This document discusses FlexPod and Cisco solutions for SAP, including: 1. FlexPod, a validated reference architecture of Cisco UCS servers and NetApp storage that provides a scalable, simplified platform for various workloads including SAP. 2. FlexPod Datacenter for SAP which provides a multi-tenant infrastructure for hosting multiple SAP systems with integrated data protection, mobility, and high availability capabilities. 3. Certified solutions for SAP HANA including appliances and tailored configurations of Cisco UCS and NetApp storage optimized for HANA performance and scalability.

1. Joint NetApp and
Cisco Solutions for
SAP: FlexPod and
HANA
Craig Sullivan, NetApp
SAP Solutions Architect
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2. FlexPod: The global leader
in Integrated Infrastructure
 Standard, prevalidated, best-inclass infrastructure building blocks
Cisco UCS™ B-Series
Blade Servers and
Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Nexus®
Family Switches
 Flexible: One platform scales to fit
many environments and mixed
workloads
– Add applications and workload
– Scale up and out
 Simplified management and
repeatable deployments
NetApp® FAS
10GE and FCoE
 Design and sizing guides
 Services: Facilitate deployment of
different environments
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3. FlexPod Datacenter for SAP
Solution Overview
Application Virtualization
SAP®
Adaptive Computing
VMware
vSphere
Extensible Open
Management
Server Virtualization
VMware® vSphere®
Compute Node Virtualization
Cisco Unified Computing System™
Network Virtualization
Cisco Nexus® 1000v, Nexus 5000
Storage Virtualization
NetApp® MultiStore®
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4. Tenant Components
Tenant Description
Infrastructure Tenant
Computing
Network
Storage
ACC
SMSAP
vSphere®
Tenant Description
Tenant 2
Tenant 3
DHCP
DNS
NIS
DHCP
DNS
NIS
VLAN, Routing, Firewall
VLAN, Routing, Firewall
VLAN, Routing, Firewall
Primary
and
Backup
vFiler®
Units
Primary
and
Backup
vFiler
Units
Primary
and
Backup
vFiler
Units
DNS

5. Integrated Data Protection
for All Data
Operating
Systems
VMware® vSphere® Integrated Backup Data Replication with
with SnapManager® for VI
Protection Manager
Nonapplication
Data
Backups with
Protection Manager
Data Replication with
Protection Manager
Application
Data
Backup
Backup
Data Replication with
Protection Manager
Backup
Primary
Primary
Primary
vFiler®
Units
Primary
SAP® Integrated Backup
with SnapManager for SAP
Backup
vFiler
Units
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6. Application and Data
Mobility
VM
VM
ESX® Server
VM
ESX Server
Bare Metal
Bare Metal
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7. Application and Data
Mobility
VM
ESX® Server
VM
VM
ESX Server
Bare Metal
Bare Metal

8. Application and Data
Mobility
VM
ESX® Server
VM
ESX Server
Bare Metal
Bare Metal
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9. Application and Data
Mobility
VM
ESX® Server
VM
ESX Server
Bare Metal
Bare Metal
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10. System Refresh
Automated data extraction
Storage cloning
Automated OS/DB postprocessing
Automated SAP® postprocessing
FlexPod®
Approach
Effort: Several hours
Typically 20 x faster
and fully automated
Effort: Several days
Standard
Approach
Extract
Source Data
Restore from
OS/DB
Tape
Postprocessing
SAP
Postprocessing
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11. Certified HANA
Solutions
Cisco UCS with NetApp Storage
for SAP HANA
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12. The SAP HANA + NetApp Building Block
Simplicity and
performance
 Building block
architecture scales
without logical limits
 Shared storage for
nodes mandatory
SAP HANA Database
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
10Gb Ethernet, NFS
 Standards-based
access and
interconnect
FAS3250AE
Ready to scale out by block
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13. Cisco - Certified Appliances
Building Block
May 2012
May 2013
Planned
4 x compute nodes
4 x compute nodes
6 x compute nodes
1 x FAS3240A
1 x FAS3250AE
1 x FAS3250AE
2 x DS4243
600GB 15K
2 x DS4243
600GB 15K
3 x DS2246
600GB 10K
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14. Tailored Datacenter Integration
Ability to certify on-site non-appliance configurations
SAP HANA Database
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
10Gb Ethernet, NFS
FAS6290HA
512 GB
512 GB

15. DR building block (Cisco)
SAP HANA Production
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
Data 1
Data 2
Data 3
Data 4
Four Hana nodes
attached to two
active storage
controllers.
Controller B and D
are not actively used
during normal
operation.
10GbE
Controller A
MDS Switches
Controller B
8Gb FC
SourceA
8Gb FC
MirrorA
HA Pair MetroCluster
Data 1/2
Controller D
Controller C
8Gb FC
SourceC
Data 3/4
8Gb FC
MirrorC
HA Pair MetroCluster
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16. Servers at DR site for Dev/Test
Servers at the DR
SAP HANA Dev/Test
site are used for Dev/Test,
but must have their own
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
storage and network.
SAP HANA Production
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
Data 1
Data 2
Data 3
Data 1
Data 4
Data 2
Data 3
Data 4
10GbE
Controller A
Controller B
Dev/Test
8Gb FC
SourceA
8Gb FC
MirrorA
HA Pair
Data 1/2
Controller D
Controller C
8Gb FC
SourceC
Data 3/4
8Gb FC
MirrorC
HA Pair
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17. Site failover
SAP HANA Production
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
Data 1
Data 2
Data 3
DEV/Test systems are
shut down and servers
are used for production.
SAP HANA Production DR
512 GB
512 GB
512 GB
Data 1
Data 4
512 GB
Data 2
Data 3
Data 4
10GbE
Controller A
Controller B
Dev/Test
8Gb FC
SourceA
8Gb FC
MirrorA
HA Pair
Data 1/2
Controller D
Controller C
8Gb FC
SourceC
Data 3/4
8Gb FC
MirrorC
HA Pair
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18. NetApp Snapshot Backup
SAP HANA Production Database
Compute Node 1
Compute Node 2
Compute Node 3
Compute Node 4
Step 1: SnapCreator triggers a
SAP HANA global synchronized
backup savepoint via hdbsql
statement (SAP note 1703435)
10Gb Ethernet, NFS
Data 1 Log 1
Data 2 Log 2
Data 3 Log 3
Data 4 Log 4
 Backup in minutes without impact to
production
Step 2: Snapshot copies are
created on storage layer
Step 3: Snapshot copies can
be replicated asynchronously
on storage layer
 Restore in minutes
 With the current HANA release a storage
based Snapshot can only be restored,
a forward recovery is not possible yet
Backup
Volumes
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