SAP and IBM I

SAP on IBM i

strategic, powerful, safe, easy = economic
Simplify your SAP with IBM i

IBM SAP International Competence Center, Walldorf / Germany
Walter Lang
© 2010 IBM Corporation

Global Alliance Solutions, SAP

Walter Lang

Senior Consultant
SAP on IBM Power Systems

IBM SAP International Competence Center (ISICC)
D-69190 Walldorf / Germany
eMail: walter.lang@de.ibm.com
Phone: +49 6227 73 1035
Fax: +49 6227 73 1052

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IBM i Evolution 1978 - 2010 IBM i
IBM i on IBM Technology better than ever..
Over 30 Years of IT Excellence
~250.000 Installations worldwide 2008/
Integrated OS/DB Architecture: 2010
Autonomic Computing Features
Fast – Safe – Reliable – Easy
Low Effort - Low Cost Operation 2006 IBM i 7.1

Excellent Performance and Reliability 2001
Easy and Economic to Operate
on IBM
Ready to run SAP solutions 1995 IBM System i Power Systems

1988 IBM eServer i5
OS/400
1978
AS/400
OS/400

AS/400
AS/400


Why IBM i for SAP ?

IBM i is an ideal platform for
SAP customers looking for
easy usability
high performance
solid reliability
and cost-effective operation

of their SAP solution landscape



SAP Solutions Portfolio
(see : http://www.sap.com/index.epx)

SAP Business Suite Complete full-scope application functionality for
midsize to very large customers

SAP SME Solutions SAP “All-in-One” by SAP Solution Partners for small to
midsize customers,
SAP Business ByDesign (SaaS) for midsize customers
SAP Business One for small customers (on Intel only)

SAP Industry Solutions Industry-specific solutions offering special non-standard
industry functionality ( e.g. Retail, Automotive..)

On-Demand Solutions Selected SAP-hosted solutions (e.g. for contract mgmt.)

SAP Business Objects SAP solutions for business intelligence and analytics,
Solutions for reporting, presentation, dashboarding, and
ad-hoc analysis



SAP Solution Structure and Platform Coverage

SAP solutions
- available on ALL platforms
- based on SAP NetWeaver
SAP solutions:
- available on specific platforms only,
ERP - not based on SAP NetWeaver
CRM
SRM
SCM Integration SAP Appliances:
BWA, Enterprise Search ...
PLM
BW
All-in-One Auxiliary Components:
. ADS, LC, SAP Content Server
. BO components
. ......

Run on IBM i Run with IBM i



Why IBM i for SAP ?
IBM i is a powerful, easy-to-use and cost-effective
IBM i 7.1 IT platform for SAP customers. It can simplify
SAP solution landscapes, while requiring just a
small IT staff.

DB2 for IBM i DB2 for IBM i is embedded into the IBM i OS, and
Optimized for SAP solutions. It is designed and
tuned for extreme DB performance, esp. for
Business Analytics tasks, like SAP BW / BI

IBM Power7 Technology IBM Power7 processors provides leading technology
for SAP Solutions, with superior scalability and
performance per core, socket, and system (as proven in SAP
BI Benchmark), along with extreme power efficiency

Power System Software maximizes the SAP user value:
PowerVM™ Virtualization Engine
PowerVM provides leading virtualization without limits.
PowerHA™ Availability Solutions PowerHA offers extreme resiliency without downtime.
The IBM Systems Director is IBM’s strategic system
IBM Systems Director management tool for cross platform datacenter mgmt



POWER7 sets new scales
8-times the scaling:
Power 770/780 offer twice, Power 795 256-core
eight times the number of cores as the largest Power6
570

X-times the capacity:
Power 770/780 offer more than twice, Power 795 x-times
the throughput of the largest Power 570.

Up to Twice the performance:
Power 780 / 795 performance per core is over twice the
Power 570 32-core

x-times the memory:
- x-times the physical memory of the Power 570
- Active Memory ExpansionTM * enables up to twice the
effective memory compared to what is physically installed

Twice the energy efficiency:
Power 780 / 795 offer over twice the performance per
watt (up to 3 times) than the most efficient Power 570

Twice the cores for the same price:
Buy twice the cores with the Power 770 and pay less than
a comparable POWER6 based Power 570

10
* AME and DB2 pureScale on AIX only


POWER7 sets new scales

Virtualization without Limits increases
flexibility and reduces costs:
Expanded system capability teamed with PowerVM’s
performance, scalability and flexibility

Workload-optimizing systems improve
service levels with assured performance:
PowerVM, Intelligent Threads and TurboCore mode
enable you to optimize the performance of your
workloads in a virtualized environment

Consolidation that delivers exponential ROI:
Industry’s leading performance, scalability and
virtualization now unbounded with DB2 pureScale

Dynamic Energy Optimization that balances
performance and efficiency:
>3X increased performance per watt, new EnergyScale
features integrated with Active Energy Manager

Resiliency without Downtime:
Non-disruptive application upgrades from POWER6 and
the improvements to the road for Continuous Availability

11
* AME and DB2 pureScale on AIX only


Transition from POWER6 to POWER7

POWER6 POWER7 NEW

Alti P6 P6 Alti
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X A
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Fabric Bus B I
Controller U L2 L2 L2 L2
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Memory
Memory

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Cntrl
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P7 P7 P7 P7
Core Core Core Core
GX Bus Cntrl

Memory Interface
GX+
Bridge
Memory++
Memory+ Memory+



SMT4 : New 3rd Generation Multi-threading Capabilities:
Single thread Out of Order S80 Hardware Muti-thread
FX0 FX0
FX1 FX1
FP0 FP0
FP1 FP1
LS0 LS0
LS1 LS1
BRX BRX
CRL CRL

POWER5 2 Way SMT POWER7 4 Way SMT
NEW
FX0
FX0
FX1
FX1
FP0
FP0
FP1
FP1
LS0
LS0
LS1
LS1
BRX
BRX
CRL
CRL

Thread 0 Executing Thread 1 Executing
No Thread Executing
Thread 2 Executing Thread 3 Executing



POWER7 Technology - 2010 News Update

Features and Functions Benefits for SAP :

Faster Performance Faster processing – shorter response times
4way SMT , ~50% higher throughput per core, of SAP application workload

Higher overall workload capacity
Higher Scalability and Consolidation
Better Consolidation of SAP solution landscapes
2-5x total system aggregate throughput

Higher Resource Utilization Extreme exploitation of HW resources
Greater levels of consolidation and resource utilization Central system management via
IBM Systems Director

Higher Power Efficiency Significant savings in power cost
3-4x improvement in energy efficiency and floorspace

Transition Path Upgrade path from Power6 to Power7
transition options from 570 P6 to Power7

Enhanced System Software functions planned
.. more benefits coming in 2010 and beyond
for PowerVM, PowerHA, IBM Systems Director
… and more


Power 795
SAP on i : IBM POWER7 8-256
Scalability 2010 Power 780
P7 cores

8-64
Power 770 P7 cores
• Based on new! POWER7 Technology 12-64
• 4- or 8-Core Sockets from 3.0– 4.1 GHz P7 cores
• up to ~3000 SAPS / core
• requires IBM i 6.1.1 or IBM i 7.1

Power 750
6-32
Power Express P7 cores
710: 4/6/8
720: 4/6/8
730: 4/6/8
740: 4/6/8/12/16
P7 cores

Power Blades NEW
PS700/701/702
4-16 P7 cores

Ready to run SAP solutions
IBM i 7.1 and 6.1 certified by SAP

NEW NEW



IBM i Solution Editions
IBM Power 720 Solution Edition
•Start-up / Entry Model , based on IBM Power 720 Express
•#4971: 6- or 8- POWER7 cores, 5 n/c HW core activations (FC 8364)
•#4975: 4 POWER7 cores, 3 n/c HW core activations (FC 8364)
•Min of 1 IBM i core license
•Min # IBM i user entitlements : #4971: 30 i-Users, #4975: 5 i-users
•Offer IBM i discounted user entitlements
(no limit to number that can be ordered)
•i Access unlimited users
Power 720 Express
• #4971 includes one service voucher (incl. Option for SAP Quick Install )
Edition #4971
Edition #4975

IBM Power 740 Solution Edition
•mid-size offering based on IBM Power 740 Express
•Can be any processor configuration
•Min of 4 IBM i processor licenses
•2 n/c IBM i license included
•Excellent IBM i value for SAP customers
Power 740 Express •Offer IBM i value pack
Edition #4972 (includes voucher and NC i Access unlimited users)



IBM i Service Voucher „SAP Quick Install for IBM i“
SAP Quick Install for IBM i
(for #4971 and #4972 only)
Option to redeem the included service voucher
Provides for up to 8 hours of SAP on i installation services. Our SAP NetWeaver on IBM i expert will lay
out the operating system, database and an SAP system landscape, pre-built by SAP labs, pre-verified by
SAP on i experts, and all delivered as a bundled solution via tape.
Upon restoring the bundle, the landscape will be ready for you and your implementation partner to begin
customizing your SAP solution to fit your business, saving weeks of time and effort required by the
traditional manual installation process.
Contact IBM Systems Lab Services to discuss which solution bundle is right for your project's needs.
See: http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/vouchers/index.html
• http://www.ibm.com/systems/services/labservices/

SAP Quick Install service voucher
IBM Business Partner to register
SAP Quick Install voucher on behalf
of customer
One day of SAP installation service
by IBM Lab Services included

http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/vouchers/index.html


SAP Quick Install for IBM i Solution Edition - the components
New !

IBM i Solution Edition Servers SAP Quick Install service voucher

Midrange Power 740 Express IBM Business Partner to register
Feature code #4972 SAP Quick Install
…500 SAP users
4 ..16 core, P20 voucher on behalf
2 x NC IBM i entitlements, p20 of customer
1 x service voucher

One day of SAP
Lowend Power 720 Express installation service
50 or 150 SAP users F/C #4971, 6 / 8 core, P10 tier by IBM Lab Services
discounted IBM i users, included
1 x service voucher
F/C #4975 , 4 core, P05,
discounted IBM i users
http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/editions/solutions.html http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/vouchers/index.html

SAP Installation thru IBM Lab Services Partner Framework & Responsibilities
IBM Lab Services (or one of their service partners) come
on-site Solution
Factory
install a pre-configured P
Customer buying …
SAP solution (license)
SAP system landscape SA R from IBM
VA
Lab Services SA
P lice the IBM i System from
Operating system & ns e IBM Reseller
SAP
data base included inst
al latio
IBM i InstallOption n
HW
vou Ord
process is applied che er &
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ele
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Additional service HW al
+
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optional Contractual flow additio es
ic
Informational flow (image, serv
design technical data etc.)
Delivery flow
http://www.ibm.com/systems/services/labservices/



IBM Standard Configurations (excerpt) :
( see: http://w3-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS3331 )
IBM Power Systems for IBMi & Storage Standard Configurations for SAP BS 7 and NetWeaver 7.0 (10Q2010)

Confi- Max. Supported Supported Suggested Hardware Remarks:
guration supported SAP SAP
Suggested IBM System Clustered All
concurrent component landscape
users Hardware Storage Backup (3tier) configurations
IBM Power™ TB Device and prices
System- # cpu Usable Space based on
cores@GHz German eConfig
Memory profile. Require
local adaptions.
Ab 25 Business Production BladeCenter Internal BC-S/ TS2240 no Blade Center S
Suite 7 PS700 Express 1.2 TB LT04 SAS
Test (QA) User based lic..
Solution 1 @3.0 16 GB DB license inc..
Manager
Ar 720 8202-E4B Internal disks DAT160 no User based lic.
aka Solution 1.7 TB SAS
DB license
Edition
included
1@3.0 32Gb
Cb 100 BladeCenter DS3512 TS2240 no Blade Center S ,
ECC 6.0 PS700 Express 3.6 LT04SAS DB license
Enhance- 2@3.0 32 GB included
ment
Cr Package
720 8202-E4B Internal Disks DAT160 no DB license
(EHP) 4
Solution 2.2 TB SAS included
Edition 2x@3.0
48 GB

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IBM i 7.1 - Ready for SAP
New Features and Functions of i 7.1 Benefits for SAP :

Workload-Optimizing Systems
new option for faster processing of
– Improved application performance with SQE enhancements
– Automatically locate hot data to SSDs for dramatic SAP application workload
performance improvemts
– Large 64 KB page support

Resiliency without downtime enhanced options and protection against SAP
– Extended distance supported for multi-site disaster
recovery solutions application outages - higher availability of SAP
– Automatically switch storage between servers for solutions
high availability

Virtualization without limits enhanced consolidation of SAP environments
– Host multiple IBM i releases to facilitate upgrading
to IBM i 7.1 allows simplified SAP landscapes on few servers

Total Integration with DB2
– Simplify data exchange with customers and suppliers additonal functions and enhanced
with native XML support
– Efficiently search unstructured XML data with DB-Performance of SAP on DB2 for i
OmniFind Text Search Server

Management with Automation
– Lower cost of PTF management with IBM Systems Director
– Manage multiple IBM i releases from single browser New tools and functions for easier management
environment
– Enhanced performance management to optimized
and improved performance of SAP on DB2 for i
application environments



IBM i – new #1 SAP BW/BI Benchmarks
POWER6 – POWER7

Power 750 8-core with IBM i SAP BI Mixed Load Standard
scores 56% more throughput than Application Benchmark
8-core Power 570 for SAP Business Intelligence
– SAP BI Mixed Load Standard Application Benchmark 250000
SAP Certification# : 2010005 / 2010xxx
+56% IBM

Q u e ry N a v ig a tio n S te p s /h o u r
– SAP NetWeaver, query activity and load/update activity are 200000
executed in parallel Power7
150000 750
Power 570 Power 750 IBM 8-core
i 6.1 i 6.1 100000 Power6
570
i 6.1
Processor 8-core 8-core
4.20 GHz 3.30 GHz 50000 8-core
Memory 128 GB 128 GB i 6.1
Throughput 154,920 241,526 0
(Query Navig.Steps/ hour)
POWER6 570 POWER7 750
Configuration
– IBM i 6.1 / I 7.1 with DB2 for IBM i
– SAP NetWeaver 7.0
– 300,000,000 Records
IBM Power 750 http://www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/bimxl.epx



IBM i – new #1 SAP BW/BI Benchmarks
POWER6 – POWER7 – i 7.1

Power 750 8-core with IBM i SAP BI Mixed Load Standard
scores 80% more throughput than
8-core Power 570 for SAP Business Application Benchmark
IBM Power 750
Intelligence
250000
– SAP BI Mixed Load Standard Application Benchmark
SAP Certification# : 2010005 / 2010015
+80% IBM

Q u e ry N a v ig a tio n S te p s /h o u r
– SAP NetWeaver, query activity and load/update 200000
activity are executed in parallel Power7
Results 150000 750
IBM 8-core
Power 570 Power 750 Power 750 100000 Power6
i 6.1 i 6.1 i 7.1 570
i 7.1
Processor 8-core 8-core 8-core 50000 8-core
4.20 GHz 3.30 GHz 3.30 GHz
i 6.1
Memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 0
Throughput 154,920 241,526 278,462
(Query Navig.Steps/ hour) POWER6 570 POWER7 750

Configuration
– IBM i 6.1 / I 7.1 with DB2 for IBM i
– SAP NetWeaver 7.0
– 300,000,000 Records http://www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/bimxl.epx



IBM i and System i : Unbeaten #1 in SAP BI-MXL Performance
please find details at www.sap.com/benchmark
(* Some SAP certification numbers were not available at press time and can be found at the following web page: www.sap.com/benchmark )

IBM i
300 NEW Unchallenged
in SAP BI-MXL
Query Performance
250
SAP Certification#
750 8core #2010014 : 278462 QNavSteps
IBM IBM 750 8core #2010005 : 241526 QNavSteps
200 570 8core: #2009043 : 154447 QNavSteps
Pw7 570 4core: #2008069 : 93468 QNavSteps
Pw7 NEW
i 7.1 520 2core #2009002 : 41090 QNavSteps
i 6.1 * 740 4core #2010xxx : 151426 QNavSteps
150 750
750
8core
8core
IBM
100 Pw7 IBM
i 7.1 Pw6+ IBM
740 i570 Pw6
50
4core 8core i570
4core
-
SAP BW/BI Throughput (2-tier)
(2-
Query Navigation Steps in Query Phase



IBM PowerVM – The Virtualization “Engine”
The leading virtualization platform for AIX, IBM i and Linux
enables a more agile and responsive infrastructure

PowerVM Technologies
PowerVM Express Standard Enterprise
– Hypervisor (HMC) Editions
– Logical Micro Partitioning (LPAR) for POWER 6/7

– Dynamic Micro Partitioning Maximum
3 / Server 1.000 /Server 1000 /Server
LPARs
– Multiple LPAR Pools
Management IVM IVM, HMC IVM, HMC
– Active Memory Sharing
VIOS
– Virtual I/O Server (VIOS)
Virtual Tape Support Shared
Processor
– Integrated Virtualization Manager Pools
(IVM)
– Live Partition Mobility (AIX only) VIOS IBM i AIX Linux
– Workload Partitions (WPAR) (AIX only)
– Subsystems (IBM i only)
Hypervisor

** AIX and Linux Partitions


PowerVM : Virtualization allows better HW Utilization
SAP BI

While load changes significantly over time,

4 SAP Instances, 4 separate SMPs or
capacity provided without ebod keeps
Processor Utilization

01:00

Batch
03:00 05:00 07:00 09:00 11:00 13:00 15:00 17:00 19:00 21:00 23:00
constant.

Processor Utilization
100

80
Percentage

Percentage
SAP BI
60
Web Services
40
Batch
20

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SAP ERP
SAP ERP Web Services

• Many SAP applications are integrated from a business • IBM POWER processor-based systems and manageability
and date perspective but not from a workloads point features will allow for workload ‘combination’ while still
of view keeping applications distinct
• They are managed as separate servers/LPARs • Improved system efficiency
• Results in low degree of synergy • Less TCO



IBM i Standard vs. Express Edition
( ex: “Application Server LPAR”)

Offers a reduced IBM i entitlement charge
IBM i LPAR1 IBM i LPAR2
for additional processors on Power Standard Edition ( fixed HW assignment )
Systems 550 / 750 , and higher Express Edition

Provides a reduced processor SAP Application SAP Component
entitlement charge for IBM i -based
application servers running in a separate
partition from DB2 workloads “DB bound” non-“DB bound”
using DB2 not using DB2
Option designed for application
serving and infrastructure workloads IBM i DB Server
in IBM i LPARs
ERP IBM i Application Server
Designed to support applications that do CRM
not require DB2 or which access DB2 in SRM SAP Infrastructure
other partitions
SCM Components :
Enables clients to exploit IBM i reliability, PLM EP, PI
security, scalability and work BW/BI
management features more affordably Solution Manager

SAP Scenario:
- DB instances using DB2 in LPAR1
- APP instances and non-DB components
(e.g. JAVA components) in LPAR2



Power HA – Availability and Resiliency
Switchable IASP Clusters Switched Disk Cluster
Strategic building block for IBM i High Switched Disk
Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions Storage agnostic
Utilizes i5/OS Cluster Resources for Single copy of data
automation and application interface HA (Local only)
Geographic Mirroring Cluster Metro Mirror/Global Mirror Cluster

SystemMirror for IBM i Metro Mirror
Geographic Mirroring
Geographic Mirroring Global Mirror
Storage agnostic Flash Copy
HA and DR FlashCopy Metro Mirror
HA and DR
Cross Site Mirroring XSM

Logical Replication Basic San Copy Services
iCluster Global Mirror
iCluster
Storage agnostic Boot From SAN
HA and DR DR/Tape Backup
Concurrent access
FlashCopy
Supports i5/OS Cluster Global Mirror



PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i

Asynchronous Geographic Mirroring for
multi-site DR solution
– IBM i based mirroring for geographically dispersed
systems
IBM i IBM i
– Asynchronously mirrors disk writes to target system PowerHA PowerHA
– Support for automatic failover
– Supports IASPs on integrated disk, SAN, and
virtual disk IASP IASP

LUN level switching for local HA solution
– Switch IASP on DS8000 or DS6000 between local
systems
– Support for automatic failover
– Supports native and VIOS with NPIV attached IBM i IBM i
SANs PowerHA PowerHA

IASP
PowerHA provides a robust, simple to manage High
Availability and Disaster Recovery solution



IBM i Support for IBM Storage Systems

Expanding storage options for IBM i clients with PowerVM VIOS

SVC DS3xxx DS4xxx XIV DS5020 DS5000 DS6800 DS8000 DS8700
(DS3400) (*wdfs)

Power IBM i IBM i 7.1 / 6.1 IBM i 5.4 / 6.1 / 7.1
Systems Version on POWER6/7 on POWER5/6/7

IBM i VIOS VIOS VIOS VIOS VIOS Direct* Direct* Direct* Direct*
Attach or VIOS or VIOS or VIOS

Power IBM i Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
BCS DS3200
Blades 7.1, 6.1 (BCH)
BCH DS3400
(BCH) (BCH) (BCH) (BCH) (BCH)
(via VIOS)
and DS3200

* Supports Smart IOA Fiber Adapter with IBM i 6.1



Solid State Drives (SSD) als Performance Option
• >10x faster than HDD
• Bridges gap between HDD and memor
• Automatic optimization of “hot” and “cold” data

ASP Balancer
NO ALL data
data starts migration

SSD
HDD

Processors Memory SSD Disk

very, very, very fast very slow
fast Fast comparatively

1,000,000 -
< 10’s ns ~100 ns ~200,000 ns
8,000,000 ns
Access Speed



Solid State Drives (SSD) als Performance Option
• >10x faster than HDD
• Bridges gap between HDD and memory
• Automatic optimization of “hot” and “cold” data

Migration runs
HOT
data during normal operation COLD data

SSD
HDD

Processors Memory SSD Disk

very, very, very fast very slow
fast Fast comparatively

1,000,000 -
< 10’s ns ~100 ns ~200,000 ns
8,000,000 ns
Access Speed



SAP Business Suite on IBM i : Reference Architecture
( Source: SAP SDN , see: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/db4 )

IBM Power Systems IBM Power Systems

LPAR1: Production LPAR1: Backup

ERP SCM
Data SCM ERP
Mirroring

iASP iASP
CRM PLM PLM CRM

LPAR2: IBM i Express Edition LPAR2: BW Production

BW
PI EP

LPAR3: Development & Test
LPAR3:

APO
LC
ERP PLM PI
CRM BW EP SolMan
SCM



IBM i Strategy and Roadmap
Status 2010

“Our commitment to our IBM i clients, ISVs and business
partners is solid and unchanged. With our clearly defined
processor and software roadmap, we are making
substantial investments in the future of IBM i as an
important, strategic element in the IBM systems portfolio.

New IBM white paper
Includes information about the IBM i market, Power Systems and
IBM i roadmaps, plus the latest information on POWER7 and
IBM i 7.1

http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/rossmauri/index.html



IBM i Roadmap

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

IBM i Next ?

IBM i 7.1
IBM i 6.1.1

IBM i 6.1
Delivering a major new release of IBM i every two years



Strategig IBM SAP Partnership for SAP on IBM i

SAP on IBM i Development Team of 26 HC
– Started in 1995 for R/3 on AS/400
– Joint staff by IBM and SAP 50/50
working “hand-in-hand, side-by-side”

Mission:
– Enable of SAP solutions on IBM i
– Enable IBM Power / IBM i technology for SAP
– Test and optimize new SAP releases
(e.g. Project “KOBI” – simple 1-day install of SAP A1)
– Certify and optimize new IBM i OS/DB releases
– Provide SAP-on-i customer support
– Provide technical education / papers
– Support customer/BP briefings, user groups,



SAP Solution Availability for IBM i
The SAP Business Suite applications and the underlying SAP NetWeaver technology are supported on various
database and operating systems ("platforms") as described in the SAP Netweaver Platforms Availability Matrix
("PAM"). The SAP NetWeaver PAM documents the broad platform coverage of the SAP Application Servers and the
more restricted platform coverage of selected additional technology components (SAP livecache, SAP TREX, Adobe
Document Services.. ).

It is SAP's objective to release all SAP Business Suite and related SAP NetWeaver deliverables such as new releases,
enhancement packages and support packages synchronously for all supported platforms. IBM DB2 for i and IBM i as
one of these platforms is available to customers since 1995 and there are no plans to change this for current
and future deliverables of SAP Business Suite and SAP NetWeaver.

Most of SAP's technology components are supported on IBM i as on other platforms and for the few unsupported
components SAP and IBM recommend to use Windows as supplementary operating system. All of the SAP Business
Suite and SAP NetWeaver deliverables on IBM i have even been available to customers during early product
introduction ("RampUp"). The utilization of new release of IBM i is usually certified for all releases of SAP products on
IBM i in Mainstream Maintenance only 4 weeks after IBM General Availability.

A joint SAP and IBM platform team is responsible for optimal adaption of SAP technology to IBM i and optimal
utilization of IBM technology with SAP. This team is strongly committed to functional completeness, timely
availability maximum quality and optimal support of SAP products on IBM i.

Christian Hölters
SAP Development Manager
DB/OS Platforms, SAP on IBM i
April 2010


SAP on IBM i : Ready for the 7-7-7 move

SAP customers now have an excellent opportunity to upgrade and run latest IBM and SAP technology :

• IBM i Version 7.1
• on latest IBM POWER7 technology
• running the SAP Buiness Suite 7

Making the move up to the "7-7-7" level can yield threefold benefits:
IBM i 7.1 provides enhanced functions and optimzed performance
IBM POWER7 servers provide greatly enhanced performance and scalability
The SAP Business Suite 7 offers greatly extended functionality and features.

For all customers running backlevel versions or releases, NOW is the time to upgrade and capitalize on the
latest HW/SW technology.

For more details , please check out the available information on
- SAP notes : 1432783 at: service.sap.com/notes (requires valid SAP user-ID)
- the SAP-on-IBM i intranet website at: https://w3-03.sso.ibm.com/sales/support/ShowDoc.wss?docid=JWKZ-5M9L9F&infotype=SK&infosubtype=W0



SAP on IBM i : Business Value
Source: ITG Report , Value Proposition for IBM POWER Systems Servers and i, January 2010
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/pol03062usen/POL03062USEN.PDF

The IBM i Cost Advantage:
> 40% lower IT cost

Comparisons are between IBM Power 520 and 550 systems equipped with IBM i 6.1 and PowerVM virtualization
firmware; and Dell PowerEdge Intel Xeon-based servers with Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008, and Linux
and Oracle Database 11g. Where appropriate, VMware ESX virtualization tools are employed.



SAP on IBM i : Business Value
Source: ITG Status Report , June 2009
( ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/orw03002usen/ORW03002USEN.PDF )

Three-year IT Costs
for ERP Deployment
Averages for All
Installations (EnterpriseOne)

The IBM i Cost Advantage:
between 34% - 50% lower IT cost
between 80% - 85% lower downtime
Three-year
Costs of Downtime
by Industry Scenario

Source: ITG White Paper, June 2009



Why IBM i for SAP ?
IBM i ….

Runs fast
Scales high
Deploys quick
Is highly available and secure
Allows flexible adaptive landscapes
Consolidates applications
Achieves better resource utilization
Simplifies your SAP
Requires less staff IBM i
Mind your business,
Saves money in the long run
not your computer !


Why IBM Power for SAP ?

IBM Power technology …

Can balance hundreds of workloads
Offers resiliency without downtime
Operates at over 90% utilization
Manages through a single console
Means virtualization without limits
Turns energy on and off

IBM i
Saves money in the long run Mind your business,
not your computer !


Why DB2 for IBM i ?
Ease of Use by Autonomic Computing

integrated into IBM i OS
pre-installed, free of charge
no "table spaces" to manage
autonomic space extension
autonomic re-use of delete space
NO dedicated DB manager required
autonomic H/A functions
autonomic Save-Restore options
DB-mirroring and automatic fail-over
autonomic System Operation
via IBM Director / i-Navigator
IBM i
via IBM Tivoli
Mind your business,
not your computer !


“Running SAP ERP 6.0 and SAP NetWeaver
BI 7.0 requires a high-performance
infrastructure, and our business model
requires continuous availability“
“Features like dynamic logical partitioning and
integration with Windows-based systems
mean that IBM i and Power Systems can
provide near-100 per cent availability for our
SAP and non-SAP applications, while
ensuring high utilization of resources and a
very attractive TCO.”
Dennis Lewis
Chief Information Officer
7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd., Australia



“The combination of the powerful
virtualization features, the unbeatable
reliability and the fact that DB2 is fully
integrated with the operating system
makes IBM Power Systems with IBM i the
perfect choice for our SAP application
landscape.”

“Another advantage of Power Systems
with IBM i is that IBM DB2 is built into the
operating system,” says Greg Thrall. “The
integration is so good that the machine
practically runs itself.”
Greg Thrall
Senior VP for Operations and IT
Border States Electric



Contacts and further information

Visit our Webpage:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/support/erp/
www.ibm.com/solutions/sap
http://w3.webahead.ibm.com/w3ki2/display/isicc/SAP+on+IBM+i

To contact the ISICC Info Service:
e-mail: isicc@de.ibm.com
Phone: +49 6227 73-1099, Fax: -1052

To contact the ISICC IBM i Team
Walter Lang walter.lang@de.ibm.com
Frank Zimmer fzimmer@de.ibm.com
Gert Ruland gert.ruland@de.ibm.com

To contact the IBM STG Specialists
Phil Allam phillip_allam@uk.ibm.com
Mike Collins MCOLLINS@uk.ibm.com

To contact IBM i US Specialists
Michelle Mc-Jimpsey-Ojielo: chelle@us.ibm.com
Jim Anderson jeander@us.ibm.com
Ron Schmerbauch rschmerb@us.ibm.com

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