Linux Redhat or SUSE

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Hello

Could anyone tell me what are the diffences between running SAP ECC on Linux Redhat or SUSE?

are there any pros/cons about running one or another?

Same doubt for S4HANA

Thank you!

Sergio

[pkoerner81929]

Hi Sergio,

I am happy to provide some input and newer information. Most SUSE vs. RHEL related information is outdated (<2018) as a lot of new features, products and additions had been added since then by Red Hat.

A good summary of supported and certified versions is: https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ATopics/Technical+Resources+for+SAP+HANA+and+Data+Hub+on+Red+H...

Apart form Linux, there are additonal supported or certified products to virtualize, to integrate with and to run e.g. SAP Business Apps. It's also a lot of Automation for initial Deployments as well as Day2 operations. Most is done through Ansible.

Compared to SLES, Red Hat Linux (RHEL) for SAP Solutions subscriptions include supported Ansible roles, as well as smart Management, HA etc. This works cloud agnostic in cloud and on prem. Red Hat is adding more Day2 Automation support into their products.

See https://redhat-sap.github.io/sap-workshops/#/ for some good examples of Automation. Also, there is a SAP Linux Lab initiative on that topics: https://sap-linuxlab.github.io/

If you would like to get a detailed technical overview of the current RHEL releases 8 and 9, look here:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3082481

RHEL is certified to run SAP in all major hyperscalers, private cloud and on prem on x86 and IBM Power. For IBM Cloud, RHEL is the exclusive option.

Do you have any specific aspects in mind? Performance? Reference architectures, Best practices?

Peter

[Former Member]

Hi Sergio

Refer to this answer which does summarize why you should go for SLES but this may be biased

https://answers.sap.com/questions/9380963/sap-on-linux-suse--vs--oracle-linux--vs--linux-red.html

You can check all operating system list here

2235581 - SAP HANA: Supported Operating Systems

and the list of supported hardwares here

https://www.sap.com/dmc/exp/2014-09-02-hana-hardware/enEN/index.html

In order for you to compare you should check what operating system , Size prerequisite are you after, if it is a stable version, Price according to that, whether certified or not

Regards

Vinita