TEC121

SAP Sybase ASE

Transactional Database for SAP Software
Roland Mallmann, Barbara Roth, Jan Stallkamp / SAP on Sybase ASE Platform Development
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Agenda

SAP A Database Company

The SAP Database Portfolio
SAP Sybase ASE

SAP Sybase ASE Database Platform

Running SAP on Sybase ASE
Status of ASE platform project

Supportability of SAP Sybase ASE platform

DBA Cockpit and Solution Manager

Availability scenarios with SAP Sybase ASE

OS Cluster and Log File Shipping

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SAP A Database Company
The SAP database portfolio
SAP Database Portfolio
SAP HANA
OLAP and OLTP capabilities
Extreme performance
Real-time business foundation
Next Generation leading
innovation
Purpose-built applications
(RDS)
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SAP Sybase ASE
Mature and robust OLTP and
OLAP
Extreme transaction performance
Optimized for SAP Business Suite
Reduced operational risks
Low TCO
SAP Sybase IQ SAP SQL Anywhere
Mature and robust OLAP Small footprint
High performance Deeply embedded with little
Integrated analytics administration effort
Extreme scalability Ready for ISV /Cloud
Low TCO Distributed database and
optimized for synchronous
tasks
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SAP Sybase ASE
SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise Market Position
SAP Sybase ASE Market Recognition

SAP Sybase ASE A Trusted Data Management Platform

30,000+ customers
46 of the top 50 global banks and security firms rely on
SAP Sybase ASE
SAP Sybase is #4 database vendor in the world
Over 1,250 new customers for data management in
2010
Very well-known, predominantly in the US and China
Customer Satisfaction Rating of 97%, measured by
customer surveys

Recognized by Forrester as A LEADER IN ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS1

1 The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Database Management Systems, Q2 2009, Forrester Research, Inc., June 30, 2009

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SAP Sybase ASE A Record of Innovation

In-memory
Integrated in-memory functionality, extreme OLTP

DBMS clustering
Database clustering, cluster workload mgmt.,
virtual resource management 2010S
2010: Best enterprise
Commodity and low cost data management vendor
Linux, Java in the database, XML on Wall Street three years
running.
Client/server 2000S
Client/server architecture, 2009: Leader in
stored procedures, triggers Forrester Wave for
enterprise database
1990S management systems
Heterogeneous data management
Heterogeneous data mgmt., replication,
1980S distributed query processing

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SAP Sybase ASE Is Proven For Transaction Processing

SAP Sybase ASE is a recognized RDBMS leader for mission-critical applications across industries
In Retail "It is as robust and feature rich a solution as we've seen and is part of our core reference architecture.
Equally important, Sybase is a very responsive, customer-focused company.

In Manufacturing Weve dramatically reduced our operating costs from $42 million to $13 million a year
Sybases support has played a critical role in the deployment of our mission-critical application. And
Sybases ongoing support is invaluable in ensuring the continuous, seamless operation of our application.
We consider Sybase a key partner in our success.

In Public Sector
Sybase technology will allow the USAF to provide its war fighters with the basic vital resources they need
in order to fulfill their day-to-day jobs of protecting our nation. Without this technology innovation Airmen
would be restricted by a lack of wireless access and rudimentary data. Sybase technology makes the
efficient and accurate tracking of military goods and maintenance a given, rather than a maybe.

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Running SAP on Sybase ASE
Status of the ASE platform project
SAP Sybase ASE With SAP NetWeaver and SAP Business Suite
Current Platform Availability

SAP Business Suite 7i2010 & 7i2011: General availability since April 2012!
First productive customer:
SAP General availability
Success
Q4 2011 2012 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
in 2011/2012

Application component versions available today

Business Suite 7i2010 ECC 6.05 CRM 7.01 SRM 7.01 SCM 7.01
Business Suite 7i2011 ECC 6.06 CRM 7.02 SRM 7.02 SCM 7.02
SAP NetWeaver 7.02 Web AS 7.02 EP 7.02 PI 7.02 BW 7.02
SAP NetWeaver 7.3 Web AS 7.30 EP 7.3 PI 7.3 BW 7.3
SAP NetWeaver 7.31 Web AS 7.31 EP 7.31 PI 7.31 BW 7.31

SAP Solution Manager 7.1

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Highlights with SAP Sybase ASE
Major features of the SAP Sybase ASE database platform

SAP Sybase ASE features supported out of the box

Data compression by default
Automatic table maintenance
Table partitioning
Separation of duties / DBA cannot access business data
Data Encryption optionally enabled
Support of HP-UX Platform

Compatible & cumulative full image maintenance every 3 months

Migration to ASE with RDS and SAP Solution Manager support

One stop solution at SAP / Optimized by and for SAP

Lower TCO
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SAP NetWeaver and SAP Business Suite on SAP Sybase ASE

SAP Sybase ASE, the transactional database for SAP

One roadmap for SAP Applications and SAP Sybase ASE
Feature exploitation of ASE today and in future
Maintenance periods follow the supported application
Integration of development, support, and product implementation team one team
One service offering
License cost: 8% SAV (Software Application Value)

ASE platform optimization efforts

High availability / disaster recovery / failover
Performance optimization
Integrated database monitoring and administration
Extended DBA Cockpit
Reduced administration effort
Reduced ressource consumption
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Roadmap SAP on Sybase ASE
Status of the ASE platform project
SAP on Sybase ASE: Focus Areas for Future Development

SAP on Sybase ASE Platform development focuses on customer requirements

Availability
Reduce planned downtime

Cost of Operation
Reduce resource consumption

Performance
Improve ASE database performance

SAP Integration
One-stop offering

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High-Level Development Roadmap for SAP on Sybase ASE

Enhanced statement monitoring (more metrics) ASE Server Update II Q2 2013

Deferred Table Creation Availability, performance and TCO
Online reorg rebuild improvements: Administration
Integrated Backup & Restore
Predicated Privileges & Granular Permissions
SAP-defined optimizer goals
Compression of on-row LOBs

ASE Server Update: 15.7.0.021 Oct 2012

TCO improvements:
Administration and monitoring
Q1 2013 Availability Update
Backup/Restore Tool

Aug 2012 Performance Update: 15.7.0.013

Index build, update statistics
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Supportability of SAP Sybase
ASE platform
DBA Cockpit and Solution Manager
Monitoring Infrastructure for SAP Sybase ASE

E2E Alerting DB Monitoring DBA Cockpit offers in-depth

insight into ASEs detailed
monitoring data
Solution Manager

Short and long term history to

DBA Cockpit
CCDB SAP/ASE analyze performance
DB Admin. changes
Monitoring
Backend Integration of administration
tasks into the DBA Cockpit
Leading DB integration into
DB
the SAP Solution Manager
Performance DBA Calendar
Warehouse

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Solving DBAs questions: DBA Cockpit for SAP Sybase ASE

Are there Why is a specific

performance transaction Is the
bottlenecks? running slow? Backup
scheduled?

Is there
Change DB sufficient
configuration? disk space
available?

Are there any DB

errors that need Which tables
to be taken care need new
of? statistics?

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SAP Sybase ASE - Database Administration

Many configuration
parameters are dynamic;
no need to reboot ASE
Server for changes to take
effect
Allows easy
reconfiguration even in
production environments
Allows automation of Support for file system Threshold based actions
routine administration and tape devices support automatic
tasks in ASE Integration with Storage database space
Supported by DBA Managers management
Cockpit Support for external Reduces effort to monitor
Works even when SAP backup technologies databases free space
system is offline

Scheduler Flexible Backup Automatic

Dynamic
integrated into and Restore space
configuration
Sybase ASE methods management

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Availability Scenarios with
SAP Sybase ASE
OS Cluster and Log File Shipping
High Availability Offerings with SAP Sybase ASE
OS Level Cluster
(cold standby)
Solution
Operating System clustering
for high availability
Secondary ASE host started
when primary is not available
Takes over complete
database from shared disk
Same hardware for primary
and secondary to avoid
mismatch in ASE
configuration
Implementation by hardware
vendors
Challenges
System not available during
failover and database
recovery
In-flight transactions are lost
Risk of I/O level corruption
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IO system data replication
(cold standby)
Solution
Synchronous transfer of
transaction data (LVM)
Secondary ASE host started
when primary is not available
No data loss
Implementation by hardware
vendors
Challenges
System not available during
failover and database
recovery
In-flight transactions are lost
Risk of I/O level corruption
despite separate disks for
data storage
Log file shipping
(warm standby)
Solution
Asynchronous transfer of
database transactions (log file
shipping)
Standby host works in
continuous recovery mode
Option to distribute data to
distant locations
Separate disks for data
storage, provides protection
against IO level data
corruption
Challenges
Data loss possible
Most recent changes
(transactions) have to be
checked by end users
Undefined downtime window
for business
Asynchronous Data
Replication
(warm Standby)
Solution
Asynchronous transfer of
database transactions
(Replication by Sybase
Replication Server = SRS)
SRS manages async log
transfer
Option to distribute data to
distant locations
Separate disks for data
storage, provides protection
against IO level data
corruption
Challenges
Data loss possible
Most recent changes
(transactions) have to be
checked by end users
Undefined downtime window
for business
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High Availability Offerings with SAP Sybase ASE

Platform HA Offering

All OS Platforms Symantec VCS: White Paper available for each supported platform

AIX IBM Power HA: Support planned at a later time

Linux Solution based on Open Cluster (available by mid to end of 2012)

HP-UX HP Service Guard (SAP Note 1650511)

Microsoft MS Cluster Solution Support

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Demo
Database Monitoring and Administration with the DBA Cockpit for SAP Sybase ASE
Key takeaways

SAP Sybase ASE - the transactional database

for SAP

SAP Sybase ASE is a fully integrated database

platform for SAP solutions.

The SAP on Sybase development portfolio focuses

investments to improve database performance,
continue reducing cost of operation, and provide
superior high availability in order to make SAP
Sybase ASE the most attractive database
platform for SAP Business Suite.

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Further Information

SAP Public Web

scn.sap.com/community/sybase-ase
www.sap.com

SAP Education and Certification Opportunities

www.sap.com/education

Watch SAP TechEd Online

www.sapteched.com/online

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References and Documents
SAP on Sybase ASE References

SAP platform notes

1554717 Planning information for customers with SAP on Sybase ASE
1650511 SYB: High availability offerings with Sybase ASE
1492000 Virtualization platforms at SAP
1706801 Virtualization platforms with Sybase ASE

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BackUp Slides
SAP Sybase ASE with NetWeaver and SAP Business Suite
Platform Availability Matrix

Component Versions

Business Suite 7i2010 ECC 6.05 CRM 7.01 SRM 7.01 SCM 7.01

Business Suite 7i2011 ECC 6.06 CRM 7.02 SRM 7.02 SCM 7.02

NetWeaver 7.02 WebAS 7.02 EP 7.02 PI 7.02 BW 7.02

NetWeaver 7.3 WebAS 7.30 EP 7.3 PI 7.3 BW 7.3

NetWeaver 7.31 WebAS 7.31 EP 7.31 PI 7.31 BW 7.31

Solution Manager 7.1 WebAS 7.02

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SAP Sybase ASE: NetWeaver and Business Suite Platforms
Platform Availability Matrix

Application server /
AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows
operating system

Operating system SLES11 / Win2008 R2 &

7.1 11.31 10 & 11
versions RHEL6 Win2012

Hardware Power IA64 x86_64 Sparc X64

KVM, MS HyperV,
Virtualization PowerVM vPars
VMWare
Containers
VMWare

SAP Kernel is 7.20_EXT / Unicode only!

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SAP Sybase ASE
Supported 3rd party tools for backup/restore

Tool / Vendor HP IBM Legato Symantec

Tivoli Storage
Operating system versions Data Protector Networker NetBackup
Manager

Tool / Vendor BMC CA NetApp

Database
Operating system versions Recovery ARC Serve SnapMirror
Management

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SAP on Sybase ASE References
SCN Customer Communication

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Availability - Database HA/Failover with SAP Sybase ASE
Scenario 1: OS Level Cluster (Cold Standby / Cluster Manager)

Solution primary host secondary host

Operating System clustering for high availability
Secondary ASE host started when primary is not available
Takes over complete database from shared disk
Same hardware for primary and secondary to avoid mismatch
in ASE configuration
Implementation by hardware vendors

Challenges
System not available during failover and database recovery shared disk including ASE
In-flight transactions are lost software (optional)
Risk of I/O level corruption

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Availability - Database Disaster Recovery with SAP Sybase ASE
Scenario 2: IO system data replication custom based (Cold Standby)

Solution primary host Standby host

Synchronous transfer of transaction data (LVM)
Secondary ASE host started when primary is not available
No data loss
Implementation by hardware vendors

IO data
replication /
LVM
Challenges
System not available during failover and database recovery
In-flight transactions are lost
Risk of I/O level corruption despite separate disks for data storage

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Availability - Database Disaster Recovery with SAP Sybase ASE
Scenario 3: Log File Shipping Custom Based (Warm Standby)

Solution primary host Standby host

Asynchronous transfer of database transactions (log file
shipping)
Standby host works in continuous recovery mode
Option to distribute data to distant locations
Separate disks for data storage, provides protection against IO
level data corruption async log file
shipping

Challenges
Data loss possible
Most recent changes (transactions) have to be checked by end users
Undefined downtime window for business

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Availability - Database Disaster Recovery with SAP Sybase ASE
Scenario 4: Asynchronous Data Replication (Warm Standby)

Solution primary host Standby host

Asynchronous transfer of database transactions (Replication by
Sybase Replication Server = SRS)
SRS manages async log transfer
Option to distribute data to distant locations
Separate disks for data storage, provides protection against IO
Replication Server
level data corruption (async)

Challenges
Data loss possible
Most recent changes (transactions) have to be checked by end users
Undefined downtime window for business

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DBA Cockpit for Sybase ASE
Screenshots from the DBA Cockpit
DBA Cockpit on SAP Sybase ASE:
Server Overview

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DBA Cockpit on SAP Sybase ASE:
Table Growth Overview

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DBA Cockpit on SAP Sybase ASE:
Automatic Table Maintenance: Configuration

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DBA Cockpit on SAP Sybase ASE:
SQL Explain

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