bia - sap product overview

SAP NetWeaver BI AcceleratorOverview

Alexander PeterProduct Management SAP NetWeaver BI

June 2008

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Agenda

1. Overview2. BIA Appliance3. BIA Configuration & Administration4. SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator in Detail5. Service Level Agreements6. Roadmap

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Opportunities not HarvestedTraditional methods too inflexible, unreliable or not economical

THE TRENDSIncreased adoption of analytics

Data explosion, growing 50% p.a.

Frequent need for change

More users / usage of analytics

Users create queries despite having noknowledge of BI technology

THE CHALLENGESTraditional BI platforms are bottlenecks

Unpredictable response times

Inability to meet demand for change

€ (tuning or boutique hardware)

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SAP NetWeaver BI AcceleratorValue Proposition

IT

Business

Cost of Operation

Save time to build and maintainaggregates

Save disk space

Take load off BI hardware

Consolidate BI landscape

Performance / Scalability

Ready for high data volumes(retail, utilities, banking etc.)

Challenging response time SLA

Ad-Hoc reporting / stable responsetimes

Scalable blade server platform

Time for Development

Less focus on performanceaspects (aggregates, cachingstrategies, DB tuning etc.)Faster development of new modelsand queries

Data Latency

Extremely shortened roll-up andchange run times

Opportunity for more frequent dataalignments

Compression not always needed

New Business Scenarios

Get more detailed insight into yourbusiness

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator

SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator for high performance BI at lowest operation costsA new transparent approach to boost BI query performance

Performance speedup factor between 10 and 100 - also for BusinessObjects clientsWithout changing the BI user experience (transparent to users)Ensures low cost of operationsPrerequisite: BI in SAP NetWeaver 7.0

SAP NetWeaver BI

BusinessWarehouse

CalculationDBMS BIA

Compressed and Column-basedOptimized for Analysis

Agile

Low TCO

Fast to Upload

Bypassedfor queries

Calculation on the fly

Fast as Lightning

Predictable query performance

Any query

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Terminology

TREX and SAP NetWeaver BI AcceleratorTREX : Search and classification engine, mainly for unstructured dataBI Accelerator is built using TREX technology (indexing, retrieving, compression ...) tohandle structured dataNote: BI Accelerator and TREX are two different installations

The BI Accelerator cannot be used for standard KMC functionalityA TREX installation cannot be used as a BI accelerator

SAP NetWeaver BIAccelerator

TREX for BIA

TREXstandalone

SAP NetWeaver BI

Document /Meta Data

Search

QueryAcceleration

XXXX

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Terminology – BI Accelerator Index

IndexBI Accelerator index: Structure containing replicated data and indexes (one index pertable) that represents the BI star schema for the BI AcceleratorIndexing: Transfer of InfoCube data to the SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator server andprocessing and compressing it into the BI Accelerator index

SAP NetWeaver BI SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator

InfoCubes BI Accelerator IndexDEF

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator Architecture

SAP NetWeaver BI

InfoCubes

Data Acquisiton

Analytic Engine

BusinessObjects

BusinessExplorer

Any ClientTool

AnySource

SAP NetWeaverBI Accelerator

Indexing

In-Memory Processing

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Query Execution

1

2

3

4

SAP NetWeaver BI checks the listed repositories (in the order shown) to obtain the query result.

Query ExecutionWithout BI Accelerator

Query ExecutionWith BI Accelerator

Information Broadcasting /Precalculation

Query Cache

Aggregates

InfoProvider

Information Broadcasting /Precalculation

Query Cache


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BI Performance Techniques:Speed vs. Re-usability

Canned Reports

Query Cache

Summary Tables

Database


Perf

orm

ance

Less

fast

Fast

est

Re-usabilityLowest Highest

High re-usability Veryfew specific objects (orsets) can be used toaccelerate many differentqueries

The BI Accelerator offers high re-usability together with fastperformance in a manner not possible with other techniques!

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Agenda


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Appliance Shipment – 1 –

SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator will only be available as an appliance (“in a box”)Complete SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator preinstalledOnly little configuration effort by the customer, e.g. indexing relevant InfoCubesAdvantages

Rapid DeploymentPerformance-optimizedMinimized Maintenance

Premium Hardware Partners (as of Q2 2008)Hewlett-PackardIBMFujitsu-SiemensSUN

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Appliance Shipment – 2 –

Components of the ApplianceStandalone or fit into an existingcustomer rackBlade servers with 64-bit Intel Xeon CPUsLinux SLES, 64-bitOptimized storage includedHigh-Speed Network Switch

Dedicated network betweenBI and BIA

High Availability optionsBuilt-in redundant componentsSynchronized backupSwitchover

Tailored support offers by the hardware partners

Note: SAP NetWeaver BI installation continues to be supported on the platformsdescribed in the PAM (product availability matrix)

SAP NetWeaver BI AcceleratorAppliance

BIASoftware

OperatingSystem

HighAvailability

Blades Storage NetworkSwitch

Tailored Support

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Benefits of Appliance Shipment

Rapid Deployment

Instantaneous operation

Pre-Installed byhardware vendor

Minimal pre-definedconfigurationrequirements for the BIAsoftware

Simple purchase

Limited variations basedon standard components

Quick Time-to-market

Reduced Costs ofOperation

Minimized maintenance

Centralized monitoringthrough CCMS

Easy scalability throughblade server architecture

Affordable commodityhardware

Reduced license costs for3rd party components

Minimized upgrade risk

Optimized HW/SWsupport offers

Performance &Integration

Optimized hardware/softwareefficiency

Combination of hardwarecomponents and configurationoptimized for high-endperformance and high availability

Assured quality of functionality

Reduced integration effort withhardware and software

Appliance

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator AppliancePhotos

BIA appliance by IBM BIA appliance by HP

BIA appliance by Fujitsu Siemens

CPUs by Intel

BIA appliance by SUN

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Purchase and Implementation Process

Pre-requisites1. Upgrade to SAP NetWeaver 7.02. Perform Sizing via QuickSizer (recommendation: use

services provided by SAP AGS “SAP Quality Check”)

PurchasingProcess

1. Contact SAP Account Executive for BIA license2. Contact hardware partner’s AE for ordering

BIA hardware

Installation byHardware Vendor

1. Hardware Partner ships and installs BIA appliance2. Some on-site configuration might be necessary

Post-installationSet-up

1. Identify InfoCubes and index them2. Recommendation: Configuration Check for BIA (as

part of SAP Quality Check for BIA)

For further services provided by SAP AGS or consulting, please see SDN!

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QuickSizer

BIA Sizing integrated in SAP QuickSizerQuickSizer access: http://service.sap.com/quicksizerCreate Project and select SAP NetWeaver BI

Create a new QuickSizer project, otherwise the BIA options will notappear.Most of the data captured is the same as for SAP NetWeaver BIsizing. If you have already performed a BI sizing, you can Copy &Paste the values for the BIA sizing.

If you already have a BI system (loaded with data), then the programand method described in SAP note 917803 is recommended

Report computes memory requirements and disk space (also runson SAP BW 3.x)

Using the BIA will take load off of the SAP NetWeaver BI system. Asthis load reduction depends on several detailed factors (such as shareof query time spent in analytic engine, size of result set, number ofusers etc.), this reduction has not been captured in the SAPNetWeaver BI sizing.Refer to Thread on SDN posted by Marc Bernard for some additionalinfo

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=776332&tstart=0

http://service.sap.com/quicksizer


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Hardware Sizing

SizingHardware sizing

Hardware partner translates the resultsof SAP QuickSizer into optimalconfiguration of hardwareHigh availability setup:Extra blade(s) required as backup forautomatic failover

Valid for production and test systemPossibly less rigid performancerequirements for test systemsoptional sharing of resources (see ‘BIAin non-production environments’)

Important note: sizing has to be adjusted once new InfoCubes are indexed by BIA thathaven’t been taken into account for the original sizing

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BIA Sizing now in SAP QuickSizer

SAP QuickSizer can now capture sizing information for BIAhttp://service.sap.com/quicksizer > Create Project and select SAP

NetWeaver BI

Most of the data captured is the same as for BI sizing. If you havealready performed a BI sizing, you can Copy & Paste the values for theBIA sizing.

You must create a new QuickSizer project, otherwise the BIA optionswill not appear.

If you already have a BI system (loaded with data), then the programand method described in SAP note 917803 is recommended

Refer to Thread on SDN posted by Marc Bernard for some additionalinfo


http://service.sap.com/quicksizer


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High-End Scalability withSAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator

Jupiter – Executive SummarySAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator ready for rapidly growing data volumeNo scalability limits identified (tested up to 140 blades)Proven manageability of large-scale SAP NetWeaver BI installationsImpressive throughput – for both writing and reading BIA indexesHigh reliability

Jupiter Facts25 TB InfoCube data (corresponds to overall 50-70 TB data warehouse)

Total of 78 InfoCubes, 30 billion rows135 IBM HS21 blades (2 dual-core CPUs, 16GB)

17 TB storagePlus 5 backup blades not needed, as there were no hardware outages

Further InformationWinterCorp whitepaper: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/bia

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/bia

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Appliance FAQMemory

Which memory setup is supported for BIA blades?See matrix for release status of blade generation and memory.32 GB Harpertown (quad-core) blades are currently in certification process. See SAP note 1161765 forrelease status per hardware partner.For mid-size customers, the HW partners offer one XS configuration consisting of 8GB blades. Thisoffering provides best value at reasonable hardware and license costs.Any combination of blade generations can be used in the same BIA system. See SAP note 1163149 formore details.

Irwingdale(single-core)

Woodcrest(dual-core)

Clovertown(quad-core)

Harpertown(quad-core)

8 GB(for mid-size

offering)(for mid-size

offering)(for mid-size

offering)

16 GB

32 GBSee SAP note

1161765 for details

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Appliance FAQStorage

Why is the storage part of the BIA appliance?The storage as part of the appliance has some significant advantages:

Rapid and instantaneous deployment (preinstalled hardware and minimal configurationeffort)Optimal performance configuration through highly integrated hardware and softwaresetupReduced cost of operation (minimized and centralized maintenance)Support only involves SAP and the HW partner, not a third party – support can behighly specialized and tailored on the complete offeringHigh Availability (switch-over) may depend on the storage and cannot be offered out-of-the-box using other storage systems

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Appliance FAQOptimizing the Appliance Investment

I have done some investments into the blade infrastructure. How can I optimizethis infrastructure?

An existing rack including the power source can be used for all SAP NetWeaver BIAccelerator and SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search appliances.

Appliances are available in several sizes. Be sure to choose the right size under thefollowing aspects

Do not undersize the system in order to be prepared for the futureDo not oversize the system to avoid investments into ‘empty’ and unused hardware.

Performance, supportability, high availability, security etc. can only be guaranteed by bothSAP and hardware partners, if you strictly stick to the appliance set-upNote: any changes to the standard appliance set-up require additional effort and aseparate project; a pre-installed delivery from factory cannot be guaranteed. Performance,supportability, high availability etc. have to be ensured by the customer and/or theimplementation partner.

Rack BladeCenter /Enclosure

Bladeholds several holds several

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Appliance FAQBI-BIA Connection

Do I need 1:1 relationship between BI and BIA?The only supported configuration for productive systems is a 1:1 connection between theBI instance and the BI accelerator to ensure uncompromised performance of BIA.In order to maximize the value of the investment, you can install several BIA instances inone rack – utilizing the existing infrastructure. For production systems, it is required tohave dedicated storage (disk controller) and network connection (switch) to ensure thathigh load on one BIA instance is not impacting performance of the other instance.Several BIA instances can be installed in one BladeCenter/enclosure on project basis.

Rack

BIA Instance

BIA Instance

SAP NetWeaver BI

SAP NetWeaver BI

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Appliance FAQSharing the Blade Infrastructure

What further options do I have for test environments?Ideally, the components of the infrastructure are exactly sized to the system needs, so that there is noneed to deviate from the appliance definition.Note again: any changes to the standard appliance set-up require additional effort/costs and a separateproject; a pre-installed delivery from factory cannot be guaranteed.As non-productive systems typically have less requirements towards high performance and disastertolerance, following components may be shared on project basis:

Storage and network connection (in addition to rack and BladeCenter/enclosure)Blades, only if you do not need several test BIA systems in parallel (but sequentially)– Note that only one active BIA installation per blade is supported at a time (is connected to exactly

one BI instance)– You can install several (inactive) BIA systems on one blade– Activate the BIA system that you need for a given period of time and rebuild the BIA index on it

(for more information, please refer to SAP note 979609)

Note that reorganization or restart of one BIA instance may affect all connected BI systems.

BIA

SAP NetWeaver BITest System 1

Connection week 1

Connection week 2SAP NetWeaver BI

Test System 2

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Appliance FAQMaintenance and Support

Who maintains and supports hardware, software and OS of the BIA?BIA software support is included in the SAP service feeAdditional support contracts are highly recommended:

Hardware partner offers contracts for hardware maintenance; ask for tailored BIA support offersNovell offers enhanced support for SUSE Linux in collaboration with SAP Linux Lab ('SUSE PrioritySupport for SAP'). This offer facilitates communication and ensures seamless support at highquality particularly for BIA customers. Please check www.novell.com/sapsupport for moreinformation.

The maintenance and support process is organized in the same manner as other SAP productsSoftware issues are handled by SAP, and the link to hardware partners is via Linux Lab.The customer is responsible for applying patches and support packages or for contracting this workto third parties.Note that OS patches need to be released by the HW partner!

SAPHardwarePartner *

Novell *

SAPLinuxLab

BIA Issue

CustomerMessage

If issue notin BIA software

If issue caused by OS

If issue caused byhardware or network* : An additional support contract is necessary; this is not included

in the SAP support fee.

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Agenda


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BI Accelerator Index Maintenance – 1 –

Accessing BI Accelerator Index MaintenanceSimilar to aggregatemaintenance viacontext menu for aparticular InfoCubeOr direct access viatransaction RSDDV

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BI Accelerator Index Maintenance – 2 –

Index WizardCreation, filling, deletion of BI accelerator indexes via easy-to-use wizard

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator – Roll-up

Roll-upUpdate of newly loaded data to BIAccelerator indexSimilar to roll-up process for aggregatesOnly one BI Accelerator index, highlyparallel very fast processSame process for BI Accelerator andaggregates: no need to change of processchains


BIA Index

Delta

Delta Load

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator – Change Run

Change RunUpdate BI Accelerator index after masterdata/hierarchy changesBI Accelerator index has same granularity asthe InfoCube

No changes needed fortransactional data

Update of master data tables as part of BIAccelerator index minimal runtimeNo update needed for changed key date oftime-dependent attributesSame process for BI Accelerator andaggregates: no need to change of processchains


BIA Index

Old Master Data New Master Data

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BI Accelerator Administration Tool – 1 –

SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator Goal: Minimal AdministrationRSDDBIAMON

Central monitoring and administration toolIndex SettingsPossible actions– Restart BIA server: restarts all the BI accelerator servers and services. This

includes the name server and index server– Restart BIA index server: restarts the index server. (The name servers are not

restarted.)– Reorganize BIA landscape: If the BI accelerator server landscape is unevenly

distributed, this action redistributes the loaded indexes on the BI acceleratorservers

– Rebuild BIA indexes: If a check discovers inconsistencies in the indexes, you canuse this action to delete and rebuild all the BI accelerator indexes.

Checks– Connection Check– Index Check– Etc.

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RFC Destination for the BI systemIf not maintained, BI accelerator monitor asks for configuration details (otherwise: checktransaction RSCUSTA for the correct setting)

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BI Accelerator Data Consistency Check Center

Start Check Center from BIA monitor> Go to > Consistency Checks

Start Check Center from BIA monitor> Go to > Consistency Checks

Five different types of checks are available and can be scheduled.Click on the info button for more details.

Five different types of checks are available and can be scheduled.Click on the info button for more details.

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BI Accelerator RSRV Checks

Consistency Checks

PerformanceChecks

IndexRepair

Compounded Test

System Information

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Useful SAP Notes

Useful SAP NotesCompatibility of NW BI SPS and BIA revision

SAP Note 1148111Database Fallback for BIA

SAP Note 940635Estimation of memory consumption

SAP Note 917803

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BI Accelerator Index Build Time

SAP NetWeaver BI

InfoCubes

Data Acquisiton

Analytic Engine

BusinessObjects

BusinessExplorer

Any ClientTool

AnySource


Indexing


Parallel indexingof InfoCube

data viastandard BIprocesses

Column-based storage& compression tominimize memory

footprint of BIAccelerator indexes

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BI Accelerator Initial Load Into Main Memory

SAP NetWeaver BI

InfoCubes

Data Acquisiton

Analytic Engine

BusinessObjects

BusinessExplorer

Any ClientTool

AnySource


Indexing


Initial load ofindexes into

memory for entirein-memoryprocesing

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BI Accelerator Query Run Time

SAP NetWeaver BI

InfoCubes

Data Acquisiton

Analytic Engine

BusinessObjects

BusinessExplorer

Any ClientTool

AnySource


Indexing

In-Memory ProcessingOn-the-fly aggregation

Merging and resultspreparation for BI queries

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BI Accelerator for Planning

SAP NetWeaver BI

PlanBuffer/Caches

(Memory)

Data Acquisiton

Analytic Engine

BusinessObjects

BusinessExplorer

Any ClientTool

AnySource


Indexing


Real-TimeInfoCubes

(openrequest)

Real-TimeInfoCubes

(closedrequest)

StandardInfoCubes

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BI Acceleratorstores tables by column

To find all instances of an attribute value:Go to the attribute columnRead its row values

BI Accelerator Architecture:Vertical Decomposition

Classical DBstores tables by row

To find all instances of an attribute value:Go to the first rowCheck the attribute valueGo to the next rowCheck the attribute valueRepeat for each row in the table

If you don’t havea predefined indexready you can waita long time …

Tuple1

Tuple2 Att1 Att2 Att3 Att5Att4

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BI Accelerator Architecture:Horizontal Partitioning

Scenario: Adding a new node BI Accelerator Monitor enables easyre-distribution

IndexMetadata

IndexMetadata

IndexMetadata

IndexMetadata

. . . .

Index

Part. 01

Part. 02…

Part. N

Part. 01

Part. 02…

Part. N

Metadata

Fact Table

LargeTables

Storage

PhysicalIndexServer

PhysicalIndexServer

PhysicalIndexServer

Automatic assignmentto nodes

LogicalIndexServer

TREX Services

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BI Accelerator Architecture:Smart Compression

CompressionDictionary-based compression

Size of table keys significantly reducedAverage compression as rule of thumb: 10 (Lab result)SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator can handle huge data volumes in main memory (withoutneed for costly disk accesses)Note: only BIA index parts necessary for the query need to be loaded into main memory(Hybrid dynamic index)

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BI Accelerator Architecture:Summary

BI Accelerator QueriesAutomatically join required indexes asspecified in the BI Accelerator indexAggregate large amounts of data inparallelRestrict aggregated rows with booleanquery expressionsProcess more than one booleanexpression at once

Very fast aggregation algorithmExploits integer coding formax speed and min I/ODesigned to run on latest blade serversand grid landscapesOptimizes usage of memory and cacheresourcesOptimized for BI

Compressed memory indexMany million documents can fit in1 GB memoryStores by column (not by row)Can split indexes horizontally for parallelprocessing

Hybrid dynamic indexEnables indexing of huge volumesof structured dataKeeps only required columns in memory

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Ensuring Service Level Agreements – 1 –

ScenariosScheduled maintenance work

Hardware maintenance: blade, storage system, networkSoftware maintenance: OS or BIA patchingLandscape changes: removing or adding blades

Unplanned downtime of hardware componentsOne or more bladesStorageSwitches, controller etc.

Backup and RecoverySoftware errors: corrupt files, destroyed index

Disaster RecoverySevere hardware failuresNatural hazards (fire, earthquake, ...) or terrorism

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Ensuring Service Level Agreements – 2 –

SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator FeaturesHigh Availability

Redundant hardware components: power supply, switches, controller etc.RAID-5 to ensure operation after failure of one disk (in the disk array)Optional spare blade(s)– Automatic activation of backup blade and automatic re-distribution of index after failure

(during BIA downtime, queries go directly to the database)Standard fallback to database if BIA is unavailable

Email alertSAP Notes 940635, 1097529 and 1094309

Backup and RecoverySynchronous BIA backup/recovery

Disaster ToleranceSwitch-over

Further informationSAP Developer Network– SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence BI Accelerator

BI Accelerator (BIA) High Availability (PDF, 1.3 MB)SAP Note 984034

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Backup / Recovery

Backup / RecoveryScenarios

Severe hardware issues with the BI acceleratorLogical errorsPoint-in-time recovery of the BI database (e.g. database corrupt, load of wrong data,unintentional deletion etc.)Also usable when switching to new BIA hardware use recovery instead of re-indexing

ConceptBackup of BIA files using synch points that are also kept in BI to ensure consistentrecoveryIndependent from HW providerNote: BIA recovery is not a point-in-time recovery, but automatically recovers to the latestavailable point-in-time in the BI database

StatusIn Pilot phasePlanned release in Q3 / 2008

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Backup / RecoveryDetails – Backup

BackupExport all committed data in the BIA server at a given time

New data in the BIA is copied to backup files at defined snapshot timesExpected export runtime depends on the export frequency and the amount of data writtenbetween two exports - ~ 1 minuteData loads to BIA are automatically on hold during exports

Unique ID for exported data setID and a timestamp are determined and stored in BI

Exported data can be saved on any storage

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Backup / RecoveryDetails – Recovery

RestoreScenarios:

1. Problem with the BIA fix problem or move to another BIA hardware2. Problem with the BI point-in-time recovery of BI database

ProcedureImport a saved export to a BI accelerator– Must be older than the BI database restore in case of a point-in-time recovery

RecoveryTrigger recovery process for BI accelerator in the NetWeaver BI system from the BIA monitor

Data loads to the BIA are automatically on hold during importsBI checks ID of the export data set and the related timestamp– Unchanged indexes in the BIA remain untouched,– Deltas are derived whenever possible (e.g. new requests in fact indexes),– Changed masterdata indexes must be rebuilt

Re-indexing is reduced to the absolute minimumRuntime of the recovery process depends on the backup frequency and the data changes between twobackups

BI accelerator is available again and in-sync with BI database

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Backup / RecoveryExample 1

BI

BI Accelerator

Backup

Backup

Rollup

Data Load

Backup

Data Load

Rollup

Time

Backup

Example 1: BIA Crash

BIA crashesFix hardware problem

Restore BIAAutomatic recovery to the current BI status

BIACrash

Restore Delta

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Backup / RecoveryExample 2

BI

BI Accelerator

Backup

Backup

Rollup

Data Load

Backup

Data Load

Rollup

Time

Backup

Example 2: BI Crash

BI crashesFix hardware problemApply point-in-time recovery of BI database

Restore BIAAutomatic recovery to the current BI statusManual recovery of BI and BIA status

BICrash

Point-in-timerecovery

Restore Manual Recovery

Manual Recovery

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Disaster ToleranceSwitch-over

Hardware-Based Switch-Over ConceptScenarios

One data center fails (due to fire, power outage, earthquake, terrorist attack etc.)Concept

Redundant data center (including redundant BIA appliance)Synchronous mirroringDifferent concepts per hardware vendor– HP: integration into cluster manager, reconfiguration via script after switch-over– IBM: GPFS-based switch-over using BIA master-/backup-server concept

StatusOffering by hardware partnerCurrently in pilot phasePlanned for Q3 2008 (after successful pilots per HW vendor)

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Disaster ToleranceSwitch-over HP Concept

HP Concept2 independent landscapesSwitch is triggered by a script

Mounts standby landscape and changes index configuration (e.g. hostnames)

Data Center 1 Data Center 2

SAP NetWeaver BIA Appliance SAP NetWeaver BIA Appliance

SAP NetWeaver BI SAP NetWeaver BI

Database Database

Storage System

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

M-Blade

M-Blade

M-Blade

Storage System

M-Blade

Switchover

Mirroring ConvertIndex

Configuration(* dependingHW partner)

Mirroring

B-Blade

B-Blade

B-Blade

B-BladePROXY

*

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Disaster ToleranceSwitch-over IBM Concept

IBM ConceptMaster in Data Center 1, Slave in Data Center 2Strong network connectionOne mount point GPFS via SAN no real switch

Data Center 1 Data Center 2

SAP NetWeaver BIA Appliance SAP NetWeaver BIA Appliance

SAP NetWeaver BI SAP NetWeaver BI

Database Database

Storage System

B-Blade

B-Blade

B-Blade

B-Blade

M-Blade

M-Blade

M-Blade

Storage System

M-Blade

Failure

Mirroring e.g. GPFSvia SAN

Mirroring /Cluster

One landscape /network

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Agenda


The outlook presented here is a preliminary version and notsubject to your license agreement or any other agreement withSAP. This document contains only intended strategies,developments, and functionalities of the SAP® product and is notintended to be binding upon SAP to any particular course ofbusiness, product strategy, and/or development. Please note thatthis document is subject to change and may be changed by SAPat any time without notice. SAP assumes no responsibility forerrors or omissions in this document.”

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Key PointsTurn-key solution for BI performanceBreaking down the barrier between structural flexibility and performanceCommodity hardware based appliance

SAP NetWeaver BI –Roadmap for BI Accelerator

2009/20102008


Existing Solution

Analytic Capabilities (e.g. top n)DataStore Object AccelerationSeamless integration with SAP’snext generation advanced analysisclient (code-named Pioneer)Standalone BIA for source-independent acceleration viaBusiness ObjectsAgile BI: Local and source-independent innovation space fordepartments

Accelerator for InfoCubeRead TimesLow Cost of OperationsHigh Availability /Backup & Recovery

Optimized BusinessObjectsWebl integration on top ofSAP NetWeaver BI/BIABusinessObjects Polestarintegration: Self-Service BIbased on search paradigm

High Performance BI

PREM

IUM

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator Roadmap – 1 –BusinessObjects Polestar

BusinessObjects Polestar and SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator – a perfect matchEasy, intuitive information exploration and analysis for business usersBring self-service BI for business and casual usersGet fast facts and answer investigative questionsExplore and understand new data sources and unexamined parts of the businessNo need to understand the data,where it's located, or how it's structuredRely on proven performance and scalabilityof SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator Roadmap – 2 –DataStore Object Index

data latency

OLTP-basedAnalytics

BI-basedAnalytics

Traditionalbehavior

Typical SynchronizationFrequency: 24 Hours

SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence

OLTP

TransactionalDelta

InfoCubew/ BI Accelerator

HybridProvider

Real-Time Query

99%1% Real-Time Data

Real-TimeUpdate

HybridProviderEnsures real-time informationCombines latest OLTP delta with strategic data kept in a BIA storeOptionally bypassing InfoCube database persistencyBIA index on (standard) DataStore Objects

Avg.response

time

OLTP-based

Analytics

BI-based Analytics

<1 min latency

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator Roadmap – 3 –From BIA to BI Server Appliance / Newton (*)

BI Server Appliance / Newton (*)Stand-alone Analytic EngineSource-agnostic

Deployable on any source(data warehouse, ERP source)‘Universe Accelerator’

Light-weight modelingAnalytic Capabilities

Top N/Bottom NCount distinctMultiProvider aggregationEtc.

Planning CapabilitiesEnhanced Lifecycle Management

Live Update

(*) preliminaryCodename

SAP NetWeaverBI Accelerator / Newton (*)

Calculation Engine

Aggregation EngineIndex

SAP NetWeaver BI

Business Warehouse

BusinessObjects BI Platform

Pioneer (*) WebIntelligence …Polestar

BO Enterprise

(Inbound)Universe

DataIntegrator

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BI Appliance

Explorenew models

ChangeModel

SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator Roadmap – 4 –From BIA to BI Server Appliance / Newton (*)

Agile Business IntelligenceSource-agnosticAccess data models from productionSimple modeling environment for changing andextending modelsCentral maintenance and governanceLocal innovation spaces for departmentsSafe, reliable & scalable environment for rapidbusiness insight and innovationPropagate new proven models backinto production

Production

Innovation

ERP2005 data

BusinessWarehouse

ProductionReporting

New model

Model

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SAP NetWeaverBI Accelerator / Newton (*)

Calculation Engine

Aggregation EngineIndex

Pioneer (*)

SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator Roadmap – 5 –Newton (*) & BusinessObjects Pioneer (*)

BO Enterprise VersionNetWeaver Version

BI Consumer Service(*) preliminary

Codename

State-of-the art analytic engine andSAP’s next-generation advancedanalysis client

Combines intuitive data analysis withpowerful in-memory analytic engineTight integration of analytic engine andClient

Currency conversionConstant selectionTime dependant hierarchies…

High Speed Analysis on any data sourcePioneer for web and for Microsoft Excel

SAP NetWeaver BI

Business Warehouse

BO Enterprise

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Data Integrator

Newton (*)

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator &Business Objects

SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator for high performance BI at lowest operation costsWithout changing the BI user experience (transparent to users)

SAP NetWeaver BI

BusinessWarehouse

Data Marts

BIA

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SAP Business Suite

InfoSets

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WebI

XCelsius

Crystal

BusinessObjects Enterprise

PoleStar Calculation

BO Enterprise

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Data Integrator

BIA

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SAP NetWeaver BI AcceleratorOther Resources

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Standard PresentationFAQForumOperations ManualHigh Availability Roadmap

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Service Marketplacehttp://service.sap.com/bi

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/bia

http://smartdirectory.sap.corp:3080/Assets/Asset.epx?Id=34617d39-112d-45f0-be0e-

http://service.sap.com/bi

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