HP ProLiant 585G5 Configuration

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SAP

Master Configurations with HP ProLiant Servers

Heinrich Gschwandner
SAP Competence Center Germany
January 2009

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Directory 1:

T-shirt sizings for SAP ERP & SAP Business Suite

Subject Slide Nr.

Directory 2 - 4

Preface / introduction

5 - 9

Definition of SAP ERP & SAP Business Suite

10 – 11

SAP ECC 6.0 & Customer Relationship Managemtent / CRM 2007

13 – 14

Service Specifications & Categories for SAP ECC 6.0 & CRM 2007

15 – 16

SAP Business Intelligence / BI 7.0

17 – 18

SAP BI -Accelerator

19 – 22

SAP Process Integration / PI 7.1 (before XI / Exchange Information)

23 – 24

SAP Enterprise Portal / EP 7.0

25 – 26

SAP Supplier Relationship Management / SRM 5.0

27 – 28

SAP Supply Chain Management / SCM ; Advanced Planer & Optimizer / APO 4.1

29 – 30

Solution Manager

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Directory 2:

Server & StorageWorks Hardware Technology

Subject Slide Nr.

Introduction 33

Intel ProLiant 2 Processor / Socket Server (Quad Core)

34

Intel ProLiant 4 Processor / Socket Server (Quad Core)

35

Intel ProLiant 4 Processor / Socket Server (Six Core)

36

AMD ProLiant 2 Prozessor / Socket Server (Quad Core)

37

AMD ProLiant 4 Prozessor / Socket Server (Quad Core)

38

AMD ProLiant 8 Prozessor / Socket Server (Quad Core)

39

StorageWorks entry level – MSA based

40

StorageWorks Enterprise Solution (EVA 4400, 6100, 8100)

41 – 42

HP Storage & Backup Solutions for business continuity & availability

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Directory 3:

HP SAP Landscapes / Solutions

Subject Slide Nr.

Basic informations to SAP landscapes 45

ERP cluster scenario with EVA4400

46

ERP cluster scenario for mirrored data centers with two EVA8100

47

SAP business suite with blades & and EVA4400

48

Virtualized SAP Landscapes

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Preface

For effective use of this slide set, we strongly recommend to read through the preface!

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This slide set is primarily intended as a working tool for the SAP Competence Center; providing support for
our partners and customers.

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Each of the SAP solutions presented is based on two certified HP ProLiant servers. These proposals are
intended to provide a general reference only; however, these proposals do not replace customer specific

sizing!

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Mixing the different SAP applications might require different server & storage configurations as proposed in

this guide.

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This is not a marketing document to position different HP platforms with regard of SAP configurations – it is a
tool for daily sales work.

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For sizing requests please contact:

Hewlett-Packard GmbH

SAP Competence Center
Altrottstr. 31
D-69190 Walldorf
Germany

Phone: [phone] or

[phone] - 141

e-mail:

[e-mail] – German Sizing Account

[e-mail]

– EMEA Sizing Account

[e-mail]

– AMA Sizing Account

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SAPS

Availability

Proliant Windows/Linux/Solaris*

IA64 Windows/Linux

IA64/HP-UX

250k

100k

+ RAS

Standard OS

Standard HA

+ SGeSAP

+ WLM

50k

DB Size

5TB

1 TB

20TB

*some restrictions apply,….

Preface: Platform Guide for SAP Solutions

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• Server Design & Performance:

• The term CPU is equivalent with socket or processors such as a two CPU Quad Core server contains 8 Cores.

• For availability and performance reasons, HP recommends for SAP ProLiant servers a minimum configuration of two

processors or sockets.

• Depending on customer requirements in relation to data throughput (LAN; SAN); memory extension and scalability of

the server it might be advantageously to choose 4-socket servers as they provide more PCI-slots (data throughput) and
memory slots as 2-socket machines.

• In smaller system landscapes, we offer more powerful server systems than required by SAPS. With Intel Xeon or AMD

Quad Core technology the systems offer huge CPU reserves.

• Although one CPU might be able to cover system requirements of smaller systems (especially for non productive

environments), we recommend using two CPUs.

• For clarification – one 2.0 GHz Quad Core CPU costs about 250€ list price. Also bear in mind that two

CPUs improve server memory addressing and redundancy!

• The sizes of the test- and quality assurance systems are related to the size of the given production system and serve as a

general guide.

• The database sizes are based on SAP CC experiences.

• We strongly recommend to get in touch with our StorageWorks specialists in our SAP CC regarding the following topics:

• Selection of appropriate storage array like SWD All-in-One, storage blades, MSA, EVA or even XP, based on

customer requirements

• Backup & restore and availability concepts considering recovery point, recovery time and general availability

• Consolidation of backup and the various associated topics like tape backup, virtual tape libraries, disk-assisted

backup, local and remote mirroring including cluster integration with CLX or MetroCluster

• Value-added tax (sales tax) is not included in the prices (see separate excel worksheet) listed.

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Preface: SAP System Landscapes – Basics!

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When running business critical processes on an SAP production system, you have to customize
and develop on a separate SAP system, called the development system. Upon completion of
a change, the change needs to be transferred to a

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quality assurance system (also called test system), where the changes will be tested with
master data, ported from the production system. When it has been verified that the changes
function correctly, these changes will be ported from the development system to the production
system. Consequently, SAP recommends the implementation of at least three systems in every
SAP project.

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On big systems, we recommend the additional installation of a lab system for testing new
software versions and operational concepts. Another critical task handled by the lab system is to
verify if backups from the production system can be restored, implying that the
database size needs to be the same as that on the production system.

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If your production system is deployed on a cluster, SAP strongly recommends the
installation of a lab system which is also operated in a cluster.

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HP recommends to provide high availability for production systems and to use a cluster generally
for 300 users and above.

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Preface: Guideline for HP Services

IT availability requirements

Business requirements

Proactive 24

Service

Critical Service

Ensure high
availability

Increased
effectiveness

Enhanced support
services

Achievement of
business objectives
through continual
improvement of IT
service quality

Mission Critical

Partnership

99,5 % 99,9 %

99,97 %

98,5 %

Reactive
Services

Emergency
support

Proactive Services

Mission Critical Services

20%

80%

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SAP ERP – the components

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SAP ERP Central Component (current Release ECC 6.0)

− The former SAP R/3 will end in year 2012; the Netweaver based follow up Bundle

ERP will offer Service Oriented Architecture. The technical replacement of SAP R/3
Enterprise is SAP ECC (Enterprise Central Componets).

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SAP Business Intelligence - BI (SAP Netweaver)

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SAP Enterprise Portal - EP (SAP Netweaver)

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SAP Process Integration PI before XI (SAP Netweaver)

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SAP Web Application Server (SAP Netweaver)

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SAP Supplier Relationship Management - (only self-service-procurement
scenario)

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SAP Strategic Enterprise Management

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SAP E-Recruitment (engine for extra listprice)

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SAP Learning Solution (engine for extra listprice)

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SAP Financial Supply Management (engine for extra listprice)

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SAP Business Suite & SAP ERP

SAP ERP

Analytics

Financials

Human Capital Management

Operations

Coporate Services

mySAP Business Suite

SAP SRM

SAP PLM

(not part of this solutions map)

SAP CRM

SAP SCM

SAP Netweaver

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The SAP Core Applications & Corresponding
T-Shirt Sizing recommendations

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• The following block diagram is user based. A user based sizing can be done by HP Sizer or SAP

Quicksizer. Quantity based (requires expert know-how) sizing can only be done by SAP
Quicksizer or SAP CC. The description refers to concurrent users; that means SAP users effective
working on the system and not the number of SAP licenses or logged-on users. This is a good
approximation; and this is verified by our experience; is a ratio of one concurrent user for two SAP
licenses (50%).

• As every SAP system has to be customized to the individual customer requirements, it creates

variable load. To provide for adequate system reserves, we estimate a minimum of 10 SAPS (SAP
Application Performance Standard) for each concurrent user that is equivalent to a medium SAP SD
(Sales & Distribution) user.

• The performance of the servers (CPUs) has increased during the last years; you have to put

adequate memory into the servers. A rational starting base for production systems is to calculate 4­until up to 8 GB per Core. Be aware that you only get the feasible SAPS values of the respective
servers when using sufficient memory (for instance 32 GB for 2- socket- & 64 GB for 4- socket
servers).

• The size of the database is based on our experience and best practices. On smaller databases we

have to prioritize performance instead of capacity.

SAP ECC & CRM Sizing Considerations

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Comfort Sizing Area

• Generous measured CPU resources by 2-Processor Quad

CoreTechnology

• Easy scalable by increasing the memory in the servers

• For high availability requirements cluster & SAN storage

recommended

• In the majority of cases user based sizing

• HP services recommended (for those countries where SAP

TS Services are available)

Advandced Sizing Area

Contact SAP CC !

• High availability – cluster & SAN mandatory

• Quantity / special sizing recommended

• Desaster tolerance to be discussed

• HP services mandatory (for those countries where

SAP TS Services are available)

Expert Sizing Area

Contact SAP CC !

• Detailed customer consulting mandatory

• High availability – cluster & SAN mandatory

• Quantity / special sizing mandatory

• Desaster tolerance recommended / mandatory

• HP services mandatory (for those countries where

SAP TS Services are available)

Concurrent

medium SD

Users

200 User 500 User 900 User 1800 User To be defined To be defined

Database Server
Production
System(Central
System)
respective
NetWeaver
2004s cluster
incl. App. Server

2 CPU

16 GB RAM

Server char.

A

or I

Storage char.

A2

or B1

~400GB DB net

2 CPU

32 GB RAM

Server char.

B

or J

Storage char.

B2

~1,0 TB DB net

2/4 CPU
64 GB RAM
Server char.

C

; K; D or L

Storage char.

B2

~1,8 TB DB net

4 CPU

128 GB RAM

Server char.

E

; G; M or O

Storage char.

D1

~ 3,6 TB DB net

Depends on detailled

Sizing

Server char.

F

; N; H; P or Q

Storage char.

>= D1

Depends on detailled

Sizing

Server char.

F

; N; H;Por

Q

Storage char.

>= D2

Test- & Quality
Assurance
System (Central
System)

2 CPU

16 GB RAM

Server char.

A

or I

Internal Storage or SAN

DB size as prod.

2 CPU
16 GB RAM
Server char.

A

or I

SAN

DB size as prod.

2 CPU
32 GB RAM
Server char.

B

or J

SAN

DB size as prod.

2 CPU

32 GB RAM

Server char.

B

or J

SAN

DB size as prod.

2/4 CPU

64 GB RAM

Server char.

C

; K; D or L

SAN

DB size as prod.

2/4 CPU

64 GB RAM

Server char.

C

; K; DorL

SAN

DB size

as prod.

Development
System (Central
System)

2 CPU

16 GB RAM

Server char.

A

or I

Internal Storage or SAN

~100GB DB net

2 CPU
16 GB RAM
Server char.

A

or I

SAN

~200GB DB net

2 CPU
16 GB RAM
Server char.

A

or I

SAN

~200GB DB net

2 CPU
16 GB RAM
Server char.

A

or I

SAN

~200GB DB net

2 CPU
32 GB RAM
Server char.

B

or J

SAN

~200GB DB net

2 CPU
32 GB RAM
Server char.

B

or

J

SAN

~200GB DB net

Recommended
Service

Support Plus 24 Support Plus 24 Proactive 24 Proactive 24 Critical Service Critical

Service

SAP ECC 6.0 & CRM 2007; T-Shirt Server Sizing Categories

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Service Specifications

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The key to improving IT operational effectiveness is to coordinate activities across all the components of your infrastructure.
HP Service includes consistent proactive and reactive services across the whole infrastructure, including hardware, software
and specialized solution support for SAP environments.

Reactive support (Support Plus 24) is delivered through HP’s global support infrastructure. Reactive Support Services
focus on fast and full restoration in the event of a failure, so any problems are fixed quickly and cost-effectively. HP provides
industry-leading call-to-resolution commitments for hardware, including a six-hour call-to-repair commitment for hardware.
HP’s Global Solution Centers are located in key points around the globe, so they can work on any issues 24x7, 365 days a
year.

Proactive onsite support services, delivered by availability and technical experts at your site, help you continually
improve your IT operations. These services are based on industry standards for IT service management, such as ITIL, and HP’s
own experience in managing mission critical business applications. With a proactive approach and remote support
technology HP helps you identify, diagnose and resolve problems before they cause downtime, through monitoring and
analysis of your mission critical environment.

HP Proactive 24 Service helps to improve the stability, availability, and operational effectiveness of your IT environment
through a combination of industryleading technical assistance and proactive account services that cover the entire IT
infrastructure.

HP Critical Service integrates proactive and reactive services to improve availability and performance for businesses where
downtime can be disastrous. Critical Service combines proactive onsite expertise from HP-certified high availability experts,
24x7 priority assistance from HP’s worldwide missioncritical response centers, and proactive remote support tools.

Depending on the size and the complexity of an SAP environment, we propose here a generally adequate service level.

We highly recommend getting in touch with a Service Solution Architect to select and configure the specifically appropriate
service level.

• For Germany, please send service requests to [e-mail].

• For EMEA, please send service requests to [e-mail]

• For AMA, please send service request to [e-mail]