Operating systems for SAP NetWeaver HA

You can deploy your SAP workload on any of the following:

SLES for SAP and RHEL for SAP with HA and US systems are available in the Amazon Marketplace on an hourly or annual subscription model.

SLES for SAP

We strongly recommend using SLES for SAP instead of SLES for all of your SAP workloads. SLES for SAP has multiple benefits, including extended service pack overlap support (ESPOS), options for configuring and tuning packages for SAP applications, and high availability extensions (HAE). For more information, see SUSE SLES for SAP.

If you plan to use bring your own subscription (BYOS) images by SUSE, you will need a registration code. The code is required to register your instance with SUSE, and to access repositories for software updates.

RHEL for SAP with HA and US

RHEL for SAP with HA and US provides access to Red Hat Pacemaker cluster software for high availability, to extended update support, and to libraries that are required to configure the pacemaker cluster. For more information, see RHEL for SAP offerings on Amazon FAQ.

RHEL for SAP Solutions

If you use plan to use the bring your own subscription (BYOS) model with RHEL by using the Red Hat Cloud access program or another means, ensure that you have access to a RHEL for SAP solutions subscription. For more details, see the Overview of RHEL for SAP solutions subscription. The correct subscription is required to download the required packages for configuring the Pacemaker cluster.

SAP Notes

Ensure that you have read and implemented the SAP Notes relevant to your choice of OS: