white paper

HP ConvergedSystem 500 for

SAP HANA Scale-up
configurations solution
architecture
HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 server platform

Table of contents
Executive summary ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Solution overview .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Design objectives ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Components ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Solution hardware ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Two processor configurations ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Four processor configurations ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Optional HP Serviceguard components ............................................................................................................................... 8
Management software ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Insight Remote Support (optional) ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Services............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Licensing considerations ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Summary ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
For more information ................................................................................................................................................................. 10

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Real-time decisions based on realtime information

Business leaders make real-time decisions; they should do it with real-time
information at their fingertips. That is the premise of HP ConvergedSystem 500
portfolio for SAP HANA. SAP HANA in-memory database provides lower latency to
information when combined with HP ConvergedSystem 500 portfolio for SAP
HANA configurations that provide increased processing power, memory size, and
networking capability to process and relocate large volumes of information
quickly.

Executive summary
HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up configurations, in a single system architecture, provide a highly available
and resilient HANA in-memory database. The configurations are hardware and software solutions that integrate SAP HANA
with HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 enterprise servers. These configurations are available with: two processors with 256GB or
512GB of memory; and four processors with 1TB or 2TB of memory. These solutions are optimally configured software and
hardware configurations for your SAP application environment.
These configurations provide the following benefits:
Fully vetted hardware and software infrastructure architected by HP product engineers to host SAP HANA database and

certified by SAP
Assembled and tested as a unit before shipment to customer data centers
HP on-site installation and configuration
Each release is subject to a full suite of validation and verification tests
Redundant network pathways for resilient highly available access to components and data
Disk redundancy using mirroring or parity
Each compute engine is an HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 server with either two or four Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 processors.

This is a total of 15 cores per socket for high performance computing and 256GB to 2TB of RAM.
Each 1TB and 2TB model is paired with the latest 12G SSDs internal storage to provide greater IOPS and lower latency for

critical log writing and an HP D2700 Disk Enclosure with twenty-five 600GB SAS disks for maximum data availability and
performance.
An in-memory database requires high performance storage for data and log storage to preserve the integrity and
availability of information across shutdown and fail-over scenarios. The HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up
256GB and 512GB configurations rely on an HP Smart Array 12Gbps internal SAS controller for internal storage and, for the
1TB and 2TB configurations, an additional HP Smart Array 12Gbps SAS controller for external storage on the HP D2700 disk
enclosure.
The SAP HANA platform, running on SUSE and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, provides the basis to dramatically increase the
performance of your applications. Customers are adopting SAP HANA quickly because they value the ability to aggregate
and analyze data in real time. SAP HANA compression, in-memory caching, and connections to big data technologies provide
key elements in the formula for faster response times.
SAP HANA is a database and must be integrated into your environment and applications to be useful. The purchase of an HP
ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA includes the installation and startup of SAP HANA. Loading operational data and
integration with your applications are additional to this effort. It is important for the success of your SAP HANA
implementation to engage the HP sales team to plan the extract, transform, and loading of data into SAP HANA database
and integration with your applications.
Target audience: Chief information officers (CIOs), chief technology officers (CTOs), IT directors, data center managers, and
customers wishing to learn more about this solution from HP. This document assumes the reader has a basic understanding
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of several key data center technologies including, but not limited to: servers, storage, networking, power, solution
management, virtualization, and hypervisors.
This white paper describes the design, systems integration, and validation performed by HP in February and November
2014, and the Certification received from SAP, refer to http://global.sap.com/community/ebook/2014-09-02-hanahardware/enEN/index.html.

Solution overview
HP and SAP have joined together to deliver SAP HANA in-memory database, and optionally in a resilient highly available
configuration. This compelling database technology brings a new and exciting foundation for business innovation.
In-memory platforms represent a technological shift in the way companies deal with data because it enables the processing
of massive amounts of real-time data in a servers main memory to provide significantly faster query results. The HP
ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up configurations may be positioned as an operational data platform, or as a
sidecar1 configuration for analytics. With HP ConvergedSystem 500 portfolio for SAP HANA, you have some great choices.
This paper describes the Scale-up configuration that uses the HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 platform that includes Intel Xeon
E7-4800 v2 processors. The HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 offers blazing fast results with enhanced processor performance,
more memory slots (96 DIMMs), greater I/O bandwidth (9 PCIe Gen3.0 slots), and increased storage performance (12Gbps
SAS) over the HP ProLiant DL580 G7 systems. HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 has security and data protection features for system
resiliency that your business can depend on; and with intelligent manageability through HP OneView, HP Integrated LightsOut (iLO 4), and user-inspired features, you get faster, lower cost infrastructure management.

Design objectives
The key design objectives of the HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up configurations are:
Take advantage of HP converged infrastructure servers with high density, low power consumption and low TCO
Factory Integrated hardware and software for ease of deployment
Exceed SAP Certification Requirements for the best performance
HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 server with Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 processors
Redundant components for high availability (HA)
Larger memory footprint capability (256GB to 2TB)
The latest version of SAP HANA database and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
The latest version of SAP HANA database and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5
Optional HP Serviceguard2 integration for greater high availability

Components
HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up configurations delivers the following key components:
Two and four Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 processor configurations
256GB to 2TB memory configurations
12Gbps SAS HP Smart Array disk controllers for SSD and hard disk interconnect
12Gbps SSD for 1TB and 2TB configuration log files
SLES 11 SP3
RHEL 6.5
SAP HANA SPS08
Redundant 1GbE or 10GbE network connections for Data (ERP), depending on configuration
Redundant 1GbE or 10GbE network connections for BI and client reporting, depending on configuration
Redundant 10GbE network connections for Replication
Redundant 1GbE or 10GbE network connections for backup, depending on configuration
Redundant 1GbE network connections for management

A sidecar scenario is where SAP HANA is a secondary database that is periodically loaded with the tables necessary for off-line queries. These queries take
advantage of all the benefits and speed enhancements of HANA, yet the existing business infrastructure stays intact and operational.
2 On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and NOT on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5.
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For a better management experience, HP also provides HP Serviceguard for ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA Scale-up
HA/DT Flex Software3 to manage and automate the manual tasks associated with setting up and monitoring the SAP HANA
system replication in a disaster recovery (DR) environment including client connectivity (see the For more information
section at the end of this paper).
Some of the key benefits and values are:
Improve HA for SAP HANA databases
Simplification of HANA HA/DR configuration and administration
HANA application-aware clustering
Unattended secondary site takeover in the event of a disaster at the primary site
Automated role reversal (primary to secondary and vice-versa)
Client access network handling via proven cluster mechanism
Dual role non-production hardware monitoring4
Integrated with SAP startup framework
Configuration verification tools
Consistency-ensuring failover

HP can help design a highly available solution for the data center or a more distant disaster recovery site for disaster
protection. Using HP ConvergedSystem 500 portfolio for SAP HANA with the appropriate services and support will provide
for a business continuity and disaster tolerant environment.

Solution hardware
HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up configuration has two base configurations upon which the four
configurations are built:
Two-processor DL580 Gen8 server with 256GB or 512GB RAM
Four-processor DL580 Gen8 server with 1TB or 2TB RAM with D2700 external storage for SAP HANA DATA and internal

SSD disks for SAP HANA LOG

Optionally an HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 server to host HP Serviceguard5 quorum server and a redundant pair of HP 2920

Ethernet switches for the quorum network

An additional6 HP D2700 with 25 6G 600GB SAS 10K HDD (RAID50) attached to an HP Smart Array P431 controller at

slot 9 (for dual purpose storage)

On SLES only
On SLES only
5 On SLES only
6 On SLES only
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Two processor configurations

The two processor configurations provide an entry level solution. Table 1 shows the two processor configuration
components.
Table 1. Two processor configuration components
Components
DL580 Gen8 2 x E7-4880 v2 15-cores each
256GB or 512GB memory with memory cartridges
1 x Smart Array P830i with 2GB flash backed write cache
2 x 600GB SAS 10K HDD (RAID1)
8 x 600GB SAS 10K HDD (RAID5) with drive backplane
2 x 10GbE 2 Port NIC
2 x 1GbE 4 Port NIC
2 x 1500 watt hot plug power supply

Figure 1 depicts the front rack view of HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up 256/512GB configurations with an
add-on dual purpose storage block for non-production usage.
Figure 1. Front rack view of 256/512GB configurations

Note
Dual purpose storage block configuration for non-production DR is only available on SLES and NOT yet on RHEL.
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Figure 2 depicts the network annotation in HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up 256/512GB configurations.
Figure 2. Rear view of 256/512GB configurations with network annotation7

Four processor configurations

The enhanced four processor configuration builds upon the two processor configuration with the following components.
An additional two processors; these processors enable PCIe slots 1-5.
An additional Smart Array controller to enhance external storage performance
Additional external storage for HANA data and temporary backup space
Mirrored 12Gbps SSDs for HANA logs
Two additional 10GbE NICs for an addition of 4 10GbE ports
An additional8 HP D2700 with 25 6G 600GB SAS 10K HDD (RAID50) attached to a second HP Smart Array P431 controller

at slot 9 (for dual purpose storage)

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The graphic in Figure 2 shows four power supplies. The two processor configuration only ships with two power supplies.
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Table 2. Four processor configuration components

Components
HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 4 x E7-4880 v2 15-cores each
1TB or 2TB memory with memory cartridges
1 x Smart Array P830i with 2GB flash backed write cache
1 x Smart Array P431 with 2GB flash backed write cache
2 x 600GB SAS 10K HDD (RAID1)
2 x 800GB ME SSD (RAID1)
1 x D2700 w/ 25 6G 600GB SAS 10K HDD (RAID50)
4 x 10GbE 2 Port NIC
1 x 1GbE 4 Port NIC
4 x 1500 watt hot plug power supply

Figure 3 depicts the front rack view of HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up 1/2TB configurations with an addon dual purpose storage block for non-production usage.
Figure 3. Front rack view of 1TB or 2TB configurations

Note
Dual purpose storage block configuration for non-production DR is only available on SLES and NOT yet on RHEL.

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Figure 4 depicts the network annotation in HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up 1/2TB configurations.
Figure 4. Rear view of DL580 Gen8 1TB and 2TB configurations with D2700 external storage and network annotation

Optional HP Serviceguard components

The Serviceguard components9 are added to manage a highly available configuration of two Scale-up nodes in an HP
Serviceguard cluster.
Table 3. Serviceguard components
Components
HP DL320e Gen8 server with 4GB RAM and one four-port NIC
Two HP 2920-24G network switches for Serviceguard quorum communication

Management software
Insight Remote Support (optional)
HP Insight Remote Support (Insight RS) is a software solution that supports the HP ConvergedSystem 500 portfolio for SAP
HANA and enables reactive and proactive remote support to improve the availability of supported servers, storage systems,
and other devices in your data center. Insight RS relies on several HP components and communication between various
software applications within the customer enterprise and between the customer enterprise and HP to deliver support
services. Agent software components are installed on the HANA and auxiliary servers providing a holistic management for
both virtual and physical environments.
Also, HP ProActive Insight Architecture solutions with iLO Management Engine is a suite of embedded management
technologies that supports the complete lifecycle of all HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, from initial deployment to ongoing
management and service alerting. The iLO Management Engine is a key component of the end-to-end HP Insight
Management server management portfolio, along with HP Insight Control and HP Insight Online. Together they provide the
most comprehensive set of server management capabilities in the industry.

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Services
All the configurations in the HP ConvergedSystem 500 portfolio for SAP HANA are available as a standard offering with
Factory Express Level 4 services that leverage HP factory integration capabilities and skills on SAP HANA. These include
installation of SUSE or Red Hat Linux operating system software and SAP HANA database software at the factory, and onsite installation of the configuration. HP helps customers in reducing the deployment time with hardware built to exact
specifications, and tested as a complete solution, then shipped as a turn-key solution from the HP factory ready-to-run in
their data center. This means the customers receive a pre-integrated, pre-tested, ready-to-use solution. The goal is to put
our expertise to work for your business, saving you time, money, and resources while it frees your staff to focus on your
core business.
Once the configuration is purchased, a process is started. (To order, please contact your HP sales representative.)
A site preparation document with all the pertinent information is filled in that is required to assemble and configure the

configuration to conform to the site environment.

The configuration is assembled, racked, cabled, software is loaded, and the configuration is tested at the HP Factory

Express integration facility.

The configuration is carefully packaged and shipped to the site.
An HP Customer Engineer unpacks the configuration, moves it into location, and connects it to the site.
An HP team is engaged to assist with final configuration and bringing HANA online.

After this point, if additional service engagements have been ordered, these services may take over to help extract,
transform, and load data from existing systems into SAP HANA and help integrate HANA with existing systems.

Licensing considerations
The software that requires licensing in this configuration follows.
SAP HANA In-Memory Database
SAP HANA Studio
HP Serviceguard for ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA Scale-up HA/DT Flex Software (optional)
HP Serviceguard for SLES (optional)
HP ProLiant Support Pack
SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES)11 SP3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5

All configurations in the HP ConvergedSystem 500 portfolio for SAP HANA contain a copy of the SAP In-Memory Appliance
software by SAP. Each SAP product is subject to its respective SAP end-user license agreement. The HP computer product
license does not contain a license to SAP In-Memory Appliance software by SAP. Please be advised that you have no right to
use and that you are not licensed to use the copy of the SAP In-Memory Appliance software by SAP contained in the HP
computer system until you have purchased or have available for use the appropriate license from SAP or its authorized
distributors. Contact your SAP representative to obtain the applicable license rights to use the SAP software.

Summary
HP ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA Scale-up configurations provide an excellent Scale-up in-memory database
configuration ranging from 256GB with 30-cores to a maximum of 2TB with 60-cores that, once installed, is ready to
integrate with your data and applications. It is easy to order with predefined components, assembly, installation, and
configuration capable of providing state-of-the-art real-time access to your information.

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For more information

HP ConvergedSystem 500 portfolio for SAP HANA, hp.com/go/sap/hana
HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Server User Guide,
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c04086387/c04086387.pdf
Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide, 2013-09,
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00729544/c00729544.pdf
HP UEFI Shell User Guide, 2014-02,
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c03886471/c03886471.pdf
HP UEFI System Utilities User Guide, http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03886429
HP ROM-based Setup Utility Guide, hp.com/support/rbsu
HP Serviceguard for Linux, hp.com/go/sglx
Managing HP Serviceguard Extension for SAP for Linux, Version A.06.00.20, 2013-12,
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c04052516/c04052516.pdf
Serviceguard manuals, hp.com/go/linux-serviceguard-docs
The HP 2920 switch (aka J9726A), hp.com/networking/2920
HP 2920 Datasheet, http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA4-5213ENW
HP 2920 QuickSpecs, http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14499_div/14499_div.pdf
Comware CLI Commands in ProVision Software,
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c03844893/c03844893.pdf
SAP HANA Administration Guide,
https://help.sap.com/hana/SAP_HANA_Administration_Guide_en.pdf
Additional related sites
HP & SAP Alliance, hp.com/go/sap
HP IT Infrastructure Consulting Services for SAP HANA,
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/business-services/it-services.html?compURI=1077481
HP Storage, hp.com/go/storage
HP disaster tolerance for SAP HANA demonstration video,
http://h20621.www2.hp.com/video-gallery/us/en/F08D93E0-1EA6-498A-9DE2-F4F4A2706F45/r/video/

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