 GA • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 GA • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 / SP2 / SP1 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 / SP2 / SP1 • HANA 2.0 on Intel-based Hardware Platforms • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 GA • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 GA • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 / SP2 / SP1 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 / SP2 / SP1 • HANA 1.0 on Intel-based Hardware Platforms: • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 GA • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 GA • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 / SP2 / SP1 / GA • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 / SP2 / SP1 / GA • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 / SP3 / SP2 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4/ SP3 / SP2 • HANA 1.0 on IBM Power Servers • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
POWER9 Exploitation POWER9 enabled in SLES 12 SP3 • First Linux running in POWER9 mode • Support for OpenPower servers from IBM, Nutanix, Inspur, Yadro, and others More exploitation delivered in SLES 15 • Additional performance and debugging capabilities The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
Support for Nutanix Hyperconverged solution for Power • CS821 CS822 certified for SLES 11 SP4 and SLES 12 SP3 The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
IBM VNIC driver now supported on POWER9 Improved Network Capabilities • Reduced system processor utilization • Decreased network latency • Quality of Service enforcement Supported on SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP4, & SLES 15 Supported on all IBM POWER9 systems • IBM recommends updating to the latest firmware and OS patch levels Additional information • SUSE TID https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=7023703 • Do now attempt installation of SLES 12 SP3 over an ibmvnic network • Ibmvnic is not supported on POWER8 systems (Tech Preview only) The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
The SLES 11 Lifecycle challenge 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2020 2021 2022 2023 SLES 11 for SAP SP4 SAP HANA 1.0 SAP HANA 1.0 End of Support End of Support on Power Mar 31, 2019 Mary 2021 SLES for SAP 11 SP4 LTSS SLES 11 for Power SP4 FCS June 30, 2015 Key concerns: • SLES 11 on Power is big endian, SLES 15 (and 12) is little endian - Move requires SAP data conversion (export / import) • HANA 1.0 is not available for SLES 15 or SLES 12 - Upgrade to HANA 2.x required • OS upgrade to SLES 15 (or 12) involves conversion to systemd Many customers are asking for more time for SLES 11 The Power of SUSE Linux for POWER
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