A UK-based automobile manufacturer faced challenges with their SAP HANA setup on VMware, including server outages and limited control over infrastructure. They engaged Team Hexad for a seamless migration to AWS, which involved a lift and shift strategy to optimize performance and reduce latency. The migration resulted in improved application response time, enhanced server uptime, and better control over the AWS infrastructure.

1. Automobile Manufacturer Increases Uptime and
Performance
Migrating SAP HANA on AWS- CASE STUDY

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3. ● Founded:
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Suresh Shamanna Wolfsburg
(Germany)
Wolfsburg , Berlin, Frankfurt
Germany, Spain, India
Automobil, Finance, Sport, etc.
>250 employees from over 30 nations
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always adapted to the project situations.
Local teams close to customers in Wolfsburg,
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Germany: 212
Wolfsburg, Berlin, Hannover
Spain: 67
Barcelona
India: 93
Bangalore
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5. Client Overview
The UK based client is a prominent
manufacturer and supplier with over 30 years
of experience in producing rubber molded and
rubber-to-metal bonded products.
They specialize in providing a comprehensive
range of Anti Vibration Mounts and Isolation
Products. These products are utilized across
various industries, including automotive and
industrial applications.

6. The Challenges
The client was utilizing SAP HANA deployed on VMware in a
private data center (DC), but they were encountering several
challenges.
● Frequent server outages,
● Limited control over infrastructure and scalability,
● Network latency,
● Lack of server and component monitoring capabilities,
● Inefficient and time-consuming support processes
Support from their existing setup was not meeting their
expectations.
Further, the pricing structure for server sizing and component
changes was complicated. This complexity made it challenging
for the client to adjust their infrastructure according to their
evolving requirements and budget constraints.

7. SAP Solutions Runs on AWS

8. The Solutions
The project involved the outsourcing of server migration from an IT company that
collaborated with a large enterprise.
The client, seeking to minimize downtime and technical efforts, engaged the
services of team Hexad to execute the migration using the lift and shift method.
The primary objective was to seamlessly migrate all servers to a new environment.
This project included provisioning appropriate AWS resources, such as EC2
instances, storage volumes, and networking configurations, to ensure
seamless migration and optimal performance.

9. The Solutions…
Migration and Solution- AWS Platform
• Setup 2 private subnets for one Prod Environment and One for Dev – Test
Environment and configured VPN for DC to AWS secured connection.
• Created IAM users setup with specific access policies so both teams get
required component access of AWS Infra.
• As they was having a custom disk and Partition size on Application and
Database servers,
• Team Hexad Deployed EC2 Instances with the right disk size and setup partition
and done the sizing equivalent to old servers.

10. The Solutions…
Migration and Solution- AWS Platform

11. The Solutions…
Our AWS team shifted the data from the DC to AWS EC2 instances.
• SAP Team was set up SAP Application and Synced new HANA Database from the
DC.
• Dedicated firewall also deployed to secure entire infra.
• Team Hexad also set up a two-way connectivity solution, so clients can connect
SAP Application directly access from the Factory and office network and Remote
users can access the application using the secure VPN.
• Lambda function was implemented to start and stop the Dev, QA instances.
• And the Cloudwatch to monitor all instance custom metrics performance.

12. The Solutions…
Classic Migration Approach

13. The Results
● Reduced latency.
● SAP Application response time is much faster.
● Overall improvement in Application and Server uptime.
● AWS Infrastructure control in hand so the customer had not relayed on anyone.
● Also, it’s helped to manage the AWS infrastructure better.
All deployment and implementation have been done with the best-practice outcomes all SAP
performance meets customers’ expectations.

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With ramp up time
4 to 6 weeks
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Hexad GmbH
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12345 Hannover
Hexad GmbH
Porschestraße 58
38440 Wolfsburg

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