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.

SAP Supports VMware ESX 5.0

Since August 25th, VMware vSphere 5.0 is available and fully supported by SAP.

SAP Supports Dynamic Memory Feature on Hyper-V

The dynamic memory feature is part of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Figures on Hyper-V Dynamic Memory are now available in the enhanced OS monitoring. For more information, see SAP notes 1409604  and 1570141.

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.

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:

Information

Where to find

SAP Notes (SMP login required)

  • 1492000General Support Statement for Virtual Environments
  • 1409608:  Virtualization on Windows
  • 1409604Virtualization on Windows: Enhanced Monitoring
  • 1260719SAPOSCOL: Detailed virtualization data
  • 1374671High Availability in Virtual Environment on Windows

Certified Hardware for Microsoft Platform

SAP Standard Application Benchmarks

http://www.sap.com/benchmark

 

Virtualization of SAP on Windows: Knowledge Center

Frequently Asked Questions