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Documents regarding SAP Products with Alibaba Cloud
- MUST READ | For the "must read" Alibaba whitepapers regarding planning, implementation and deployment for SAP NetWeaver based software and DBMS with Alibaba Cloud, see SAP Solutions on Alibaba Cloud.
SAP Notes Related to Alibaba Cloud
| Information | Where to find |
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| SAP Key Note for Public Cloud Environments | |
| Windows in Public Cloud Environments | |
| Linux in Public Cloud Environments |
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| SAP Notes Related to Alibaba Cloud |
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Supported SAP Applications
SAP supports all applications listed in SAP Note 2552731. For details on configuration requirements and supported versions, check the SAP Note.
| Supported SAP Applications (see SAP Note 2552731) |
|---|
| Applications running on WebAS ABAP and/or Java as part of SAP NetWeaver |
| SAP BusinessObjects BI platform (see SAP Note 2688086) |
| SAP Content Server |
| SAP liveCache |
| SAP Business One |
Supported Alibaba Cloud Instance Types
With Alibaba Cloud, SAP supports its applications on the instance types that are listed in SAP Note 2552731.
Supported Guest Operating Systems by SAP
The table below provides a short overview on supported guest operating systems. For detailed information on your SAP product, check SAP Note 2552731.
| SAP Application Guest OS | Applications based on SAP NetWeaver AS | SAP BI |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2003, 2008 | not supported | not supported |
| Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 | not supported | supported (*3) |
| Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 | supported | supported (*3) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | supported (*1) | not supported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) | supported (*2) | supported (*3) |
| Oracle Linux | not supported | not supported |
(*1) released as of RHEL 7.4 or higher
(*2) released as of SLES 12 SP2 or higher
(*3) for details, see SAP Note 2688086
Supported Databases
The table below provides a short overview on supported databases. For detailed information on your SAP product, check SAP Note 2552731.
| SAP Application Database | Applications based on SAP NetWeaver AS |
|---|---|
| SAP HANA | supported (*1) |
| IBM Db2 LUW | supported |
| MaxDB, Livecache | supported (*2) |
| Microsoft SQL Server | supported on Windows (*3) |
| Oracle Database | not supported |
| SAP ASE | supported (*4) |
(*1) for details, see Certified IaaS Platforms for SAP HANA
(*2) supported with SAP MaxDB version 7.9.09.06 (or higher), only SLES and Windows as guest OS
(*3) supported with MS SQL Server 2012 (or higher)
(*4) for supported versions, see SAP Note 2639788.
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