DATA-CENTER READY SAP HANA

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Frequently Asked Questions:

ABSTRACT
SAP HANA is SAPs new platform for real-time computing. This FAQ provides
insight and answers for frequently ask questions including EMCs focus, plans
and offers for SAP HANA.

October, 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Q1: What is SAP HANA? ................................................................................................................. 3
Q2: What Deployment options are available for HANA? ...................................................................... 3
Q3: What SAP deployment models does EMC provide offers for? ......................................................... 3
Q4: Does EMC use SAP HANA for running it business?........................................................................ 3
Q5: Where can I find out more on SAP HANA? .................................................................................. 3
SAP HANA: APPLIANCE .......................................................................................................................... 3
Q6: What is the SAP Appliance model? ............................................................................................. 3
Q7: Which server vendors does EMC partner with for provide SAP HANA Appliance? .............................. 3
Q8: How is the appliance sized, ordered and delivered? ..................................................................... 3
Q9: How does EMC engage with customers and server partners?......................................................... 3
SAP HANA: TAILORED DATA CENTER INTERGATION (TDI) .................................................................... 4
Q10: What is SAP HANA tailored data center integration and the difference as compared to appliance
model? ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Q11: What does SAP HANA server mean in the context of SAP HANA tailored data center integration? .. 4
Q12: When will SAP HANA tailored data center integration be available? .............................................. 4
Q13: How will SAP support customers with SAP HANA tailored data center integration?.......................... 4
Q14: How will SAP verify the customer installation and configuration? ................................................. 4
Q15: What happens if, in addition to the SAP HANA system, other systems access the same storage? ..... 4
Q16: How much storage does HANA require for the data area if Enterprise Storage is used? ................... 4
Q17: Which EMC storage platforms will be offered in the TDI model? ................................................... 4
Q18: Is EMC Storage certified by SAP for TDI deployments? ............................................................... 4
Q19: Are EMC Services required to install and configure EMC storage for SAP HANA TDI?....................... 4
SAP HANA: VIRTUALIZATION ................................................................................................................ 5
Q20: What is SAPs present support for virtual SAP HANA? ................................................................. 5
Q21: Are there special requirements for VMware vSphere on SAP HANA? ............................................. 5
Q22: Will all SAP HANA Appliances included VMware vSphere? ............................................................ 5
Q23: Can customer deploy SAP Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI) with VMware vSphere? ............... 5
Q24: Are all application running on SAP HANA supported? .................................................................. 5
Q25: Can I have a system landscaped with mix of virtualized/non-virtualized SAP HANA deployments? ... 5
Q26: Can SAP HANA be deployed in a scale out cluster when virtualized? ............................................. 5
Q27: Has EMC IT deployed virtual HANA? ......................................................................................... 5
Q28: Where can I final the latest information on SAP HANA running on VMware vSphere? ...................... 5
DISASTER TOLERANCE / BACKUP & RECOVERY / DR ............................................................................. 5
Q29: SAP Disaster Tolerance (DT): What is storage based DT? ........................................................... 5
Q30: SAP DT: What is EMCs offer for the Appliance Model? Is it certified? ............................................ 6
Q31: SAP DT: What is EMCs offer for Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI)? Is it certified? .................. 6
Q32: SAP Backup: What is EMCs solution for SAP HANA? ................................................................... 6
Q33: SAP Backup: Can EMCs solution work with both the SAP HANA Appliance and TDI options?............ 6
Q34: SAP Backup: Is EMC Networker certified with for SAP HANA? ...................................................... 6
Q35: SAP DR: Does EMC offer solutions for SAP HANA over long distance? ........................................... 6
Q36: SAP Backup: Does the EMC backup solution work only with EMC based HANA systems? ................ 6

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GENERAL
Q1: What is SAP HANA?
SAP HANA is a completely re-imagined platform for real-time business. SAP HANA converges database and application platform
capabilities in-memory to transform transactions, analytics, text analysis, predictive and spatial processing so businesses can
operate in real-time.

Q2: What Deployment options are available for HANA?

C LOUD BASED WITH: SAP HANA One for inventing new applications on SAP HANA, SAP HANA One Premium for analytics and SAP
HANA applications accessing data from SAP applications and SAP HANA Enterprise for SAP Business Suite and SAP BW on HANA.
O N -P REMISE INCLUDING : SAP HANA Appliance (single node and scale-out options) for any SAP HANA application and ** SAP
HANA Tailored Data Center Integration for any HANA Application.
** SAP Planned General Availability end of Q4 FY13

Q3: What SAP deployment models does EMC provide offers for?
O N -P REMISE INCLUDING : SAP HANA Appliance (scale-out model): for any SAP HANA Application and ** SAP HANA Tailored Data
Center Integration for any HANA Application.
** SAP Planned General Availability end of Q4 FY13

Q4: Does EMC use SAP HANA for running it business?

Yes, EMC IT runs SAP which includes SAP HANA. For more information see EMC IT Proven

Q5: Where can I find out more on SAP HANA?

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SAP S ITE:

EMC:

Welcome to SAP HANA

Everything SAP

SAP HANA: APPLIANCE

Q6: What is the SAP Appliance model?
SAP HANA appliance is a flexible, multi-purpose, data-source-agonistic in-memory appliance that combines SAP software
components optimized to run on Intel-based hardware delivered by SAPs partners such as Dell, Cisco, IBM, HP, and Fujitsu and
VCE. It includes a number of integrated SAP software components including the SAP HANA database, real-time replication
services, data services, data and lifecycle management, support for multiple interfaces based on industry stand ards and easy to
use data modelling tool called SAP HANA studio.

Q7: Which server vendors does EMC partner with for provide SAP HANA Appliance?
EMC partners with Cisco and VCE for the SAP HANA Appliance which includes EMC VNX storage platform.

Q8: How is the appliance sized, ordered and delivered?

HANA system size and number of nodes is primarily driven by main memory requirements and number of expected concurrent
users. SAP offers a quicksizer for HANA as well as specific scripts that can be run against an existing SAP system to determine
memory requirements. The storage amount is precisely defined in relationship to memory requirements. SAP typically helps
customers to size the HANA system correctly. EMC works closely with Cisco and VCE in prepackaging the storage components.
Ordering and fulfillment is delivered through Cisco and VCE sales channels.

Q9: How does EMC engage with customers and server partners?
EMC works closely with our customers and partners to ensure Data-Center Ready SAP HANA. SAP HANA is a strategic
investment and disruptive technology for customers who depend on SAP for mission critical applications. EMC helps ensure high
availability, disaster tolerance, disaster recovery and backup & recovery.

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SAP HANA: TAILORED DATA CENTER INTERGATION (TDI)

Q10: What is SAP HANA tailored data center integration and the difference as compared to
appliance model?
In addition to the SAP HANA appliance, SAP now offers the opportunity to run the SAP HANA server with a customers preferred
storage solution. This option enables a reduction in hardware and operational costs at installed base customers through the
reuse of existing hardware components and operational processes.

Q11: What does SAP HANA server mean in the context of SAP HANA tailored data center
integration?
SAP HANA server means the exact same bill of material as the certified SAP HANA appliance but without storage. The availability
depends on the support of the SAP HANA hardware partners.

Q12: When will SAP HANA tailored data center integration be available?
SAP is currently carrying out several pilot customers projects for SAP HANA tailored data center integration and is plan ning GA
the end of 2013. Customers should always check with SAP for current GA plans.

Q13: How will SAP support customers with SAP HANA tailored data center integration?
SAP will provide SAP HANA certification training which has to be successfully completed by the customer in order to proceed w ith
installation and validation. Customers should work with their hardware partners to ensure hardware support requirements are
being fulfilled.

Q14: How will SAP verify the customer installation and configuration?
SAP will provide their customers with the Hardware Verification Tool to perform the required test scenarios. By using this tool,
SAP HANA customers together with their hardware partner and Enterprise Storage vendor will be able to assess whether their
combination of SAP HANA server and storage system fulfills SAPs data throughput KPIs. Test results will be analyzed by SAP. If
the KPIs are fulfilled, then SAP release decision will be prepared.

Q15: What happens if, in addition to the SAP HANA system, other systems access the same
storage?
SAP will introduce a hardware verification tool set, which gives the hardware partner and storage vendor the possibility to
ensure that SAPs KPIs are being met. Whenever a customer decides to change their SAP HANA Infrastructure (for example, by
connecting additional systems to the same Enterprise Storage system), the data throughput measures will have to be repeated.
SAP will not provide support if the storage system no longer fulfills the required KPIs for the connected SAP HANA system(s).

Q16: How much storage does HANA require for the data area if Enterprise Storage is used?
If the SAP HANA system uses Enterprise Storage, a storage space of 2*RAM for the data area can be used (although 4*RAM is
recommended). This is possible because the disk space required for data can be extended easily if Enterprise Storage is used.

Q17: Which EMC storage platforms will be offered in the TDI model?
When TDI is GA, EMC current plans call for all VMAX enterprise storage from 10K and above as approved by the specific HANA
server vendor and SAP requirements. EMC is working with server vendors now and will announce support when it is
approved. EMC VNX storage is currently being used for the certified appliances only.

Q18: Is EMC Storage certified by SAP for TDI deployments?

Today, SAP is in pilot phase for TDI deployments. Customer can request a TDI deployment with EMC VMAX through their SAP
account executive. SAP provides KPI requirements that must be achieved by the customer and validated by SAP. For more
information visit: Welcome to SAP HANA. When SAP announces GA for the TDI model, EMC plans to be certified for VMAX based
on SAP defined KPIs and certification guidelines.

Q19: Are EMC Services required to install and configure EMC storage for SAP HANA TDI?
EMC and server vendor services are highly recommended to implement a HANA via TDI model. This insures the knowledge
gained by EMC testing with HANA in mixed workloads can be leveraged to insure performance isolation for both HANA and nonHANA workloads. Planned availability for EMC services is end of 2013.

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SAP HANA: VIRTUALIZATION

Q20: What is SAPs present support for virtual SAP HANA?
SAP and VMware announce support for deploying SAP HANA virtualization using VMware vSphere. Support is announced for
single node Non-Production deployments on certified scale-up or scale out (1+1) hardware appliances such as test and
development systems.

Q21: Are there special requirements for VMware vSphere on SAP HANA?
There is no specific SAP HANA license for running SAP HANA on VMware vSphere.

Q22: Will all SAP HANA Appliances included VMware vSphere?

No. Specific offerings with VMware vSphere will be made by the SAP HANA appliance vendors. SAP HANA appliances will
continue to be offered without virtualization. Scale up and Scale out (1+1) are supported currently. Multiple active node support
is expected in the future as SAP and VMware complete testing.

Q23: Can customer deploy SAP Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI) with VMware
vSphere?
Yes, Refer to SAP Note 178865. As with the SAP HANA Appliance, for non-productive use on single-node (non-clustered)
deployments.

Q24: Are all application running on SAP HANA supported?

Yes. All applications that run on SAP HANA are supported (e.g. SAP BW, RDS solutions, CO-PA Accelerator, SAP HANA data
marts, etc.), under the constraints outlined by SAP (non-productive use, only single-node configurations, etc.).

Q25: Can I have a system landscaped with mix of virtualized/non-virtualized SAP HANA
deployments?
Yes. For example, Development and Test systems could be virtualized and the Production system non-virtualized.

Q26: Can SAP HANA be deployed in a scale out cluster when virtualized?
No. Only scale up and scale out (1+1) are supported currently. Multiple active node support is expected in the future as SAP
and VMware complete testing.

Q27: Has EMC IT deployed virtual HANA?

EMC is planning to deploy virtual HANA in production. Currently EMC IT is testing scaled-out virtual HANA for production use.
Results are currently being validated with SAP and VCE. EMC anticipates SAP support for scale-out later in Q4 subject to testing
with VMware.
For more information see EMC IT Proven .

Q28: Where can I final the latest information on SAP HANA running on VMware vSphere?
www.saphana.com and SAP note 1788665

DISASTER TOLERANCE / BACKUP & RECOVERY / DR

Q29: SAP Disaster Tolerance (DT): What is storage based DT?
SAP defines DT as software replication of a HANA system (synchronously or asynchronously) between a primary and secondary
system. For synchronous replication, customers can choose from two modes where the primary system waits with committing
the transaction until it receives a reply that the data arrived in the secondary system either in memory or on persistent sto rage.
In asynchronous replication mode, the primary system does not wait for acknowledgement. Storage based DT manages data
replication on the storage level unknown to the running HANA system. It has the advantage to utilize the secondary system
entirely for QA/DEV workloads, only separate dedicated storage is required. SAP OSS Note 1755396 describes which disk based

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solutions are certified. EMC offers currently synchronous storage replication with MirrorView and is planning to make
asynchronous replication available by Q1 2014.

Q30: SAP DT: What is EMCs offer for the Appliance Model? Is it certified?
For SAP HANA Appliance offered by Cisco and VCE with EMC VNX storage, synchronous protection is provided with Mirrow view/s.
This solution is certified by SAP. For more information see EMC Disaster Tolerance for SAP HANA White Paper

Q31: SAP DT: What is EMCs offer for Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI)? Is it certified?
SAP has not currently made the TDI option generally available. When TDI becomes available and SAP publishes KPIs and
certification requirements for Disaster Tolerance, EMC plans include SRDF for VMAX.

Q32: SAP Backup: What is EMCs solution for SAP HANA?

EMC industry leading Data Domain is available for NFS based backups which can be executed from SAP HANA studio. For more
information see EMC Data Domain Deduplication Storage Systems: SAP HANA Data Protection

Q33: SAP Backup: Can EMCs solution work with both the SAP HANA Appliance and TDI
options?
Yes, EMCs backup and recovery solution can be used with any SAP Appliance or TDI deployment.

Q34: SAP Backup: Is EMC Networker certified with for SAP HANA?
EMC certification is currently planned for the 1st half 2014 for Data Domain DD Boost and EMC Networker.

Q35: SAP DR: Does EMC offer solutions for SAP HANA over long distance?
While SAP HANA does not support storage based asynchronous protection today, EMC Data Domain provides an excellent
alternative with the ability to regularly ship backups to a remote location over a network for protection from disasters. For more
information see EMC Data Domain Deduplication Storage Systems: SAP HANA Data Protection

Q36: SAP Backup: Does the EMC backup solution work only with EMC based HANA systems?
No. In fact, the Networker/Data Domain NFS based backup solution or just Data Domain as an NFS target works with all HANA
systems

REFERENCES
SAP HANA tailored data center integration: FAQ Update August 6, 2013
FAQ document for announcement of SAP HANA availability to run on VMware: July 2013 V1.9
SAP Backup and Recovery Overview SP06
SAP Administration Guide
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