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SAP HANA production systems in TDI environments must meet the SAP KPIs for storage performance. These systems also demand HA and redundancy in storage and network components such as network cards, HBAs, network switches, and storage front-end (FE) components. HA and redundant systems protect SAP HANA database operations from component failure.
This section describes what to consider when you connect SAP HANA to PowerFlex File storage over Ethernet networks for SAP HANA connectivity using NAS/NFS.
To connect the SAP HANA hosts using NAS/NFS, you need:
The following figure shows a sample configuration and network overview for the PowerFlex File solution: