SAP on Amazon Overview
Amazon has been working with SAP since 2011 to help customers deploy and migrate their SAP applications to Amazon, and SAP supports running the vast majority of available SAP applications on Amazon.
SAP Software and Licenses on Amazon
This section describes the options available for SAP software and licenses on Amazon.
Bring Your Own Software and License
The majority of SAP solutions that can be run on Amazon use a bring-your-own-software and bring-your-own-license (BYOL) model. Running SAP systems on Amazon doesn’t require special or new SAP licenses. If you’re an existing SAP customer, you can use your existing SAP licenses when running SAP on Amazon. You are responsible for obtaining a valid SAP license, and you must ensure that you are in compliance with the SAP licensing policies. Amazon does not provide or sell SAP licenses.
Amazon Marketplace
Amazon Marketplace
SAP Trial and Developer Licenses
The SAP Cloud Appliance Library
SAP Hardware Key Generation
SAP hardware key generation on EC2 instances uses a specific process that is dependent on the SAP kernel patch level. If a hardware key is generated before patching the SAP kernel to the proper level, and the kernel is updated at a later time, the hardware key may change, making the installed license invalid. For details on how the SAP hardware ID is generated on EC2 instances and the required SAP kernel patch levels see the following SAP notes (SAP One Support Launchpad access required):
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SAP Note 2327159
– SAP NetWeaver License Behavior in Virtual and CLoud Environments -
SAP Note 1178686
– Linux: Alternative method to generate a SAP hardware key -
SAP Note 2327159
– SAP NW License Behavior in Virtual and Cloud Environments -
SAP Note 1697114
– Determination of hardware ID in Amazon clouds -
SAP Note 2113263
– Additional public key for Amazon Hardware ID -
SAP Note 2823805
– Additional public keys for Amazon Hardware ID -
SAP Note 2319387
– Adjustment of the license check for Amazon China
SAP Support on Amazon
Amazon and SAP have worked together closely to ensure that you receive the same level of support via the same support channels, whether you’re running your SAP systems on Amazon or on premises.
SAP Solutions Supported on Amazon
The majority of SAP solutions that run on traditional on-premises infrastructure are
fully supported by SAP on Amazon. For the complete list of SAP solutions supported on
Amazon, see SAP Note
1656099
SAP Support on Amazon
To ensure full support of your SAP on Amazon environment from SAP and Amazon, you must
follow the guidelines and requirements in SAP Note 1656250
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Enable detailed monitoring for Amazon CloudWatch on each EC2 instance to ensure that the required Amazon metrics are provided in one-minute intervals. For additional information on Amazon CloudWatch, see https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch
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Install, configure, and run the Amazon Data Provider for SAP on each EC2 instance. The Amazon Data Provider collects the required performance and configuration data from a variety of sources, including the Amazon EC2 API, Amazon EC2 instance metadata, and Amazon CloudWatch, and shares it with SAP applications, to help monitor and improve the performance of business transations.
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Any Amazon Web Services account that you use for running SAP systems must have an Amazon support plan
for either Business Support or Enterprise Support.
Deploying SAP Systems on Amazon
The section describes different options available for provisioning Amazon infrastructure and installing SAP systems on Amazon.
Manual Deployment
The majority of SAP solutions supported on Amazon can be installed by manually provisioning the required Amazon infrastructure resources and then following the relevant SAP installation document on Amazon.
Automated Deployment
Amazon Launch Wizard for SAP is a service that guides you through the sizing, configuration, and deployment of SAP applications on Amazon. Amazon Launch Wizard reduces the time it takes to deploy SAP applications on Amazon. You input your application requirements, including SAP HANA settings, SAP landscape settings, and deployment details on the service console, and Launch Wizard identifies the appropriate Amazon resources to deploy and run your SAP application.
For more information, see How Amazon Launch Wizard for SAP works.
Prebuilt Images
Some SAP solutions are available on Amazon as a prebuilt system image that contains a preinstalled and preconfigured SAP system. A prebuilt SAP system image enables you to rapidly provision a new SAP system without spending the time and effort required by a traditional manual SAP installation.
Prebuilt SAP system images are available from the following sources:
| SAP solution | Deployment option(s) |
|---|---|
| SAP Business Suite (ERP, CRM, etc.) | Manual | SAP CAL |
| SAP NetWeaver | Manual |
| SAP S/4HANA | Manual | Amazon Launch Wizard for SAP | SAP
CAL |
| SAP BW/4HANA | Manual | SAP CAL |
| SAP HANA | Manual |
Amazon Launch Wizard for SAP | SAP CAL |
| SAP BusinessObjects BI | Manual |
| SAP Commerce (Hybris) | Manual | SAP CAL |
| SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA | Manual | SAP CAL |
| SAP Business One, version for Microsoft SQL Server | Manual |
Getting Assistance from APN Partners
There are Amazon Partner Networks (APN) partners who are experienced in deploying and operating SAP solutions, and can help you with your SAP workloads on Amazon. For additional information see the following section.
Partner Services for SAP on Amazon
The Amazon Partner Network (APN)
Types of Partner Services and Solutions for SAP on Amazon
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Cloud assessment services – Advisory services to help you develop an efficient and effective plan for your cloud adoption journey. Typical services include financial/TCO (total cost of ownership), technical, security and compliance, and licensing.
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Proof-of-concept services – Services to help you test SAP on Amazon; for example: SAP ERP/ECC migration to SAP HANA or SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Warehouse (BW) migration to SAP HANA or SAP BW/4HANA, SAP OS/DB migrations, new SAP solution implementation.
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Migration services – Services to migrate existing SAP environments or systems to Amazon; for example: all-on-Amazon SAP migrations (PRD/QAS/DEV), hybrid SAP migrations (QAS/DEV), single SAP system (e.g., SAP BW) migrations.
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Managed services – Managed services for SAP environments on Amazon, including: Amazon Web Services account and resource administration, OS administration/patching, backup and recovery, SAP Basis and SAP NetWeaver.
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Packaged solutions – Bundled software and service offerings from SAP Partners that combine SAP software, licenses, implementation, and managed services on Amazon, such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP BusinessObjects BI, and many others.
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ISV software solutions – Partner software solutions for the migration, integration, and operation of SAP solutions on Amazon; for example: system migration, high availability, backup and recovery, data replication, automatic scaling, disaster recovery.
How to Find Partner Solutions for SAP on Amazon
The Amazon SAP Partner Solutions provides a
centralized place to search, discover, and connect with trusted APN partners who offer
solutions and services to help your business achieve faster time to value and maximize the
benefits of running SAP solutions on Amazon. For more information, see Amazon SAP Competency
Partners