HPE Solution Architecture for HPE Superdome Flex Solutions for SAP HANA with D3710 Direct Attached Storage Built with Intel Xeon Scalable Processor (Skylake Platinum) Architecture

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Technical White Paper

Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3

Solution overview .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Design objectives............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Solution components and hardware....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 HPE Superdome Flex hardware overview, storage, and network connection details ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Network Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Storage Layout ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Dual Purpose ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Software ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 HPE Insight Remote Support ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Services ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Licensing considerations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Resources and additional links ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16

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Executive summary Hewlett Packard Enterprise Superdome Flex Scale-up with D3710 Storage Base Configurations for SAP HANA®, built with the industry-leading high-density and highly scalable HPE Server featuring the Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor (Skylake Platinum) architecture. This allows SAP® customers to harness the power of in-memory computing with SAP HANA applications for real-time business results, delivered on a mission-critical, optimized and high-performance infrastructure.

HPE offers multiple solutions for SAP HANA in the following delivery models:

• HPE Superdome Flex Scale-up with D3710 Storage Base Configuration

• Tailored Datacenter Integration (TDI)

Highlights of the D3710 Storage Base Configuration include:

• Utilization of the existing customizable, flexible, and easy ordering process

• Factory racking & cabling for easier ordering & onsite setup

• In-house IT or channel partner services customization (i.e., software configuration and deployment) available

• An all HPE solution, not intended for customers who have standardized on competitive networking or storage (in which case, TDI would be more appropriate)

• Customer assurance, via certified configuration, per SAP guidelines

• Support experience on the component level, so very differentiated from an HPE ConvergedSystem appliance experience

The HPE Superdome Flex Scale-up with D3710 Storage Base Configurations are purpose built, optimized, and pre-integrated systems. These configurations are certified by SAP and are available in memory sizes of 1.5TB, 3.0TB, and 6.0TB, offering scalability and flexibility. The HPE Superdome Flex Scale-up with D3710 Storage Base Configurations for SAP HANA provide a highly available and resilient SAP HANA in-memory database. These configurations include optimally configured software and hardware for customers’ SAP HANA application environment.

These configurations mentioned in Table 1 in the Solution Overview section are available in base config delivery model and provide the following benefits:

• Fully vetted hardware and software infrastructure architected by Hewlett Packard Enterprise to host SAP HANA databases and certified by SAP®

• Assembled and tested as a unit before shipment

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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 parity

• Total of 28 cores per processor for high performance computing and memory ranging from 1.5TB to 6TB RAM

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.

Customers are adopting SAP HANA database, because they value the ability to aggregate and analyze data in real time. SAP HANA data compression in column stores, in-memory caching, and connections to big data technologies provide key elements in the formula for faster response times.

Target audience: This document is intended to assist chief information officers (CIOs), chief technology officers (CTOs), IT directors, data center managers, SAP solution architects, SAP database and basis administrators, storage administrators, and IT professionals who are involved in planning and deploying HPE Superdome Flex for SAP HANA Configurations.

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This document assumes the reader has experience with SAP HANA databases, familiarization with HPE Superdome Flex Scale-up with D3710 Storage Base Configurations for SAP HANA and an understanding of Linux® operating systems (SLES and RHEL).

Document purpose: The purpose of this document is to provide details on solution overview, design principles, solution components, and hardware involved to build an HPE Superdome Flex for SAP HANA with D3710 Storage Base Configurations.

Solution overview HPE offered configurations support large data volumes on SAP HANA Database. This is an enterprise-class real-time analytics SAP S/4 HANA solution optimized to run SAP business application workloads. This configuration uses industry-leading HPE Mission Critical Servers.

The HPE Superdome Flex Single Server Base Configuration offerings based on Intel Xeon Scalable Processor architecture (Skylake Platinum) are as follows:

Table 1. HPE Superdome Flex 4S Node Scale-up Base Configurations with 1.5TB/3.0TB

Offering Type Processor Sockets Memory Configuration Storage Configurations

Small Configuration 4 Sockets 1.5TB and 3.0TB 12x 1.8TB HDD and 3x 800GB SSD with D3710

Large Configuration 8 Sockets 3.0TB and 6.0TB 22x 1.8TB HDD and 3x 800GB SSD with D3710

For both configurations, a second HPE D3710 Storage Base can be attached to the server and configured for SAP HANA System Replication HA/DR non-production use.

Design objectives The key design objectives of the HPE Superdome Flex for SAP HANA Scale-up Configurations with the Intel Xeon Scalable Processor architecture are as follows:

• Industry leading high-density HPE Superdome Flex Server with 4-processor and 8-processor configurations

• Choice of the following processors, based on the Intel Xeon Scalable Platform architecture:

– Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Processor 28-cores/2.1GHz/165W/38.5M

– Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M Processor 28-cores/2.1GHz/165W/38.5M

– Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 Processor 28-cores/2.5GHz/205W/38.5M

– Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M Processor 28-cores/2.5GHz/205W/38.5M

• Redfish for system management

• HPE SmartMemory Registered (RDIMM), Load Reduced (LRDIMM) DDR4 memory of sizes 32GB, 64GB and 128GB for data-intensive application workloads

• Choice of Ethernet adapters offer range of networking bandwidth (1GbE to 10/25GbE) enabling customers to adapt and grow to changing business needs

• Choice for storage – for details, refer the section “Solution Overview” Table 1

• Take advantage of HPE servers with high-density, low power consumption, and low total cost of ownership (TCO)

• Factory integrated hardware and software for ease of deployment

• Exceed SAP Certification Requirements for the best performance

• Redundant components for high availability (HA)

• The latest supported version of SAP HANA database and SAP certified OS are as follows:

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 minor Updates

– SLES12 Support Pack Updates

To check the latest supported OS for SAP HANA on HPE Superdome Flex Skylake architecture, refer SAP Hardware directory

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Solution components and hardware HPE Superdome Flex hardware overview, storage, and network connection details This section explains the configuration details for 4S node with 1.5TB and 3.0TB memory

Table 2. HPE Superdome Flex 4S Node Scale-up Base Configurations with 1.5TB/3.0TB

Hardware Components 4S Server

Processors 4 x CPU (4s Base Chassis).

Model 8180/8176 (4cpu/28 core per CPU) (Base & M versions)

Memory

DIMMs per Chassis

24 x 64GB PC4-2666 MHz LRDIMM DDR4

48 x 64GB PC4-2666 MHz LRDIMM DDR4

Network 1x Internal 4P 1/10Gb embedded NIC (BaseIO)

4x HPE 10/25Gb 2-port 640SFP28 Mellanox NIC or

4x HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2P 561T adapter

Internal Storage Controller 1 x MegaRAID9361-4i LSI00415

OS – internal 2x 1.2TB 12G SAS MU 2.5in HDD RAID1

External Storage Controller 1 x HPE 3154-8e RAID Controller

Storage 1x HPE D3710 Array

3x 800GB 12G SAS MU-3 SSD (cache)

12x 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 512e HDD

Optional Dual Purpose Storage 1x HPE D3710 Array: up to 25x 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 512e HDD

1 HPE 3154-8e RAID controller

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The following figure 1 shows the rear-view details of HPE Superdome Flex with Primary DAS D3710 and controller details connected.

Figure 1. HPE Superdome Flex 4S Node Scale-up components

The following figure 2 shows the storage connection details for 4S machine with Primary DAS D3710 and dual-purpose storage D3710.

Figure 2. HPE Superdome Flex 4S Node Scale-up components storage connectivity

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The following section explains the configuration details for 8S node with 3.0TB and 6.0TB memory:

Table 3. HPE Superdome Flex 8S node Scale-up base configurations with 3.0TB/6.0TB

Hardware Components 8S Server

Processors 8 x CPU (4s Base Chassis & 4s Expansion Chassis).

Model 8180/8176 (4cpu/28 core per CPU) (Base & M versions)

Memory

DIMMs per Chassis

48 x 64GB PC4-2666 MHz LRDIMM DDR4

96 x 64GB PC4-2666 MHz LRDIMM DDR4

Network 1x Internal 4P 1/10Gb embedded NIC (BaseIO)

4x HPE 10/25Gb 2-port 640SFP28 Mellanox NIC or

4x HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2P 561T adapter

Internal Storage Controller 1 x MegaRAID9361-4i LSI00415

OS – internal 2x 1.2TB 12G SAS MU 2.5in HDD RAID1

External Storage Controller 1 x HPE 3154-8e RAID Controller (P408e-p SR)

Storage 1x HPE D3710 Array

3x 800GB 12G SAS MU-3 SSD (cache)

22x 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 512e HDD

Optional Dual Purpose Storage 1x HPE D3710 Array: up to 25x 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 512e HDD

1 x HPE 3154-8e RAID controller

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The following figure shows the rear-view details of HPE Superdome Flex with Primary DAS D3710 and controller details connected:

Figure 3. HPE Superdome Flex 8S Node Scale-up components

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The following figure 4 shows the storage connection details for 8S machine with Primary DAS D3710 and dual-purpose storage D3710:

Figure 4. HPE Superdome Flex 8S Node Scale-up components storage connectivity

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Network Configuration 1. Update network drivers and firmware from HPE Superdome Flex I/O firmware (Custom ISO), if not done previously using the latest Service

Pack for HPE Superdome Flex (SPP) Verify HPE support portal for latest HPE Superdome Flex I/O firmware (version should match the HPE Superdome Flex firmware version) https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home

2. Using your preferred OS tool, create network bonds as depicted in the figure 5 and 6 below and configure your network according to customer requirements.

Table 4. Network purpose

Network name Purpose

Intranet This is the private intranet that exposes the SAP application services to users.

Client network The network used by SAP HANA clients to connect to database and make queries through SQL or SAP application interfaces to access the SAP HANA analytics and database.

SG/LX network This is the HPE Serviceguard quorum network used to monitor and initiate failover.

HANA shared network This is a private network used for sharing information between SAP HANA internals. This network is most commonly used for NFS traffic between SAP HANA nodes in a scale-out deployment.

HANA system replication This is the SAP HANA system replication network.

Data network The data network is for data traffic primarily from SAP application servers.

Backup network This is a dedicated private network used for backing up SAP HANA data and log volumes using the HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Plugin for SAP HANA. It can also be used with other file-based backup services to protect other types of system data.

Management network

This network supports connections to management interfaces for the infrastructure and server equipment. This includes the management ports on switches, arrays, server iLOs, and any managed device in the environment. This also includes a management interface on the SAP HANA servers.

Storage replication network This is a private data network for HPE MSA NAS Storage replication between storage arrays using iSCSI. This is typically used for MSA storage replication to a remote location over iSCSI.

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The following figures 5 and 6 explain the Network Card slot and bonding details for 4-socket and 8-socket machine respectively.

Figure 5. HPE Superdome Flex 4S Node Scale-up network configuration

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Figure 6. HPE Superdome Flex 8S Node Scale-up network configuration

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Storage Layout Based on the server RAM, this solution offers two possible configurations: up to 3TB HANA Node and up to 6TB HANA Node.

The following figures 7 & 8 explain storage configurations:

Figure 7. HPE Superdome Flex Up to 3TB SAP HANA Node

Figure 8. HPE Superdome Flex Up to 6TB SAP HANA Node

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The following tables 5 and 6 describe the usage and distribution of the disks:

Table 5. HPE Superdome Flex 3TB SAP HANA Node Storage Layout Options

Part # QTY Description Usable Usage

Q1J10A 1 HPE D3710 Enclosure 24 slots + 1 spare

P04527-B21 3 HPE 800GB 12G SAS MU-3 SFF SC SSD 1540GB R5 1005.57GB data cache

400.00GB log cache

872481-B21 4 HPE 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 2.5in SC 512e HDD 5TB R5 /hana/log

/hana/shared

/usr/sap

872481-B21 7 HPE 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 2.5in SC 512e HDD 9TB R5 /hana/data

872481-B21 1 HPE 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 2.5in SC 512e HDD Spare HDD spare replacement

Table 6. HPE Superdome Flex 6TB SAP HANA Node Storage Layout Options

Part # QTY Description Usable Usage

Q1J10A 1 HPE D3710 Enclosure 24 slots plus 1 spare

P04527-B21 3 HPE 800GB 12G SAS MU-3 SFF SC SSD 1540GB R5 1005.57GB data cache

400.00GB log cache

872481-B21 3 HPE 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 2.5in SC 512e HDD 3.3TB R5 /hana/log

872481-B21 14 HPE 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 2.5in SC 512e HDD 19TB R50 /hana/data

872481-B21 5 HPE 1.8TB 12G SAS 10K 2.5in SC 512e HDD 6.5TB R5 /hana/shared

Dual Purpose In case SAP HANA System Replication is used for HA/DR Dual Purpose (extra storage for non-production use), the additional SmartRAID controller and HPE D3710 have to be installed and configured accordingly. Proceed as for the previous Controller by configuring the volumes and creating the required file systems.

Software HPE Insight Remote Support HPE Insight Remote Support is a software solution that supports the HPE Superdome Flex for SAP HANA and enables reactive and proactive remote support to improve the availability of supported servers, storage systems, and other devices in customers’ data centres. HPE Insight Remote Support relies on several HPE components and communication between various software applications within the customer enterprise and between the customer enterprise and HPE to deliver support services. Agent software components are installed on the SAP HANA and auxiliary servers providing a holistic management for both virtual and physical environments.

Services All the configurations in the HPE Superdome Flex for SAP HANA are available as a standard offering with Factory Express Level 4 services that leverage HPE factory integration capabilities and skills on SAP HANA database. These services include installation of SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux operating system software and SAP HANA database software at the factory, and on-site installation and configuration. With HPE Factory Express Deployment service, the majority of the integration is performed in the HPE factory, so the solution is delivered pre-built and tested to the highest level of quality, ready to plug in and switch on. HPE 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 HPE factory and 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 customers’ business, and thus saving time, money, and resources while it frees staff to focus on customers’ core business.

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The HPE Superdome Flex for SAP HANA Scale-up Configurations with the Intel Xeon Scalable Processor architecture are based on the following HPE services:

• HPE Factory Integration through HPE Pointnext Factory Express Deployment Services that provide hardware integration, validation, and on-site installation

• HPE Pointnext Deployment Accelerator Service for SAP HANA to get you up and running on SAP HANA quickly

• HPE Pointnext Proactive Care provides a single source support for the complete HPE Superdome Flex for SAP HANA system, including the software

Once the configuration (HPE CS900 5.0 for SAP HANA) is purchased, a process is started. To order, contact your Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales representative.

• A site preparation document with all the pertinent information is filled to assemble and configure the HPE Superdome Flex Solutions to conform to the site environment.

• The HPE Superdome Flex Solution is assembled, racked, cabled, software is loaded, and the configuration is tested at the HPE Factory Express integration facility.

• The configuration is carefully packaged and shipped to the site.

• An HPE Customer Engineer unpacks the configuration, moves it into location, and connects it to the site.

• An HPE team is engaged to assist with final configuration and bringing SAP HANA database online.

HPE Services covers the complete lifecycle including design, factory integration, on-site deployment, in-field add-on upgrades and reconfiguration, and proactive and reactive support.

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

Licensing considerations The following software requires licensing in this configuration:

• SAP HANA in-memory database

• SAP HANA Studio/Cockpit

All the configurations in the HPE Superdome Flex for SAP HANA Scale-up contain a copy of the SAP HANA in-memory appliance software by SAP. Each SAP product is subject to its respective SAP end-user license agreement. The HPE computer product license does not contain a license to SAP HANA database software by SAP. You are not licensed to use the copy of the SAP HANA database software by SAP contained in the HPE 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.

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Resources and additional links HPE Reference Architectures, hpe.com/info/ra

HPE Servers for SAP HANA, https://www.hpe.com/us/en/solutions/sap-hana.html

QuickSpecs for HPE Superdome Flex for SAP HANA Scale-up Configurations, https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=a00026242enw

HPE D3000 Disk Enclosures QuickSpecs, http://h20195.www2.hpe.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c04227611

HPE Insight Remote Support, https://www.hpe.com/us/en/services/remote-it-support.html

SAP HANA Platform Documentation, http://help.sap.com/hana_platform

SAP HANA Administration Guide, http://help.sap.com/hana/SAP_HANA_Administration_Guide_en.pdf

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