Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions (HPE subscription)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions (HPE subscription), HPE part number R4F94AAE, delivers a purpose-built enterprise Linux platform optimized for SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver workloads running on HPE ProLiant infrastructure. The subscription integrates Red Hat Enterprise Linux with SAP-specific tuning profiles, real-time kernel support, and certified hardware configurations that meet SAP's stringent requirements for memory, I/O throughput, and system stability in production HANA environments.

The subscription provides access to Red Hat's full software stack including the RHEL for SAP Solutions repository set, which bundles SAP-specific packages such as sapconf, tuned-profiles-sap, and resource agents for SAP cluster integration. High Availability Add-On capabilities are included, enabling Pacemaker-based clustering for HANA System Replication failover and ABAP message server protection—critical for zero-downtime operations in mission-critical enterprise deployments on HPE ProLiant Gen10 and Gen11 server platforms.

As an HPE subscription launched in Q3 2024, R4F94AAE is fulfilled and supported through HPE's service infrastructure, providing a single vendor relationship for both hardware and OS-layer support. Subscribers receive access to Red Hat Customer Portal content, security advisories, and errata through the HPE support channel, with the subscription tied to the lifecycle of the underlying HPE ProLiant hardware. This model simplifies procurement and support escalation paths for enterprise IT organizations running consolidated SAP landscapes on HPE infrastructure.

Ideal for

• SAP HANA in-memory database hosting on HPE ProLiant servers requiring certified, tuned Linux OS with High Availability clustering for HANA System Replication
• SAP NetWeaver and SAP S/4HANA application server deployments needing a stable, security-hardened RHEL base with SAP-validated kernel parameters and tuning profiles
• Mission-critical Linux workloads on ProLiant infrastructure where single-vendor OS and hardware support simplifies escalation and reduces mean time to resolution
• Enterprise SAP HANA scale-up deployments leveraging RHEL real-time kernel support and large memory system tuning on HPE ProLiant high-memory platforms
• Pacemaker-based two-node or multi-node SAP HANA failover clusters using the included High Availability Add-On for automated HANA takeover and STONITH fencing
• Regulated industry SAP environments requiring subscription-backed OS with continuous security patching, CVE remediation, and audit-ready compliance content from Red Hat

Technical specifications

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