SUSE Linux Enterprise is recommended by SAP as the operating system for running SAP applications and SAP HANA. It provides improved performance, high availability, increased reliability, and tightened security compared to other operating systems like UNIX. SUSE Linux Enterprise is optimized for SAP with features like built-in high availability components and an extended update cycle. It has a long partnership with SAP, being the first validated open source high availability solution and virtualization platform for SAP.

1. SUSE Linux Enterprise:
The Open Platform for SAP
Dirk Oppenkowski
SAP Partner Executive
dop@suse.com

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SAP Migration Example
Source: The Trend from UNIX to Linux in SAP Data-
Centers, RealTech Consulting, Oct 2012

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SAP installations on Linux steadily
increasing each year (SCN)
• Most SAP UNIX migration
goes to Linux
• Linux on Intel achieves 5x
SAPS/$
• No Limits for SAP
workloads on Linux
• Competitive Advantage
‒ Improved Performance
‒ High Availability
‒ Increased Reliability
‒ Tightened Security
Source: The Trend from UNIX to Linux in SAP Data-
Centers, RealTech Consulting, Oct 2012

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SAP customers are using Linux to run the
database and/or application server
of these are running their workloads on
SUSE Linux Enterprise
SUSE Linux Enterprise is SAP's development
platform for UNIX and Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise is the recommended
and supported OS of choice for SAP HANA
First Linux distributor to certify HA extension
for integration with SAP Netweaver
16,800
70%
#1
#1
#1
SAP and SUSE by the numbers

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SAP and SUSE
13+ years of technology and engineering collaboration
• Front runner technologies
‒ 1st
Amazon EC2 OS for SAP
‒ 1st
validated open source HA
‒ 1st
validated virtualization
• Strategic OS for:
‒ SAP HANA
‒ SAP BWA
‒ SAP Business ByDesign
• Integrated Enterprise Support

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SAP HANA: In-Memory Appliance
SUSE Linux Enterprise is the recommended and supported
Operating System of choice for SAP HANA
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 pre-
loaded by all SAP HANA hardware vendors
Major SAP customers that have deployed
SAP HANA, a real-time platform for
analytics and applications
More on why SAP selected SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for use with SAP HANA

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
The only operating system optimized for SAP Applications
• Built in HA components to enable
you to protect Mission Critical
Applications
• Extended Update Cycle (18 months)
to fit your needs
• Enables High Performance of Large
Workloads
• Integrated Priority Support from both
SUSE and SAP
• Enables Fast and Easy Deployment
with Installation Wizard

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Product Elements SLES 11
Basic Priority Basic Priority Premium
Maintenance / Update X X X X X
Dedicated SAP Update Channel X X
Priority Support 24X7 X X X
SAP Solution Manager Integration X X
Installation Wizard X X
Linux Kernel 3.0 X X X X
Xen Virtualization supported by SAP X X X X
KVM Virtualization supported by SAP X X X X X
Page-Cache Limit X X
Expanded Service Pack Overlap Support X X
High Availability Clustering X X
Cluster File System support X X
Support for SAP required JVM X X X
ClamSAP integration X X
SLES for SAP
Applications 11
RHEL 6 for SAP
Business
Application
Competitive Assessment

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10. REALTECH SAP Partnership and SAP OS/DB
Migration History
§ Founded in 1994 by SAP consultants, REALTECH has grown to become a
strategic SAP partner operating in over 7 countries with over 2500
customers
§ REALTECH performed the first SAP production migration worldwide in 1998
§ REALTECH has completed over 900 migration projects worldwide
§ Proven track record with a 100% Success Rate
§ Core competencies include: SAP Technical Upgrades, Unicode conversions,
Implementations, Securtiy, Cloud, and Mobility
§ REALTECH is currently HANA certified and optimizing our delivery model
§ First Run SAP Implementation Partner worldwide
§ SAP Solution Manager Implementation
§ 24/7 Operations Support & Monitoring
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