SAP HANA: Supported Operating Systems

SAP HANA: Supported Operating Systems


Supported Operating Systems for SAP HANA

One of the following Enterprise Linux distribution products, in the below-mentioned version, is required for running SAP HANA:

•     Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions
•     Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA

•     SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
•     SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SAP strongly recommends to use "RHEL for SAP Solutions" or "SLES for SAP Applications" due to their features and extended support cycles. For detailed information about the Linux product flavors, their feature set and benefits, please contact your respective Linux sales representative.

Supported Operating Systems for SAP HANA 1.0 on Intel-Based Hardware Platforms

For running an SAP HANA 1.0 system on Intel-based hardware platforms the following operating systems are supported:

•     Red Hat

    For general information how to configure Red Hat for SAP HANA,
        RHEL for SAP Solutions / RHEL for SAP HANA 7

•             7.6 (HANA 1.0 SPS12 revision 122.23 and newer)
•             7.5 (HANA 1.0 SPS12 revision 122.19 and newer)
•             7.4 (HANA 1.0 SPS12 revision 122.14 and newer)
•             7.3 (HANA 1.0 SPS12)
•             7.2 (HANA 1.0 SPS12)

        RHEL for SAP Solutions / RHEL for SAP HANA 6

•             6.10 (HANA 1.0 SPS12 revision 122.23 and newe
•             6.7 (HANA 1.0 SPS11 and newer
•             6.6 (up to HANA 1.0 SPS11
•             6.5 (up to HANA 1.0 SPS11

•     SUSE

    For general information how to configure SUSE for SAP HANA
        SLES for SAP Applications / SLES 15
            15 (GA) (HANA 1.0 SPS12 revision 122.21 and newer)

        SLES for SAP Applications / SLES 12

•             12 SP4 (HANA 1.0 SPS12 revision 122.22 and newer)
•             12 SP3 (HANA 1.0 SPS12 revision 122.15 and newer)
•             12 SP2 (HANA 1.0 SPS12)
•             12 SP1 (HANA 1.0 SPS12)
•             12 (GA) (HANA 1.0 SPS10 and newer)

        SLES for SAP Applications / SLES 11

•             11 SP4 (HANA 1.0 SPS10 and newer
•             11 SP3 (HANA 1.0 SPS10 and newer
•             11 SP2 (up to HANA 1.0 SPS11

Supported Operating Systems for SAP HANA 1.0 on IBM Power Servers
For running an SAP HANA 1.0 system on IBM Power servers the following operating system is supported:

•     SUSE

    For general information how to configure SUSE for SAP HANA

•         SLES for SAP Applications / SLES 11
•             11 SP4 (HANA 1.0 SPS11 and newer

Supported Operating Systems for SAP HANA 2.0 on Intel-Based Hardware Platforms

For running a SAP HANA 2.0 system on Intel-based hardware platforms the following operating systems are supported:

•     Red Hat

    For general information how to configure Red Hat for SAP HANA
        RHEL for SAP Solutions / RHEL for SAP HANA 8
            8.0 (HANA 2.0 SPS04 revision 40 and newer)

        RHEL for SAP Solutions / RHEL for SAP HANA 7

•             7.6 (HANA 2.0 SPS03 revision 36 and newer)
•             7.5 (HANA 2.0 SPS03 only, starting with revision 32)
•             7.4 (HANA 2.0 SPS02 revision 23 and newer)
•             7.3 (HANA 2.0 SPS02 revision 21 and newer, up to HANA 2 SPS03)
•             7.2 (up to HANA 2.0 SPS03)

•     SUSE

    For general information how to configure SLES for SAP HANA
        SLES for SAP Applications / SLES 15

•             15 (GA) (HANA 2.0 SPS03 revision 34 and newer)

        SLES for SAP Applications / SLES 12

•             12 SP4 (HANA 2.0 SPS03 revision 35 and newer)
•             12 SP3 (HANA 2.0 SPS02 revision 23 and newer)
•             12 SP2 (HANA 2.0 SPS01 and newer, up to HANA 2 SPS03)
•             12 SP1 (HANA 2.0 SPS00 and newer, up to HANA 2 SPS03)

Supported Operating Systems for SAP HANA 2.0 on IBM Power Servers

For running an SAP HANA 2.0 system on IBM Power servers the following operating systems are supported:

•     Red Hat

    For general information how to configure Red Hat for SAP HANA
         RHEL for SAP Solutions / RHEL for SAP HANA 7

•             7.6 (HANA 2.0 SPS03 revision 36 and newer)
•             7.5 (HANA 2.0 SPS03 only, starting with revision 32)
•             7.4 (HANA 2.0 SPS02 revision 23 and newer)
•             7.3 (HANA 2.0 SPS02 revision 21 and newer, up to HANA 2 SPS03)

•     SUSE

    For general information how to configure SUSE for SAP HANA
        SLES for SAP Applications / SLES 15
            15 (GA) (HANA 2.0 SPS03 revision 34 and newer)

        SLES for SAP Applications / SLES 12

•             12 SP4 (HANA 2.0 SPS03 revision 35 and newer)
•             12 SP3 (HANA 2.0 SPS02 revision 23 and newer)
•             12 SP2 (HANA 2.0 SPS02 and newer, up to HANA 2 SPS03)
•             12 SP1 (HANA 2.0 SPS00 and newer, up to HANA 2 SPS03)