The information on this page is valid for all SAP applications which agree with the General Support Statement for Virtual Environments ( see SAP Note 1492000 ). For any questions regarding the content of this document please send an e-mail to erieger@vmware.com .
SAP Notes Related to VMware and Specific Information
- For a list of SAP Notes that are related to the use of SAP applications on VMware products, see SAP Notes Related to VMware .
- For SAP HANA on VMware vSphere check out following page: SAP HANA on VMware vSphere.
- For SAP on VMware vSAN read the SAP on VMware Virtual SAN page.
- For SAP HANA on vSphere with Persistent Memory information: SAP HANA with Persistent Memory on VMware vSphere
Support Information
For a collection of recent support issues with VMware vSphere, check Known Support Issues.
Supported SAP Applications
With the General Support Statement for Virtual Environments, SAP supports all applications and components - except BWA and SAP ITS 6.20 - on a proven stack of VMware vSphere, operating system and database. Check SAP Note 1492000 for prerequisites and conditions of support.
Supported Guest Operating Systems by SAP
The table below provides a short overview on supported guest operating systems. For prerequisites and configuration details for support, check SAP Note 1409608 on Windows and SAP Note 2369910 on Linux.
For a detailed list of supported guest operating systems by VMware vSphere, please read the Guest OS Compatibility Guide.
| Hypervisor Guest OS* | VMware vSphere 5.x, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 and 7.0 |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2003, 2008 (R2), 2012 (R2), 2016, 2019 | supported |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions | supported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications | supported |
*For specific OS versions check out SAP Note 2235581 (SAP HANA), 1580509 (Windows Server Editions supported by SAP) and 2369910 (SAP Software on Linux)
SAP OS related WIKI Pages:
Supported Databases
The table below provides a short overview on supported databases. For detailed information on support of your database product, check the relevant SAP Notes listed below.
| Hypervisor Database | VMware vSphere 5.x, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 and 7.0 |
|---|---|
| IBM DB2 | supported (*1) |
| MaxDB, livecache | supported (*2) |
| Microsoft SQL Server | supported |
| Oracle Database | supported (*3) |
| SAP ASE | supported (*4) |
| SAP IQ | supported (*5) |
| SAP HANA | supported (*6) |
(*1) only for specified DB, VMware and guest OS versions listed in SAP Note 1130801 and https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/612045. DB2 pureScale is yet not supported with VMware ESXi 7.x but with ESXi 6.x.
(*2) see SAP Note 1142243
(*3) Oracle support was restricted until Sept. 2019. SAP Note 1173954 reflects the most current details.
(*4) released as of SAP ASE version 15.7; see SAP Note 1706801
(*5) released as of SAP IQ version 15.4, see VMware document SAP Sybase IQ on VMware vSphere
(*6) For support information on SAP HANA and SAP HANA-related applications with VMware vSphere, see SAP Note 2652670 and the page SAP HANA on VMware vSphere.
Frequently Asked Questions
For a list of frequently asked questions for the operation on SAP applications with VMware vSphere, check Frequently Asked Questions: VMware vSphere.
Getting Started and VMware Documents regarding SAP Products
- vSphere 6.5, 6.7 and 7.0 Skylake Best Practices (also applicable for Cascade Lake) running SAP HANA on VMware vSphere.
- VMware Best Practices Guide updated for vSphere 6: see Updated for vSphere 6 - SAP on VMware Best Practices guide
- SAP VMware Alliance webpage, see SAP Virtualization and VMware: Run SAP Virtual
- For the operation of SAP software with VMware, see VMware documents regarding SAP products
- For Customer Case Studies with SAP on VMware, see http://www.vmware.com/business-critical-apps/sap-virtualization/customer-success.html.
- For consulting services with VMware, see Assess, Create, and Adopt a Virtualization and Cloud Strategy
- Blog: VMware - Business Critical Applications - SAP
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