SAP HANA on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Support Matrix for Intel 64 (as of SAP Note 2235581)
For better readability of this Note - if not mentioned explicitly otherwise - "RHEL" is used as a synonym for "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA" (RHEL for SAP HANA) or "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions" (RHEL for SAP Solutions).
| OS/HANA SPS | RHEL 6.5 | RHEL 6.6 | RHEL 6.7 | RHEL 6.10 | RHEL 7.2 | RHEL 7.3 | RHEL 7.4 | RHEL 7.5 | RHEL 7.6 | RHEL 7.7 | RHEL 7.9 | RHEL 8.0 | RHEL 8.1 | RHEL 8.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANA 1.0 SPS10 | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HANA 1.0 SPS11 | Y | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HANA 1.0 SPS12 | X | X | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y Rev 122.14+ | Y Rev 122.19+ | Y Rev 122.23+ | Y Rev 122.30+ | Y Rev 122.33+ | X | X | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS01 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS02 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | Y Rev 21+ | Y Rev 23+ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS03 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y Rev 32+ | Y Rev 36+ | X | X | X | X | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS04 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | X | X | Y | X | Y | Y Rev 48+ | X | Y Rev 40+ | Y Rev 45+ | Y Rev 48.02+ |
| HANA 2.0 SPS05 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | X | X | X | X | Y | Y | Y Rev 54+ | X | Y | Y Rev 52+ |
Support Matrix for IBM Power8 (as of SAP Note 2235581)
| OS/HANA SPS | RHEL 7.3 | RHEL 7.4 | RHEL 7.5 | RHEL 7.6 | RHEL 7.7 | RHEL 7.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANA 2.0 SPS00 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS01 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS02 | Y Rev 21+ | Y Rev 23+ | X | X | X | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS03 | Y | Y | Y Rev 32+ | Y Rev 36+ | X | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS04 | X | Y | X | Y | Y Rev 48+ | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS05 | X | X | X | Y | Y | Y Rev 54+ |
Support Matrix for IBM Power9 (as of SAP Note 2235581)
| OS/HANA SPS | RHEL 8.0 | RHEL 8.1 | RHEL 8.2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANA 2.0 SPS04 | Y Rev 45+ | Y Rev 45+ | Y Rev 48.02+ | |
| HANA 2.0 SPS05 | X | Y | Y Rev 52+ |
Documentation and Knowledge Base
General Documentation
- RHEL for SAP HANA Certified configurations (Including On-Premise Appliances, Storage, and Public Cloud Providers)
- Lifecycle of RHEL for SAP Solutions (under section Update Services for SAP Solutions Add-on)
- SAP HANA Server Installation and Update Guide
- SAP HANA TDI - Storage Requirements
- What is "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Business Applications" Subscription?
- SAP on Red Hat | SCN : stay tuned and learn more about Red Hat solutions for SAP. We offer a broad range of solutions across RHEL, HA, Virtualization, Cloud, and Middleware, etc.
RHEL High Availability solutions for SAP HANA
- Configuration Guide for automated SAP HANA System Replication with Pacemaker on RHEL
- Data-sheet on Smart Management and High Availability
- Certified and Supported SAP HANA® Hardware Directory | Find Certified IaaS Platforms
- Certified HA-Interface Partners
Further documentation (SAP HANA Technical Operations Guide, SAP HANA Admin Guide,...) is available at: SAP HANA Platform (Core) – SAP Help Portal Page
Related SAP Notes
- SAP Note 2378962 - SAP HANA 2.0 Revision and Maintenance Strategy
- SAP Note 2235581 - SAP HANA: Supported Operating Systems
- SAP Note 2009879 - SAP HANA Guidelines for RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Operating System
- SAP Note 2526952 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions
- SAP Note 2338763 - Linux: Running SAP Applications compiled with GCC 5.x (HANA 2.0 on RHEL 7.2)
- SAP Note 2777782 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS Settings for RHEL 8
- SAP Note 2292690 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for RHEL 7
- SAP Note 2247020 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for RHEL 6.7
- SAP Note 2136965 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for RHEL 6.6
- SAP Note 2013638 - SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for RHEL 6.5
- SAP Note 2001528 - Linux: SAP HANA Database SPS 08 revision 80 (or higher) on RHEL 6 or SLES 11
- SAP Note 2228351 - Linux: SAP HANA Database SPS 11 revision 110 (or higher) on RHEL 6 or SLES 11
- SAP Note 1943937 - Hardware Configuration Check Tool - Central Note (contains the user guide for HWCCT)
Related Red Hat Support (kbase) Articles
- Overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions subscription
- What's Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA Subscription?
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA: system update and supportability
- RHEL 6.5 and higher: How to subscribe a RHEL 6 system to RHEL for SAP HANA child channel?
- RHEL 7.2 and higher: How to subscribe a RHEL 7 system to RHEL for SAP HANA child channel?
- How to subscribe RHEL 6 SAP HANA system to Extended Update Support (EUS) channel?
- How to subscribe RHEL 7 SAP HANA system to Extended Update Support (EUS) channel?
- Why can I not install or start SAP HANA after a system upgrade?
- tmpwatch removing lock files needed by SAP HANA
- Why SAP HANA SP08 fails to install despite my server is a certified appliance and I have a valid RHEL for SAP HANA subscription?
- SAP HANA Multi host install fails with the message "LIBSSH2_ERROR_KEY_EXCHANGE_FAILURE , unable to exchange encryption keys"
- Support Policies for RHEL High Availability Clusters - Management of SAP HANA in a Cluster
SAP HANA on Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
Support Matrix for Intel 64 (as of SAP Note 2599726)
| RHV/HANA SPS | RHV 4.0 1 | RHV 4.1 1 | RHV 4.2 2 | RHV 4.3 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPHANA 1.0 SPS 12 | Y | Y | X | X |
| SAP HANA 2.0 | Y | Y | Y HANA 2.0 SPS 03+ | Y HANA 2.0 SPS 03+ |
1) SAP HANA 1.0 SPS 11 (or later releases) for single-VM. See SAP Note 2852125 for specific information and constraints
2) SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 03 (or later releases) for single- and multi-VM, and Live Migration of up to 6TB large VMs. See SAP Note 2852117 for specific information and constraints
Documentation and Knowledge Base
Related SAP Notes
- SAP Note 1788665 - SAP HANA Support for virtualized / partitioned (multi-tenant) environments
- SAP Note 2599726 - SAP HANA on Red Hat Virtualization in Production
SAP Data Intelligence / SAP Data Hub on Red Hat OpenShift
Support Matrix for Intel 64 (as of SAP Note 2686169 and 2871970)
| OCP 3.7 | OCP 3.9 | OCP 3.10 | OCP 3.11 | OCP 4.1 C | OCP 4.2 | OCP 4.4 | OCP 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDH 1.3 | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 1.4 | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.3 | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.4 | X | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.5 | X | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.6 | X | X | X | Y | Y | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.7 | X | X | X | Y | Y | Y | X | X |
| SDI 3.0 | X | X | X | X | X | Y | Y | X |
| SDI 3.1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Y |
Legend: SAP Data Hub (SDH); SAP Data Intelligence (SDI); OpenShift Platform (OCP)
C Only cloud (e.g. AWS) has been validated so far.
Red Hat recommends to always choose the latest supported OCP and RHEL combination for the given SAP Data Intelligence / Data Hub release. For a list of supported RHEL releases, please consult the OCP documentation matching the chosen version of OCP.
Documentation and Knowledge Base
SAP Data Hub Installation Guides
- SAP Data Hub 1.X on OpenShift Container Platform 3
- SAP Data Hub 2 on OpenShift Container Platform 3
- SAP Data Hub 2 on OpenShift Container Platform 4
- SAP Data Intelligence 3 on OpenShift Container Platform 4
Further documentation can be found on kbase "Where I can find documentation for SAP products on RHEL and other Red Hat products? - SAP Vora and SAP Data Hub on OpenShift"
Related SAP Notes
- SAP Note 2464722 - Prerequisites for installing SAP Data Hub 1
- SAP Note 2686169 - Prerequisites for installing SAP Data Hub 2
- SAP Note 2871970 - Prerequisites for installing SAP Data Intelligence 3