sizing sap on x86 ibm pureflex with reference architecture

copy Copyright IBM Corporation 2013

IBM PureFlex Solution forSAP Business Suite

Reference Architecture for x86 based IBM PureFlex Systemfeaturing

IBM Systems Solutionfor SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA

IBM SAP International Competence Center ndash Walldorf Germany

Authors Michael Siegert Paul Henter - IBM

Version 15

14 August 2013


Table of Content

1 Executive Overview 5

2 Introduction 6

21 IBM PureSystems Platform Overview6

211 Integrated Platform Concept6

212 Intel processor based node Details 9

2121 Two socket IBM Flex System x220x240 Compute Node 9

2122 Four socket IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node 10

213 IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node 10

214 System Connectivity 11

215 Reliability Availability and Serviceability Features12

3 SAP Reference Landscape on IBM PureSystems13

31 Introduction to SAP Landscape Topology 13

32 Intel processor based nodes SAP Performance14

33 SAP Positioning for Intel processor based nodes14

34 Supported SAP Solution Stacks 15

35 Landscape planning 16

351 System Layout Concepts16

352 Integration of complementary SAP components 17

3521 The IBM Systems Solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA 17

3522 FlexSystem Native Node Support for SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator 20

353 SAP supported virtualization technologies for Intel processor based nodes 22

3531 VMware vSphere5 22

3532 Hyper-V22

3533 KVM23

354 Typical SAP Landscapes24

3541 SAP core landscape 24

3542 SAP HA scenario25

3543 Heterogeneous SAP landscape 26

3544 SAP Business Suite core applications deployed on PureFlex nodes plus SAP HANAAppliances (IBM Systems Solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA) 27

355 SAP Standard Configurations on IBM PureSystems Intel processor based nodes 28

4 SAP specific Offerings for IBM PureSystems 29

41 LAB Services IBM Support 29

5 IBM PureSystems IBM Software Integration30

51 DB2 optimized for SAP software30

52 DB2 pureScale on IBM PureSystems30

53 IBM PureSystems with Lotus Domino for SAP 31

54 IBM PureSystems with Websphere Portal for SAP 32


55 IBM PureSystems with Rational Performance Tester for SAP 32

56 IBM PureSystems with Tivoli Storage Manager for SAP33

57 Integrated SAP IT landscape ndash in one physical box 34

6 Resources 35

7 Trademarks and special notices 36

IBM SAP International Competence Center

Document Reference Architecture - SAP Systems on IBM PureSystems Date 14August 2013Author Michael Siegert Paul Henter Status Final

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1 Executive OverviewToday IT leaders are facing a lot of new challenges such as

- IT has become more and more the center of business

- IT capabilities needs to deliver faster and with greater flexibility

- Complexity of IT systems has grown significant

- Cost especially for management and administration of IT systems are growing and are the keycost factor today

SAP eco systems are especially affected by these challenges as they form the IT backbone of customersbusiness With PureSystems IBM delivers a new technology approach to face and answer the newchallenges in entire IT eco systems IBM PureSystems positions into the existing system portfolio and isnot a replacement It is a smarter computing approach Systems with integrated expertise willdramatically speed the deployment of new IT and SAP processes as well as services and reduce many ofthe risks and inefficiencies that are inherent in todayrsquos fixed deterministic IT solutionsSAP business applications running on IBM PureSystems are

- Built-in Expertise Capturing and automating what experts do ndash from the infrastructure to SAPapplications

- Integration by Design Integrating POWER x86 and storage hardware ndash in a single ready-to-go system

- Simplified Experience Making every part of the SAP and total IT lifecycle easier with integratedmanagement of the entire system and a broad open ecosystem of optimized solutions

Expert integrated systems promise a future with far less reliance upon costly system design skills thatbusinesses neither desire nor understand Embedded business and technology patterns of expertisereplace many system design tasks changing the economics for SAP ecosystems

This paper covers the members of IBM PureSystems family of expert integrated systems Each of thesystems leverages the expertise and best practices from decades of client engagements andoptimizations around the world to address ordinarily complex tasks with patterns of expertise

They are fully integrated by design and tuned by IBM labs and factories

This document will provide an overview on the latest IBM PureSystems platform and its technologyusage for the SAP ecosystem consisting of the SAP NetWeaver technology layer SAP Business SuiteapplicationsSAP HANA and complementary SAP modules

Focus in this document is clearly on the Intel processor based units but will also provide information forintegrated SAP scenarios with IBM POWER based units More detailed information on the Power7 nodesare available in the Reference Architecture ldquoIBM PureFlex Solution for SAP Business Suite Referencearchitecture for IBM POWER and IBM AIX based core SAP systems on IBM PureFlex System featuring -IBM Systems Solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA - IBM entry cloud configuration for SAPsolutionsrdquo Links are included in the resource section

Latest developments extend the management capabilities of PureSystems beyond the units nativelycontained within the PureFlex chassis towards external special purpose compute nodes namely IBMSystems x servers running an SAP HANA in-memory database and applications as an solution describedin this reference architecture The IBM Flex System Manager serves as the unified management consolefor the components contained within the IBM PureFlex System chassis and the external IBM SystemsSolution running SAP HANA The Flex System Manager functions available and their fit into SAPlandscape monitoring are documented in this paper as well

This reference architecture paper is aimed at informing the IBM Sales force and IBM Business Partners ofIBM PureSystems Solutions for SAP especially for technical sales and architects

This paper is a dynamic document which means that it will grow as soon as more tests PoCrsquos with IBMPureSystems and SAP applications have been performed




2 Introduction

21 IBM PureSystems Platform Overview

211 Integrated Platform Concept

The IBM PureSystems Platform is an integration platform for different server architectures (POWER andx86) and the associated operating systems Integration also applies for systems storage from a physicaland management perspective

The platform concept includes the following major components

Flex System Enterprise Chassis

is a rack-optimized 10U modular design enclosure that holds up to 14 (1-bay) nodes

It features

- all new Intel processor based and Power compute nodes

(in addition up to seven 2-bay compute node or three 4-bay compute nodes)

- redundant power supplies fans

- Chassis Management Module (CMM)

- support for up to four traditional fabrics using networking

switches storage switches or pass-through devices

- two IBM Flex System Managers (FSMs) for redundancy

- IBM X-Architecture The Flex System Enterprise Chassis is an IBM X-Architecture system that

leverages proven innovative IBM technologies to build powerful scalable and reliable compute node

platforms It provides features such as IBM Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) and real-time

diagnostics

Chassis Management Module (CMM)

The CMM replaces the Advanced Management Module (AMM) known from legacy IBM BladeCenter

Both provide basic infrastructure access and single chassis management

CMM is used to communicate with the service processor in each compute node to provide system

monitoring event recording and alerts and to manage the chassis its devices and the compute




nodes The chassis supports up to two Chassis Management Modules If one CMM fails the second

CMM can detect its inactivity and activate itself and take control of the system without any disruption

Flex System Manager (FSM)

The CMM can be complemented by a dedicated management node running the Flex System

Manager (FSM) software stack while providing unified access and end-to-end management of up to

four heterogeneously populated IBM PureSystems chassis FSM functionality is comparable to IBM

System Director Some key FSM functions are

- Up to 4 Chassis Management

- Setup amp configuration wizards

- Heterogeneous Nodes (IT Entities ITEs) Server Storage Network Lifecycle Mgmt

- Discovery Inventory Updates Configuration Status Reliable Logging Events

- Active Energy Manager

- Network Control with Voltaire Fabric Mgt (Discovery amp Monitoring Fabric Service

Provisioning)

- Single Sign-on Audit Logging Role based access control User Management

- Integration APIs to higher level systems and enterprise management sw eg

Systems Director Tivoli Suite

- Virtualization and workload management

- IT organizations can consolidate workloads onto Flex Systems

Manager platform to gain integrated flexible IT for superior

economics managed using a single point of management

- Deployment of new or existing workload onto Linux Windows or competitive platforms

- Upgrade of current rack or blade infrastructure to an integrated environment

- Optimization of application performance such as SAP by migrating them to

Flex System Manager

- Move into advanced stages of virtualization or a private cloud deployment

Up to two FSMs in each four-chassis configuration (one FSM in two of the four chassis) can be

installed for redundancy This enables the system to continue to operate without

disruption if one fails

Storage Node

Besides the compute nodes customers can integrate IBM Flex System V7000 storage with full

SAN Volume Controller functionality into the same 10U-chassis IBM Flex System V7000 storage

system integrated into the PureFlex System is designed to be easy to use and enable rapid

deployment Flex SystemV7000 systems support extraordinary performance and flexibility through

built-in solid state drive (SSD) optimization and thin provisioning technologies With non-disruptive

migration of data from existing storage you also get simplified implementation minimizing disruption

to users And advanced storage features like automated tiering storage virtualization and replication

are designed to help you improve the efficiency of your storage As part of your PureFlex System

Flex System V7000 can become part of your highly efficient highly capable next-generation

information infrastructure

Highlights

o Integration by design a single user interface to manage and virtualize internal and third-party

storage that can improve storage utilization up to 30 percent

o Built-in expertise built-in tiering and advanced replication functions are designed to improve

performance and availability without constant administration




o Simplified experience single user interface simplifies storage administration to allow your

experts to focus on innovation

To meet todays complex and ever-changing business demands you need a solid foundation of

compute storage networking and software resources that is simple to deploy and can quickly

and automatically adapt to changing conditions You also need to be able to take advantage of

broad expertise and proven best practices in systems management applications hardware

maintenance and more

The IBM PureFlex System combines advanced IBM storage hardware and storage management

software along with patterns of expertise and integrate them in complete optimized solutions

IBM Flex System V7000 storage system integrated into the PureFlex System consists of two

controllers and one enclosure to hold 24 disks The number of drives can be extended up to 240

drives per control enclosure through Flex System V7000 expansion units You can choose

between SSD SAS and Near Line SAS drives

All storage and server within the PureFlex System are connected through the internal network no

additional external cabling is required

o Features

o IBM System Storage Easy Tier

Provides automatic migration of frequently accessed data elements to high performing SSDs

o Thin provisioning

Supports business applications that need to grow dynamically while consuming only the

space actually used

o IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager application-aware snapshots

Performs near-instant application-aware snapshot backups with minimal performance impact

for SAP DB2 Oracle Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange

o IBM Real-time Compression

Delivers extraordinary efficiency enabling storage of up to five times as much active data in

the same physical disk space

o Storage virtualization and storage pooling

Pools the storage capacity of multiple storage systems on a SAN helping you to manage

storage as a resource to meet business requirements and not just as a set of boxes The

storage pooling concept enables the deployment of storage beyond traditional ldquoSAN islandsrdquo

and can increase utilization of storage assets

System Connectivity ndash Networking

- see chapter lsquoSystem Connectivityrsquo below

Compute Node Power Intel processor based

- Power Based -gt see lsquoPowerrsquo Reference Architecture

lsquoEfficiently Deploying SAP Landscapes on IBM PureSystemsrsquo

- Intel processor based -gt see next chapter

This concept matches the trend to multi - SAP system landscapes Customers can exactly deploythe server units within the IBM PureSystems which they need to best accommodate their functionaland non-functional SAP application requirements While the core SAP Business Suite applicationssupport almost all platforms and virtualization layers certain SAP components like BWA HANATREX are linked to Intel processor based CPUs and a Linux OS for example IBM PureSystems andFSM allow for a unified monitoring and administration independent from the platform and OS mixwhile fully exploiting the native platform strengths of each IBM server family and the relatedenvironments




212 Intel processor based node Details

As stated in the introduction chapter this paper focuses on the Intel processor based IBM PureSystemscomputing nodes

The IBM PureSystems Intel based compute node is a high-performance server that offers outstandingperformance for virtualization with new levels of CPU performance and memory capacity and flexibleconfiguration options IBM PureSystems Intel based compute node has full built-in virtualization to speedprovisioning and increase resiliencyIn addition it integrates networking storage and advanced system management capability into a singlesystem that is easy to deploy and manage

2121 Two socket IBM Flex System x220x240 Compute Node

Features

Next generation 2-socket performance-optimized compute node that runs a variety of workloadswell

2-Socket Xeon E5-2600 Series Processor (4 ndash 8 core) E5-2400 (4 ndash 8 core) (x220)

Chipset Intel C600 series

24 LP DDR3 DIMMs Up to 1600MHz

- 4 memory channels

- 3 DIMMs per channel

- Support LRDIMMs RDIMMs or UDIMMs at either 135V or 15V (LP DIMM)

- Memory Mirroring Memory Sparing

- Chipkill ndash x4 Independent Mode (4 channels)

- Up to 768GB Memory capacity with 32GB LR-DIMMs (supported on GA1 schedule)

Embedded Hypervisor ndash ESXi on Flash key option

- Supports two USB Keys for redundant boot option

Management

- iMM V2 Management Controller

- RTMM for Power Exec and Power Sequencing



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2122 Four socket IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node

Features x440

Next generation 4-socket performance-optimized compute node that runs a variety of workloads

Up to four Intel Xeon processor E5-4600 Series Processor (4 ndash 8 core)

o Each with eight cores (up to 27 GHz) six cores (up to 29 GHz) or four cores (up to 20GHz)

o Up to 32 cores and 64 threads

o Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 20

o Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization

Memory capacity up to 15TB 48 DIMMso Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy

Automated power management with onboard sensors Two 25rdquo HS (SASSATASSD) disk slots

o Hot-swap drives supporting integrated RAID 1 redundancy Integrated system management

Redundant Embedded Hypervisor ndash ESXi on Flash key option

o Supports two USB Keys for redundant boot option

o The cards containing USB Keys are mounted on top of DIMM Baffle

4 x Mezz Cards (x16 + x8 PCI Express 30) Dual Integrated 10GbE USB Ports One external - two internal for embedded hypervisor

213 IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node

The IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node is a locally attached storage node that is dedicated and

directly attached to a x220 and x240 compute node The Storage Expansion Node provides storage

capacity for Network Attach Storage (NAS) workloads such as distributed databases transactionaldatabases




Features IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node

Support for 12 hot swap 25binch drives accessible via a sliding tray Support for 6 Gbps SAS and SATA drives both HDDs and SSDs Supports RAID 0 1 5 10 and 50 as standard JBOD also supported Optional RAID 6 and 60

with a Features on Demand upgrade Connects directly to supported compute nodes via a PCIe 30 interface to the compute nodes

interposer connector Support for up to 64 virtual drives up to 128 drive groups up to 16 virtual drives per one drive

group and up to 32 physical drives per one drive group Support for logical unit number (LUN) sizes up to 64 TB

214 System Connectivity

IBM PureSystems provide state-of-the-art system connectivity by Scalable Switch Elements (ScSE)providing up to 4 switch partitions per physical switch (3 partitions at for initial release) These can be acombination of

24-port BNT 10Gb FCoCEE (SW key to increase ports)

20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb

48-port BNT 1Gb (SW key to increase 4 10Gb ports)

Mezzanine Cards

2-port 8Gb FC (Qlogic)

4-port 1Gb (Broadcom)

The scalable structure allows extending IO capacity along with increasing application needs As thenumber of nodes and their IO adapters grow additional switch capacity can be installed in an IBMPureSystems chassis

The IBM PureSystems network topology provides an internal network for monitoring and managementpurposes This is used by CMM and the FSM appliance to interact with the hardware components andvirtualization layers




215 Reliability Availability and Serviceability Features

SAP business applications are mostly mission critical Hence reliability and minimum downtimes of a

platform are of high significance IBM PureSystems components have inherited many RAS attributes

of the discrete IBM server families

hot plug power and cooling

concurrent FM code updates

processor de- allocation

hot plug nodes

dual redundant power zones

auto reboot on power loss

temperature monitors

ECC protected memory

Failure tolerant mid-plane




3 SAP Reference Landscape on IBM PureSystems

31 Introduction to SAP Landscape Topology

SAP customer landscapes consist of several SAP systems each supporting a specific business

application or dedicated to development and testing purposes

The most common SAP applications are combined as SAP Business Suite which combines functions for

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) CRM (Customer Relationship Management) SCM (Supply Chain

Management) and BW (Business Warehouse) All of these modules ndash and much more - can be installed

as dedicated SAP business applications too Their common underlying technology stack is the SAP

NetWeaver layer SAP NetWeaver provides typical middleware functionality to SAP sites such as Web

Application Server Portal Service Bus reporting etc But the NetWeaver layer also provides abstraction

of the SAP business Suite towards hw OS and RDBMs This enables the SAP BS to run on top of almost

all server platforms

SAP Industry solutions and the ldquoAll-In-Onerdquo midmarket offering are based on the identical architecture

and contain a blend of above BS modules customized with industry specific data and transactions

All of the Business Suite components can be either implemented in 2-tier or 3-tier mode While 2-tier isthe most efficient way of implementing a SAP instance from a resource overhead and complexityperspective 3-tier implementations provide advantages in scalability availability and flexibility

Some backend applications can be extended with dedicated functional systems used to eithercomplement or to accelerate transactions Prominent examples are Adobe Document Server TREXBWA HANA These systems do not rely on the NetWeaver stack and thus execute on dedicated x86-based environments For scalability reasons these modules often follow a scale-out paradigm

The variety and count of backend and complementary systems is customer individual but in generaldemands for physical system consolidation by leveraging virtualization technologies

A further dimension of SAP landscape growth is SAPrsquos requirement of a strict isolation of Production annon-Production environments Latter mostly comprises of Sandbox- Development- Test- and QA-systems The SAP Transport System links these stages and allows critical changes in either OS orapplication being tested prior being promoted to business critical SAP instances




32 Intel processor based nodes SAP Performance

The latest SAP Certification Benchmark demonstrates clearly the advantages of the latest Intel

processorreg Xeonreg processor E5 family

ITE CoresGHz SAPS Certificate

IBM PureSystems x240 ndash 2 socket 1629 43520 2012016


The certification result is around 30 higher than the latest 2 socket Westmere EP SAP benchmark

result From that point of view the IBM PureSystems is an easy to migrate platform as it provides

enough headroom to migrate existing SAP business applications from older Intel processor based

infrastructure There would not be a need of re-designing but the chance to consolidate and as such

decreasing TCO of the entire SAP landscape

33 SAP Positioning for Intel processor based nodes

The following chart provides a positioning of the Intel processor based nodes inside the IBM System x

BladeCenter ecosystem It can be clearly seen that IBM PureSystems is significantly extending the

level of integration and manageability and this by reaching highest performance results

These are two typical criteriarsquos for positioning technology for SAP business applications

The chart below provides an overview of the IBM PureSystems compute nodes and their typical SAP

application scenarios




The Intel processor based nodes (Romley EP) are the right choice for memory and performance

demanding SAP Application Servers Apps Server consolidation virtualization smaller SAP

Database Servers or centralized systems

Especially for SAP Distributed Applications as well as SAP complementary applications the Intel

processor based nodes are the platform of choice

34 Supported SAP Solution Stacks

For the Intel processor-based nodes the same software stacks as with tower rack mount systems

are supported ie Microsoft Windows Suse and Redhat Linux

Same is true for the common databases DB2 for Linux and Windows and Oracle for AIX Restrictions

on release level may apply though All supported OSDBSAP version release combinations are

maintained in the Product Availability Matrix on the SAP Service Marketplace

Table 1 shows the supported OS and DB levels on Intel processor-based nodes at time of

announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6

Oracle 112 X(2008 only) X X

DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X

Sybase ASE 157 X (2008 only) X (SLES 11 only) X(RHEL 6 only)




On top of these OSDB combinations all SAP NetWeaver 7x releases and modules are supported as

technology and middleware stack

SAP NetWeaverreg Landscape Virtualization Management is also supported for IBM PureSystems and

extends the FSM with application monitoring and cloud enabling operations

35 Landscape planning

351 System Layout Concepts

Applications running on IBM PureSystems can take full advantage of the virtualization and partitioning

capabilities offered by the operating systems running on IBM PureSystems For POWER nodes the

identical virtualization and partitioning capabilities are available for AIX IBM i and Power Linux using

PowerVM For x86 nodes the VMware KVM and Hyper-V virtualization hypervisors are available This

enables a very flexible landscape implementation on IBM PureSystems

The SAP concept of separating production from development and test systems is applied by choosing

separate OS instances for those systems Depending on the sizing requirements this can occupy a

dedicated node or - in most cases ndash be a LPAR or VM in a shared resource pool which is partitioned to

contain multiple components of a SAP Business Suite landscape

In order to make best use of the physical resources and considering Intel processor based nodes we

recommend combining virtual machines for production with high priority (ie weighting factor) with non-

production VMrsquos with lower priority on a dedicated node This allows unexpected load peaks within a SAP

production system to be covered by additional CPU resources out of these less critical VMrsquos Also it is a

good idea to collocate SAP instances with recurring load peaks within a single node Eg SAP systems

serving users in different time-zones fall into this category

SAP applications are rather memory consuming with a large workload dependent variation The available

memory on a Intel processor based node will be sufficient for many SAP workloads in particular for the

very common SAP ERP component which are mostly ABAP based and such that do not make use of a

JAVA stack

The memory configuration for an Intel processor based node is especially important since the Intel

Nehalem CPU introduction Wrong memory configuration can have significant performance impact of the

hosted SAP environments especially when running virtualized A detailed overview how to build a

performing memory configuration on an Intel processor based server for SAP can be found in the ISICC

Sizing GuideLines

There are also sizing recommendations available for planning SAP landscapes based on SAP supported

virtualization technologies for x86 systems

For customers who need scalability beyond a single node or prefer SAP 3-tier implementations or scale-out DB-Servers the IBM PureSystems chassis and its inherent network topology provides an idealphysical consolidation platform with a single point of control for infrastructure management

IBM PureSystems scalability continues in the way that multiple (up to 4) chassis can be clustered and stillmanaged as a single IT entity However when it comes to application scalability across nodes classicalparameters like networking latency need to be considered too




352 Integration of complementary SAP components

Certain SAP components are not available on all SAP supported operating systems and databases If

such components are required to support customersrsquo business processes they need to be installed

on top of a supported OS which is not necessarily the same location where the SAP core

applications are stored With IBM PureFlex System supporting both x86 and POWER processor-

based operating systems those complementary components can be tightly integrated into the

landscape The required hardware resources can be hosted within one IBM PureFlex System

chassis Besides the compact server footprint in the datacenter the internal network eliminates the

need for network cables and switches to connect the systems The IBM PureFlex System

management provided by CMM and FSM reduces the complexity of managing possible

heterogeneous environment

This allows the creation of a complete SAP landscape within a single box ndash running either in a

complete homogenous environment or heterogeneous with some SAP Business Suite components

running on POWER nodes

3521 The IBM Systems Solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA

SAP HANA is the strategic in-memory database by SAP AG to accelerate in particular business

analytics but also transactional business In order to achieve magnitudes of acceleration SAP HANA

exploits specific design features of the Intel EX processor architecture with optimized low-level

coding Consequently SAP HANA is exclusively supported on certified hardware using this processor

type ndash for example IBM System x3950 X5

The IBM SAP HANA offering is a standardized portfolio of System x hardware and internal (SSD

SAS) storage for data persistency plus software components and surrounding services

Exclusively Linux namely SLES 11 is supported as operating system

As of today such an appliance cannot be deployed on any compute node within the PureFlex

chassis However certified x3950 X5 based HANA appliances also including storage and system

software components may be installed in the same PureFlex rack Connection to both x86 and

POWER based internal compute nodes running standard SAP applications or complementary SAP

HANA instances is done via Ethernet through a TOR switch

A big advantage of re-using external technology is that well established and beneficial concepts can

be 11 applied for PureFlex focused landscapes too As an excelling example IBM GPFS (General

Parallel File System) not only enables the IBM SAP HANA solution to grow beyond the capacity of a

single system into a scale-out solution but also adds high availability and disaster recovery features

to the IBM HANA appliance

The scope of the Flex System Manager has now been extended to allow the integrated management

of PureFlex internal components and IBM x3950 X5 based SAP HANA building blocks

It provides administrative functions like

Manual discovery inventory

Release Management (FW and SW installation and update)

Power Control




Remote Access

System Configuration

System Health and Status

Service and Support

for workload optimized x3950 X5 SAP HANA appliances

The screenshot above shows external x3950 X5 nodes appearing on the FlexSystem Manager panel

and the applicable activities to be performed

The IBM PureFlex System portfolio offers the administrative integration of the HANA building blocks

(T-shirt sizes) listed in the below tables

They meet the SAP defined HANA sizing grid and do not need to be purchased together with a

PureFlex System This allows the integration of existing HANA systems with a newly deployed

PureFlex System at customer site




Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5

(7143-HAx)2x Intel Xeon

E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5

(7143-HBx)4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)

8x Intel XeonE7-8870

1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB

This above HANA configuration list will change pretty frequently as new models and HANA

configurations will become supported Therefore always check the SAP list of supported models in

the SAP HANA PAM (requires authorization) or consult an IBM Techline representative

The below picture demonstrates the architecture of SAP Business Suite on PureFlex and SAP HANA

on System x3950 X5 Workload Optimized Solution for SAP HANA




SAP technology and management components as well as common operational functions like the TivoliStorage Manager for BackupRestore of ERP and HANA may be deployed on PureFlex compute nodesand act on both environments

In case of IBM SAP HANA scale-out configurations the Integrated Management Module of x3950 X5servers and the SAP HANA appliance related network interfaces (like SAP client access HANA StudioERP backup and restore HWSW-Admin) will be connected to the PureFlex Device Management andClient Data network via Ethernet through TOR switches Such a scale-out configuration is deployed withseparate racks The SAP HANA Appliances with PureFlex network topology of such a landscape isshown in the below picture

Depended on the amount of external network connections single node IBM SAP HANA appliances maybe connected via available ports on integrated switches of the PureFlex chassis The single node SAPHANA appliance could be deployed in the same rack with IBM PureFlex System

3522 FlexSystem Native Node Support for SAP Business WarehouseAccelerator

The SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator (BWA) was the initial approach to accelerate OLAP workloadwith a dedicated appliance attached to a SAP Business Warehouse system SAP BWA follows a ldquoplug amp




playrdquo design easier to implement than SAP HANA and has a longer history Hence SAP BWA still has abroad installed base among SAP BI customers

SAP BWA has not been this highly optimized for the Intel EX-CPU type This fact allows deploying SAPBWA appliances on XEON-based FlexSystem nodes running a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2operating system

The ldquoIBM Flex System Solution for SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse Acceleratorrdquo extends theestablished IBM BladeCenter offerings for SAP BWA with scalable FlexSystem configurations comprisingof x240 compute nodes inside the Flex-chassis and externally attached IBM Storage Systems DS3500This combination meets the SAP BWA appliance criteria while providing an excellent priceperformanceratio The FlexSystem building blocks for IBM SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator Appliances can befound in the below table

As with the SAP BWA appliances based on IBM BladeCenter the IBM GPFS filesystem improves overallIO performance data scalability and resiliency The building blocks have been pre-tested and optimizedto deliver easy integration and quick implementation Order and shipment processes of the pre-builtsystems are identical to those of the traditional IBM BWA platforms

Since SAP BWA is an encapsulated appliance it cannot exploit all functionality provided by FSM for fulltopology management Passive ndash in the sense of monitoring - functions like inventory system healthhardware service and support are applicable Dedicated BWA-FlexSystem chassis can be attached toPureFlex systems hosting a SAP BI solution and monitored from there Performing active administrativefunctions which may have an impact on the BWA configuration are not allowed however




353 SAP supported virtualization technologies for Intel processorbased nodes

3531 VMware vSphere5

With vSphere5 there is only the ESXi edition of the hypervisor available ESXi Server is the product nameof a thin virtualization layer that runs directly on x86 hardware without any operating system beinginvolved ESXi Server provides the environment for multiple virtual machines to run on a single x86server Its main task is to create the illusion for each virtual machine that it runs on its own set ofhardware and maps those virtual hardware interactions to the physical hardware

VMware vCenter is the key management component It groups several ESXi servers together into a poolcalled a cluster vCenter provides a single management interface to all participating ESXi servers andrepresents a uniform view of its resources It is also instrumental in providing Virtual InfrastructureServices such as VMotion and high availability (failover protection)

VMware ESXi Hypervisor Facts

Host

bull 64-bit VMkernel

bull 2 TB host memory

bull 160 logical CPUs

bull 512 virtual machines per host

Virtual Machines

bull 32-Way Virtual SMP (combination of sockets cores)

bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V

Microsofts Hyper-V R2 Hypervisor is available as a component of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 aswell as a stand-alone product named Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V poses an interestingvalue proposition to Microsoft customers in that it is included with the cost of the Standard Enterpriseand Datacenter offerings of Windows Server 2008 R2 As many companies are already familiar with orstandardize on VMwares Infrastructure 3 or vSphere offerings to complete their own virtualizationoffering Microsoft leverages their System Center technologies to enhance the management andfunctionality of their Hyper-V platforms Since its initial release in 2008 Hyper-V has been both a stableand solid performing hypervisor The two biggest concerns with Hyper-V have been addressed in the R2release It fully supports failover clustering and it now includes live migration the ability to move a virtualmachine from one physical host to another without service interruption

The Hyper-V role lowers the entry barrier to virtualization by using existing Windows Server 2008architecture that is familiar to system administrators

The Child Partition Guest Operating Systems are enlightened (Microsofts term for Paravirtualizedkernels)

Microsoft Hyper-V is a Type 1 Hypervisor and is therefore an excellent candidate for any of IBMs x86-based hardware offerings Hyper-V is capable of leveraging the entire physical address space of theWindows Server 2008 R2 kernel which is presently 1TB with Enterprise or Datacenter Editions

Hyper-V facts

Guest Systems for SAP

Windows Server 2003 x64 (VMs configured as 1-way only)

Windows Server 2008 x64 (VM configured as 1 2 or 4-way SMP)




Memory 64 GB per guest

Desktop Version of OSs are not relevant for SAP

3533 KVM

Rather than executing a proprietary hypervisor on bare-metal the KVM approach leverages open-sourceLinux (including SUSE amp RHEL) as the base operating system and provides a kernel-integrated module(named KVM) that provides hardware virtualization KVM is a virtualization technology built into Linux thatlets the kernel itself act as a hypervisor KVM executes VMs closer to Kernel in a KVM Guest Modeavoiding User Mode context switching like traditional non-kernel integrated Type 2 Hypervisor

KVM provides full hardware virtualization by using a modified version of the open source QEMU hardwareemulator package This implies that guest operating systems have no requirement for OS para-virtualization Linux KVM uses VirtIO as a framework for the implementation of IO para-virtualizationwhich utilizes user mode VirtIO drivers inherent in KernelQEMU for enhanced performance

The ability to use the existing Linux code base as host OS combined with the bare-metal performancecharacteristics achieved through guest mode has made Linux KVM an increasingly popular hypervisoralternative KVM architecture leverages the power of Linux and was built on trusted stable enterpriseclass platform

KVM features

bull Support 160 cores 2 TB RAM on host and 64 vCPU 512 GB RAM on guests

KVM is now available as a standard module in current Linux distributions including Red Hat EnterpriseLinux and SUSE Enterprise Linux Red Hat is the furthest along in enterprise deployment capabilitiesoffering full support in RHEL 54 KVM is also available in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11




354 Typical SAP Landscapes


such components are required to support customersrsquo business processes they need to be installed on

top of a supported OS which is not necessarily the same where the SAP core applications reside With

IBM PureSystems supporting both Intel based and POWER based operating systems those

complementary components can be tightly integrated into the landscape The required hardware

resources can be hosted within one IBM PureSystems chassis Besides the compact server footprint in

the datacenter the internal network eliminates the need for network cables and switches to connect the

systems The IBM PureSystems system management provided by CMM and FSM reduces the complexity

of managing the heterogeneous environment

3541 SAP core landscapeScenario 1 shows an typical SAP core landscape in a homogenous Intel only based environment

SAP core applications like ERP and CRM are running with Production Development and Test instanceon one physical node Same for SAP BW An additional node is dedicated for SAP SCM and hosts SAPSolution Manager

Complementary SAP applications like CRM frontend and Adobe Document Systems are implemented onthe 4

thnode ndash all running on virtual machines under MS Windows

Maximum total SAP capacity for one node would be 43520 SAPS providing enough headroom forsharing a node with 6 virtual machines (ERP ProdTSTDEV CRM ProdTSTDEV)

All data like OS SAP data base files are stored on the Flex System V7000 storage system




3542 SAP HA scenarioScenario 2 is an example how a SAP HA scenario with 3-tier setup could be implemented

SAP supported HA solutions like Microsoft Failover Cluster increases resiliency of mission criticalcomponents of SAP landscapes

Critical SAP components are placed inside the cluster SAP DB instance is active on the first clustermember and in standby on the second cluster member The SCS is implemented vice versa In case offailure each cluster member can take over the critical component and keep the entire application runningThe application server tier represented by the Dialog instanced are located outside the cluster and madehigh available by using multiple instances on dedicated nodes

SAP 3-tier landscape using chassis internal high speed network with built-in HA features to bring HAfunctionality on chassis level as well Critical IBM PureSystems components like FSM or CMM can beconfigured redundant

Very large SAP DB-Server can be mapped to a multi-node DB scenario like DB2 PureScale or OracleRAC with advantages that no clustering would be required and multiple DB-nodes would be available forscalability and hot-standby

The Flex System V7000 consists of two raid controllers (node pairs) always enabling high availabilityaccess to the storage system by default




3543 Heterogeneous SAP landscapeThe third scenario demonstrates a heterogeneous environment with SAP DB Tier on Power ITE andApplication Tier on x86 SUSE Linux This is a ttodayrsquos SAP Business solutions scenario what is oftenrequired by customers with a larger DB tier

A very large SAP DB Tier can in an IBM PureSystems chassis easily implemented on a Power nodeproviding all the benefits of SAP on Power AIX and running against the SAP Application Tier onx86This gives customers the flexibility by choice of OS and virtualization technology and helps to keepthe entire landscape affordable through industry standard technology

These are just examples of SAP Deployment Scenarios ndash IBM PureSystems provides the Flexibility of

many other scenarios according to customers business needs




3544 SAP Business Suite core applications deployed on PureFlex nodesplus SAP HANA Appliances(IBM Systems Solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA)

This setup makes use of the externalized IBM

PureFlex System heterogeneous capabilities in

shape of the IBM Systems Solution for SAP

Business Suite and SAP HANA

Several core SAP applications are deployed on

internal x86 (or Power) nodes and are

complemented by an external SAP HANA

environment which is being built of an x3950 X5

based standard IBM appliance offering

This enables customers running SAP HANA

always to benefit from newest certified System x

HANA appliances and operational improvements

in that space while creating administrative

synergies between the SAP HANA and traditional

SAP Business Suite infrastructure

Starting from physical integration today the

FlexSystem Manager will provide integrated

administrative capabilities

The IBM PureFlex system offers an integrated

infrastructure for all SAP components SAP

applications on PureFlex System compute nodes

may access SAP HANA DB on IBM x3950 X5

servers as well as traditional data bases (eg IBM

DB2) running on PureFlex System




355 SAP Standard Configurations on IBM PureSystems Intelprocessor based nodes

The ISICC has developed Standard Configurations for SAP Business Suite and SAP NetWeaver

running on IBM PureSystems Intel processor based nodes

The below picture give an overview what has been configured

The configurations are available on Techdocs

httpw3ibmcomsupporttechdocsatsmastrnsfWebIndexWP102091

httpwww-03ibmcompartnerworldpartnerinfosrcatsmastrnsfWebIndexWP102091




4 SAP specific Offerings for IBM PureSystems

41 LAB Services IBM Support

Since capacity and capability of a larger IBM PureSystems installation are comparable to large scaleUNIX or mainframe installs IBM provides hardware and software support beyond the standards ofcommodity blade systemsIncluding three Global Centers of Competence IBM Maintenance and Technical Support Services (IBMMTS) provide integrated support on the FSM based environments when there is not a clearunderstanding of whether there is a Hardware or Software issue All of which can be backed up with thelatest version of IBM Electronic Service Agent which has been enhanced for IBM PureSystems and whichproactively monitors and reports hardware events back to IBM support Even if a client has acomprehensive in-house support organization this can selectively be enhanced through the addition ofspecific services within the portfolio to cover critical areas of weakness or exposureFor complex IBM PureSystems environments and where mission critical applications are deployed ndashwhich applies to SAP production systems ndash Premium Services are available and cover

bull Enhanced Technical Support Custom Technical Supportbull Microcode Support Managed Technical Supportbull Committed FIX servicesbull Availability Management Hard Disk Retention

Please note that in case of typical SAP problems the first point of contact would still be SAPrsquos supportorganization




5 IBM PureSystems IBM Software Integration

51 DB2 optimized for SAP software

SAP applications generate a vast amount of data in day-to-day operations so no infrastructurecomponent is more important than the database IBM has pioneered the development of datamanagement technologies that reduce the total cost of SAP ownership improve performance and ensurethe application and database work as a more cohesive units such is IBM DB2 9 optimized for SAPsoftware The DB2 optimized for SAP roadmap Figure below looks out through four releases into thefuture so both companies can introduce new capabilities in a planned way with smooth migrations fromone version to the next

For SAP and IBM customers it means real tangible value in terms of performance attractive license andmaintenance fees easy usability and innovative technology hat result in real savings

IBM DB2 provides real value by improving the SAP system response time by up to 40 protectingexisting hardware investment (SAP IT case study GK12-4329-00 (1207))

IBM DB2 compression provides real value by reducing your SAP data storage needs by up to 70dramatically saving on energy costs administration and hardware investment (SAP IT case study GK12-

4329-00 (1207)) IBM DB2 provides real value with DB2 for SAP automatic features that allows you to spend 30 less

time administering your database freeing more time to manage your business (SAP IT case study GK12-

4329-00 (1207)) IBM DB2 provides clearly defined migration path from any other platform DB OS SAP release

combination to IBM IBM PureSystems and has a proven set of experts worldwide available

So IBM PureSystems and DB2 have a very close integration in SAP landscapes ndash this is documented bythe SAP IBM PureSystems benchmark results which have been successfully performed on DB2

52 DB2 pureScale on IBM PureSystems

DB2 pureScale is a new clustering technology for DB2 for Linux UNIX and Windows that providescontinuous availability and transparent application scaling for OLTP workloads SAP and IBM have beenclosely cooperating to provide the benefits of this new exciting technology for SAP installations




One key result of DB2 pureScale was the leadership results on the SAP Transaction Banking (TRBK)standard application benchmark with DB2 pureScale and System x IBM announced the first clustereddatabase result published for the SAPregTransaction Banking (TRBK) standard application benchmarkIBM System x and DB2 pureScale process more than 56 million account transactions per hour and morethan 22 million balanced accounts per hour utilizing a 90 million account database at the same timesupporting demanding banking industry system availability requirements This result sets a new record forthe highest number of account transactions processed per hour in a certified SAP TRBK standardapplication benchmark The benchmark was certified by SAP and published on September 11 2011

IBM PureSystems with itrsquos scale out design is as such the perfect technology for SAP on pureScalelandscapes

53 IBM PureSystems with Lotus Domino for SAP

IBM Lotus Domino is a proven platform for hosting social business applications at a low total cost of

ownership

Reliable scalable and security-rich social business application platform that helps accelerate business

operations improve decision making and enhance productivity

It can be connected to SAP Systems in various ways to provide both Notes web-based and mobile

applications using open standards such as Web services Java Technology or the Lotus Connector for

SAP Solutions The latter can be used within Notes Applications through Lotus Script as well as in DECS

(Domino Enterprise Connection Services) or LEI (Lotus Enterprise Integrator)

IBM PureSystems provides the technology platform to integrate SAP systems and Lotus Domino as a

social business application in one physical box

Information on the Connector can be found here

httpwww-01ibmcomsoftwarelotusproductsconnectorsap




54 IBM PureSystems with Websphere Portal for SAP

IBM WebSpherereg Portal provides a single access point to web content and applications while

delivering differentiated personalized experiences for each user

WebSphere Portal supports workflows content management simplified usability and administration

open standards security and scalability These capabilities provide an exceptional web experience

to help you become a social business

Websphere Potal provides various means to integrate with SAP Solutions either via pre-packaged

solutions on the portal catalogue or through the Web Experience Factory that has various builders

that provide Rapid Application Development capabilities for the portal

Websphere Portal can easily place on IBM PureSystems to form an integration of business

application and user interface in one physical box

Information on the Websphere Portal and the Exceptional WebExperience can be found here

httpwww-01ibmcomsoftwarewebsphereportal

55 IBM PureSystems with Rational Performance Tester for SAP

IBM Rational Performance Tester enables organizations to test the scalability and performance ofbusiness processes before they go live Rational Performance Tester combines an easy-to-use testrecorder with advanced scheduling real-time reporting automated data variation and a highly scalableexecution engine to help ensure that your SAP applications are prepared to handle large user loads

It helps organizations to maximize the performance and scalability of business-critical enterprise softwarethrough rigorous load testing before they are deployed into a productive environment It allows you tocreate execute and analyze performance tests to validate the scalability and reliability of your SAPlandscape

Key features of IBM Rational Performance Tester

Identify the presence and cause of system performance bottlenecks

Create code free tests quickly without programming knowledge

Provides a rich tree-based test editor that delivers both high-level and detailed views of tests

Automates test data variation and enables insertion of custom Java code for flexible testcustomization

Automates identification and management of dynamic server responses




Offers flexible modelling and emulation of diverse user populations

Enables Windows Linux and mainframe technology-based test execution

Reports in real time to enable immediate recognition of performance problems and renders anHTML browser-like view of Web pages in the test

Collects and integrates server resource data with real-time application performance data

Available with Windows and Linux software-based user interface

Minimizes the memory and processor footprint enabling large multi user tests with limited hardwareresources

Supports load testing against a broad range of applications such as HTTP SAP Siebel SIP TCPSocket and Citrix

IBM Rational Performance Tester helps organizations to better support the implementation of high-performing business processes and can execute upgrade or modify existing processes on time andwithin budget With IBM PureSystems based performance testing of SAP business application cansimple be integrated into the SAP technology infrastructure

56 IBM PureSystems with Tivoli Storage Manager for SAP

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager is a suite of products that delivers a broad range of storage managementcapabilities These capabilities include backup archive recovery space management database andapplication protection enterprise resource planning (SAP) bare machine recovery and disaster recoveryplanning Tivoli Storage Manager also includes capabilities that can help protect the customers mission-critical data that require 24 x 7 availability as well as options for high-efficiency backup of key businessapplications with virtually no backup-related performance impact

Tivolireg Storage Manager for Enterprise Resource Planning protects customerrsquos vital SAP system dataand can improve the availability of your SAP database servers and reduce your administration workloadwith automated data protection designed for SAP environments

IBM Tivolireg Storage FlashCopyreg Manager software provides fast application-aware backups andrestores leveraging advanced snapshot technologies in IBM storage systems with minimal performanceimpact for SAP IBM DB2 Oracle and others

Integrated in one physical IBM PureSystems box Tivoli Storage Manager completes an typical SAPecosystem

More on httpwww-01ibmcomsoftwaretivoliproductsstorage-mgrproductlineindexhtml




57 Integrated SAP IT landscape ndash in one physical box

The picture below provides a very good example of hosting and management scenario of a completeSAP IT landscape

SAP Production of ERP CRM and BW is hosted on Power nodes installed in separate PowerVM LPARrsquosas well as Development and Test instances SAP Solution Manager would be hosted on the Developmentand Test Power node as well

SAP complementary applications which often require an x86 infrastructures such as SAP BusinessObjects solutions or Adobe Document Services would be implemented on a separate Intel processorbased node

For an integrated IT scenario what would host the entire IT infrastructure especially for mid-marketcustomers Lotus Domino as the companies e-mail system Websphere Portal as the user interface for allof the customerrsquos business applications including SAP could be installed on separate IBM PureSystemsnodes With Tivoli Storage Manager the complete application for Data Management could place in thelsquoone boxrsquo scenario

With all the above applications implemented IBM PureSystems would provide enough headroom forimplementing additional IT components according to the customersrsquo business needs

Eg in case of a need for project based SAP performance testing one node could be dedicated forRational Performance Tester




6 ResourcesThese websites provide useful references to supplement the information contained in this paper

IBM Systems on PartnerWorld

httpwwwibmcompartnerworldsystems

IBM Redbooks

httpwwwibmcomredbooks

IBM cloud computing

httpwwwibmcomsolutionssapusenlandingcloud_solutionshtml

IBM Cloud Solutions for SAP clients

httpwwwibmcomcloud-computingusen

IBM internal SSI-URL with a collection of SAP related PureSystem materials

httpsw3-

03ssoibmcomsalessupportShowDocwssdocid=SGDN258263T70735C63ampnode=brandsB6000|brandsBI

500|clientsetIA|alliancesT5000|alliancesT5150|channelDR|channelF2F|solutionQ00|solution210ampappname

=CC_SSIGD

select the ldquoCollateralrdquo Tab in ldquoMain Contentrdquo section

Related SAP on PureFlex paper with Power AIX focus ldquoReference architecture for IBM

POWER and IBM AIX based core SAP systems on IBM PureFlex System featuring IBM

Systems Solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA and IBM entry cloud

configuration for SAP solutionsrdquo


httpwwwibmcomsupporttechdocsatsmastrnsfWebIndexWP102088

Virtualization for SAP on IBM PureSystems with Microsoft Hyper-V


SAP HANA

httpsw3-connectionsibmcomwikishomelang=en-

uswikiWaef4c0eb0f35_427f_a25e_670e392682b1pageSAP20HANA

or

httpwwwibmcomsolutionssaphana

IBM Workload Optimized Solution for SAP HANA ndash Quick Start Guide

provides technical overview HW models network requirements for IBM Systems

Solution for SAP HANA appliance

httpdownloadboulderibmcomibmdlpubsystemssupportsystem_x_pdf46w8274pdf

FlexSystem with SAP BWA Presentations (click to open link)

Seller

Customer

General IBM Sales Kit ldquoSAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse Accelerator (BWA)rdquo

Implementation Guide for BWA on IBM Flex System x240

SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark




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References in this document to IBM products or services do not imply that IBM intends to make themavailable in every country

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Table of Content

1 Executive Overview 5

2 Introduction 6

21 IBM PureSystems Platform Overview6

211 Integrated Platform Concept6

212 Intel processor based node Details 9

2121 Two socket IBM Flex System x220x240 Compute Node 9

2122 Four socket IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node 10

213 IBM Flex System Storage Expansion Node 10

214 System Connectivity 11

215 Reliability Availability and Serviceability Features12

3 SAP Reference Landscape on IBM PureSystems13

31 Introduction to SAP Landscape Topology 13

32 Intel processor based nodes SAP Performance14

33 SAP Positioning for Intel processor based nodes14

34 Supported SAP Solution Stacks 15

35 Landscape planning 16

351 System Layout Concepts16

352 Integration of complementary SAP components 17

3521 The IBM Systems Solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA 17

3522 FlexSystem Native Node Support for SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator 20

353 SAP supported virtualization technologies for Intel processor based nodes 22

3531 VMware vSphere5 22

3532 Hyper-V22

3533 KVM23

354 Typical SAP Landscapes24

3541 SAP core landscape 24

3542 SAP HA scenario25

3543 Heterogeneous SAP landscape 26

3544 SAP Business Suite core applications deployed on PureFlex nodes plus SAP HANAAppliances (IBM Systems Solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA) 27

355 SAP Standard Configurations on IBM PureSystems Intel processor based nodes 28

4 SAP specific Offerings for IBM PureSystems 29

41 LAB Services IBM Support 29

5 IBM PureSystems IBM Software Integration30

51 DB2 optimized for SAP software30

52 DB2 pureScale on IBM PureSystems30

53 IBM PureSystems with Lotus Domino for SAP 31

54 IBM PureSystems with Websphere Portal for SAP 32





6 Resources 35
















Disclaimer


























2 Introduction







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diagnostics






















Provisioning)











Flex System Manager





Storage Node











Highlights























o Features



o Thin provisioning


space actually used


























Features





- 4 memory channels








Management







Features x440





























20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb


Mezzanine Cards















hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark


























6 Resources 35
















Disclaimer


























2 Introduction







It features











diagnostics






















Provisioning)











Flex System Manager





Storage Node











Highlights























o Features



o Thin provisioning


space actually used


























Features





- 4 memory channels








Management







Features x440





























20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb


Mezzanine Cards















hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark
























copy Copyright 2013 IBM Corporation All rights reserved of 36












Disclaimer


























2 Introduction







It features











diagnostics






















Provisioning)











Flex System Manager





Storage Node











Highlights























o Features



o Thin provisioning


space actually used


























Features





- 4 memory channels








Management







Features x440





























20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb


Mezzanine Cards















hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark













































2 Introduction







It features











diagnostics






















Provisioning)











Flex System Manager





Storage Node











Highlights























o Features



o Thin provisioning


space actually used


























Features





- 4 memory channels








Management







Features x440





























20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb


Mezzanine Cards















hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark






































Provisioning)











Flex System Manager





Storage Node











Highlights























o Features



o Thin provisioning


space actually used


























Features





- 4 memory channels








Management







Features x440





























20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb


Mezzanine Cards















hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark








































o Features



o Thin provisioning


space actually used


























Features





- 4 memory channels








Management







Features x440





























20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb


Mezzanine Cards















hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark





























Features





- 4 memory channels








Management







Features x440





























20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb


Mezzanine Cards















hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark


























Features x440





























20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb


Mezzanine Cards















hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark

































20-port 8Gb FC

24-port BNT 1Gb


Mezzanine Cards















hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark
































hot plug nodes































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark















































































announcement

X = supported

WINDOWS SRV

2008 (R2)X64

2012

SLES 1011 RHEL 5 6


DB2 LUW 101 X X X

Microsoft SQL

2008 2012

X - -

MaxDB 78 X X X





























JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark

















































JAVA stack





Sizing GuideLines














































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark































































Power Control




Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark

























Remote Access



Service and Support












Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark

























Buildingblock

Server(MTM)

CPUs Main memory

S+X3950 X5


E7-8870256 GB DDR3

MX3950 X5


E7-8870512 GB DDR3

L

X3950 X5(7143HBx)

+X3950 X5(7143HCx)


1024 GB DDR3

XM

x3950 X5

7143-HDx

4x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

1TB

32x 32GB

XL

x3950 X5

7143-HDx +

7143-Hex

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

2TB

64x 32GB

XXL

x3950 X5

7143-HBx +

7143-HCx

8x Intel Xeon

E7-8870

4TB

128x 32GB






























Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark














































Host





Virtual Machines


bull 1011 GB RAM

3532 Hyper-V





Hyper-V facts









3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark



























3533 KVM




KVM features











































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark






























































































































ownership





































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark
















































































IBM Redbooks


IBM cloud computing





httpsw3-



=CC_SSIGD










SAP HANA



or







Seller

Customer



SAP Benchmarks

wwwsapcombenchmark




















