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The SAP HANA hardware certification program has certified hardware on specific operating system versions. For the supported combinations, see the Certified and Supported SAP HANA Hardware Directory.
You will need one of the following enterprise Linux distribution products, in the version that is specified in the index page of the Certified and Supported SAP HANA Hardware Directory, to run SAP HANA:
Note: Dell strongly recommends using Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications because of their features and extended support cycles.
For information about SAP HANA support for the intended operating system version, see SAP Note 2235581 - SAP HANA: Supported Operating Systems (access requires SAP login credentials). This SAP note also provides the recommended settings for the operating system version. Ensure that you apply these settings to the installed operating systems.
For the latest information about supported operating system versions, see “Chapter 1.1. Operating Systems Versions” in the Dell Technical State Release Note.
SAP HANA TDI supports the following operating systems: SUSE, Red Hat, and VMware ESXi.
For the latest end-of-support dates for these operating systems, see the following web pages. Use the filters to make your search more specific.
Note: VMware is supported only for the S5408 series of servers.