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The SAP HANA in-memory data platform can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud. Two models are available for on-premises deployment, as shown in the following figure:
By default, an SAP HANA appliance includes integrated storage, compute, and network components. The appliance is certified by SAP, built and optimized by an SAP HANA partner, and then shipped to customers with all its software components preinstalled, including the operating systems and SAP HANA software.
Dell’s SAP HANA appliance solutions provide a faster time-to-market and easy integration into an SAP landscape. The appliance model is designed as a dedicated stand-alone system for predictable performance. However, appliances present certain limitations for customers:
The following table shows the PowerEdge models that are supported for SAP HANA single-node (scale-up) appliance solutions:
Intel Xeon CPU | PowerEdge server models |
SP Intel Xeon 4th Generation Scalable Processor
| R760, R860 |
SP Intel Xeon 3rd Generation Scalable Processor | R750 |
SP Intel Xeon 2nd Generation Scalable Processor | R940, R840 |
The SAP HANA TDI deployment model gives customers additional flexibility to integrate SAP HANA into their data centers. Customers can:
For more information, see SAP HANA Tailored Data Center Integration - Overview.
The following table shows the components of a Dell SAP HANA TDI deployment:
Component | Description |
Server | PowerEdge servers, as listed in Table 1. |
CPUs |
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Memory |
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Operating system | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware vSphere (for virtual SAP HANA configurations) |
Infrastructure switches |
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Storage configuration |
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Backup and disaster recovery |
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Solution and hardware life cycle management | Dell OpenManage |
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