Virtualization on Windows
Customers are using virtualization technology more and more to optimize their IT landscape and to cut their hardware and operating costs. SAP also supports the operation of SAP systems on certain virtualization solutions.
This page provides information - white papers, SAP notes, FAQs, and so on - about the virtualization solutions supported by SAP for use with SAP systems on Windows.
General Support Statement for Virtual Environments New!
With the General Support Statement for Virtual Environments, SAP provides a central entry point for information about support of SAP applications, operating systems and databases in a virtualized environment. For more information, see SAP Note 1492000.
26 Jan 2012
SAP Supports VMware ESX 5.0
Since August 25th, VMware vSphere 5.0 is available and fully supported by SAP.
31 Aug 2011
SAP Supports IBM zBX System x Blades New!
SAP supports IBM zBX System x Blades (INxHY) on 64-bit Windows as guest operating system. For more information about the support prerequisites for running SAP on IBM zBX System x Blades, see SAP Note 1650076.
16 Dec 2011
General Information
First, read the white paper Virtualizing SAP applications on Windows, which explains all you need to know to get started on virtualization with SAP on Windows. Get hints on setting up Hyper-V and Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clustering for SAP software.
For other virtualization information, see the following:
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SAP Notes (SMP login required) |
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Certified Hardware for Microsoft Platform |
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SAP Standard Application Benchmarks |
VMware
- VMware-specific SAP Notes (SMP Login required)
- White Papers and other information
Hyper-V
- Hyper-V-specific SAP Notes (SMP login required)
- White Papers and other information
