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When deploying a new SAP HANA virtual machine, ensure that the operating system version is supported by SAP and that you follow SAP and VMware best practices when configuring the memory and CPU of the virtual machine.
The virtual disk on which the operating system is installed can reside on any datastore that meets the functional requirements, specifically, support for vSphere vMotion. This device does not have to meet the SAP HANA performance requirements.
Use the correct vSphere compatibility mode (virtual-machine version). We tested and validated compatibility mode ESXi 5.5 and later versions (virtual-machine version 10).