The IBM Power systems must run SAP HANA.

Aug 5, 2015 00:45 GMT  ·  By

On August 4, SUSE announced that its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Appplications platform now offers built-in support for IBM Power Systems running the SAP HANA column-oriented, in-memory, relational database management system.

At the request of its customers, SUSE added support for IMB Power Systems running SAP HANA into the Service Pack 4 (SP4) build of its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system so that they will take full advantage of IBM's newly released series of Power System Solution Editions for the SAP HANA technology.

"SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is the leading platform for SAP solutions on Linux and the only supported operating system for SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems," says Nils Brauckmann, president and general manager of SUSE. "As a long-time, groundbreaking partner of IBM and SAP, SUSE is dedicated to providing the reliable, scalable and secure Linux that supports the hardware and applications enterprise customers need to be successful."

Availability and pricing

SUSE customers who want to take full advantage of their IBM Power System Solution Editions running the SAP HANA relational database management system are invited to purchase and download the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 4 for SAP Applications operating system from https://www.suse.com/products/sles-for-sap/how-to-buy/.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 4 for SAP Applications platform is based on the recently released SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 4, as well as on the SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 4 High Availability Extension. For more information about the new technology, please visit https://www.suse.com/blazing-speed-with-sap-hana.html.

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