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 | RHEL 8.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANA 1.0 SPS10 | Y | Y | X | 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 | 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 | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | X | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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+ | X |
| 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+ | Y Rev 55+ |
| HANA 2.0 SPS06 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Y | Y | Y |
Support Matrix for IBM Power8 (as of SAP Note 2235581)
RHEL release / | 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+ |
| HANA 2.0 SPS06 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Support Matrix for IBM Power 9 and Power 10 (as of SAP Note 2235581)
| RHEL release / HANA SPS | RHEL 8.0 | RHEL 8.1 | RHEL 8.2 | RHEL 8.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Power 9 (only) | IBM Power 9 (only) | IBM Power 9 (only) | IBM Power 9 | |
| HANA 2.0 SPS04 | Y Rev 45+ | Y Rev 45+ | Y Rev 48.02+ | X |
| HANA 2.0 SPS05 | X | Y | Y Rev 52+ | Y 1 Rev 55+ |
| HANA 2.0 SPS06 | X | Y | Y | Y 1 |
1) Supported Linux distributions for IBM Power10 processor-based servers: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, any subsequent RHEL 8.x releases. Recommendation is to use SAP HANA 2.0 SPS05 at Revision level 57 or later (see SAP Note 2188482).
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 SAP 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 | RHV 4.4 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPHANA 1.0 SPS 12 | Y | Y | X | X | X |
| SAP HANA 2.0 | Y | Y | Y HANA 2.0 SPS 03+ | Y HANA 2.0 SPS 03+ | Y HANA 2.0 SPS 05+ |
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
3) SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 05 (or later releases) for single- and multi-VM, and Live Migration of up to 6TB large VMs. See SAP Note 3108658 for specific information and constraints
Documentation and Knowledge Base
General Documentation
Related SAP Notes
- SAP Note 1788665 - SAP HANA Support for virtualised / 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 1 | OCP 4.2 | OCP 4.4 | OCP 4.6 | OCP 4.8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDH 1.3 | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 1.4 | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.3 | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.4 | X | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.5 | X | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.6 | X | X | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X |
| SDH 2.7 | X | X | X | Y | Y | Y | X | X | X |
| SDI 3.0 | X | X | X | X | X | Y | Y | X | X |
| SDI 3.1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | Y | Y | X |
| SDI 3.2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Y | Y |
Legend: SAP Data Hub (SDH); SAP Data Intelligence (SDI); OpenShift Platform (OCP)
1) 3.1 on OpenShift 4.4 used to be supported by SAP only for the purpose of upgrade to OpenShift 4.6
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