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This chapter provides information about the requirements for the Dell SUSE Pacemaker deployment.
The deployment must meet the following requirements:
Note: This distance is the cable length and not just the physical distance because this distance is responsible for package delays between the data centers.
The components that are used in the deployment must meet the following requirements:
For more information, see SAP Product Availability Matrix.
Dell SAP engineering used the following software components in their test deployment:
Component | Revision |
SUSE SLES4SAP* (operating system) | SLES15SP2 |
SAP HANA | 2.0SP5 |
SAP NetWeaver | 7.5SP23 |
*Use either the SLES4SAP edition for SUSE Linux or the HA extensions for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Note: The Service Packs define the software API and behaviors. The patch levels change daily based on security updates.
Size the servers that are used in your environment according to your workload. Dell SAP engineering used the following models in their test deployment:
Component | Quantity |
SAP HANA database | 2 x Dell R940 servers 4* Xeon |
ASCS/ERS | 2 x Dell R650 servers |
Component | Details |
CPU | 4 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180M |
Memory | 2048 GB |
Network cards | 2 x Intel X550 dual port 10 Gb Ethernet |
Fibre Channel | 2x QLogic 2692 |
Server BIOS | 2.14.2 |
Component | Details |
CPU | 2x Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4214R CPU |
Memory | 72 GB |
Network cards | 1x Broadcom 4P 10 Gb |
Fibre Channel | 1x Emulex LPe35002-M2-D 2-Port 32 Gb Fibre Channel |
Server BIOS | 2.14.2 |