Intel Bare Metal server certified profiles on Classic infrastructure for SAP HANA
Profiles list
The published names are subject to change.
This table provides an overview of the SAP-certified profiles with Intel Bare Metal:
| Profile | CPU Cores | CPU Threads (aka. vCPU) | Memory (RAM GB) | SAPS | SAP HANA Processing Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI.S3.H2.192 Appliance | 36 | 72 | 192 GB | 78,850 | OLAP/OLTP (*) SAP Business One (***) |
| BI.S3.H2.384 Appliance | 36 | 72 | 384 GB | 79,430 | OLAP/OLTP (*) SAP Business One (***) |
| BI.S3.H2.768 Appliance | 36 | 72 | 768 GB | 79,630 | OLAP/OLTP (*) SAP Business One (***) |
| BI.S4.H2.192 Appliance | 32 | 64 | 192 GB | 82,470 | OLAP/OLTP (**) SAP Business One (***) |
| BI.S4.H2.384 Appliance | 32 | 64 | 384 GB | 85,130 | OLAP/OLTP (**) SAP Business One (***) |
| BI.S4.H2.384_v3 Appliance | 16 | 32 | 384 GB | 60,420 | OLAP/OLTP (**) |
| BI.S4.H2.768 Appliance | 40 | 80 | 768 GB | 112,830 | OLAP/OLTP (**) SAP Business One (***) |
| BI.S4.H2.768_v2 Appliance | 48 | 96 | 768 GB | 124,620 | OLAP/OLTP (**) |
| BI.S4.H2.768_v3 Appliance | 16 | 32 | 768 GB | 60,420 | OLAP/OLTP (**) |
| BI.S4.H2.1500 Appliance | 56 | 112 | 1536 GB | 147,220 | OLAP/OLTP (**) |
| BI.S4.H2.3000 Appliance | 56 | 112 | 3072 GB | 135,127 | OLAP/OLTP (**) |
| BI.S4.H4.3000 Appliance | 112 | 224 | 3072 GB | 285,970 | OLAP/OLTP (**) |
| BI.S4.H4.6000 Appliance | 112 | 224 | 6144 GB | 285,970 | OLAP/OLTP (**) |
| BI.S4.H8.6000 Appliance | 224 | 448 | 6144 GB | 550,670 | OLAP/OLTP (**) |
| BI.S4.H8.12000 Appliance | 224 | 448 | 12288 GB | 550,670 | OLAP/OLTP (**) |
(*): RHEL 7.4 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 7.6 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 7.9 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 8.2 for SAP Solutions -- SLES 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5, SLES 15, SLES 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3
(**): RHEL 7.6 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 7.9 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 8.2 for SAP Solutions -- SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5, SLES 15, SLES 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3
(***): SLES 12 SP4, SLES 15, SLES 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3
Please regard the supported operated systems mentioned in the footnotes.
For more information see SAP Note 2414097 - SAP Applications on IBM Cloud Classic Infrastructure environment.
A number of these Profiles are also available as "Boot-only" which have the same configuration but only the boot drives are inserted. This configuration lets you customize the Local SSD Storage and the attachment of either Network Block or File storage options.
Understanding Bare Metal profile names
The Bare Metal profile names are contextual and sequential. This example uses an SAP HANA certified server to list and describe the naming conventions:
| Profile name | Naming convention component | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| BI.S4.H2.1500 | BI | Bluemix Infrastructure (former name of IBM Cloud) |
| S4 | Series 4 (processor generation)
|
|
| H | HANA-certified server | |
| 2 | 2-socket server | |
| 1500 | 1500 GB RAM |
Profiles available on Hourly Consumption Billing
The following Bare Metal servers are available on Hourly Consumption Billing:
- BI.S3.H2.192
- BI.S3.H2.384
- BI.S4.H2.192 Appliance
- BI.S4.H2.384 Appliance
- BI.S4.H2.768 Appliance
- BI.S4.H2.1500 Appliance
- BI.S4.H2.3000 Appliance
- BI.S4.H2.192 (boot only)
- BI.S4.H2.384 (boot only)
- BI.S4.H2.768 (boot only)
- BI.S4.H2.1500 (boot only)
- BI.S4.H2.3000 (boot only)
Storage specifications
The following dual-socket servers are available in the Appliance delivery model for SAP HANA, with preconfigured disk storage.
These Profiles do not use any Network Block or File storage options that are mounted to the Bare Metal server. These Profiles use only Local SSD Storage devices that are physically attached through a RAID Controller inside the server.
BI.S3.H2.192 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S3.H2.192 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB 5100 | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB 5100 | hdd2, hdd3 |
RAID1-B | 960 GB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 960 GB 5100 | hdd4 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
||
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
250 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S3.H2.384 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S3.H2.384 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB 5100 | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 10 | 4x 960 GB 5100 | hdd2, hdd3, hdd4, hdd5 |
RAID1-B | 1920 GB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 960 GB 5100 | hdd6 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
500 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S3.H2.768 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S3.H2.768 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB 5100 | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 10 | 4x 960 GB 5100 | hdd2, hdd3, hdd4, hdd5 |
RAID1-B | 1920 GB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 960 GB 5100 | hdd6 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
800 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H2.192 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.192 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB 5100 | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB 5100 | hdd2, hdd3 |
RAID1-B | 960 GB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 960 GB 5100 | hdd4 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
250 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H2.384 and BI.S4.H2.384_v2 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.384 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB 5100 | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 10 | 4x 960 GB 5100 | hdd2, hdd3, hdd4, hdd5 |
RAID1-B | 1920 GB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 960 GB 5100 | hdd6 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
500 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H2.768, BI.S4.H2.768_v2, and BI.S4.H2.768_v3 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.768 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB 5100 | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 10 | 4x 960 GB 5100 | hdd2, hdd3, hdd4, hdd5 |
RAID1-B | 1920 GB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 960 GB 5100 | hdd6 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
800 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H2.1500 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.1500 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB SSD SED | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 1 | 2x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd2, hdd3 |
RAID1-B | 3.8 TB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd4 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
1024 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H2.3000 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.3000 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB SSD SED | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 10 | 4x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd2, hdd3, hdd4, hdd5 |
RAID1-B | 7.6 TB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd6 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
1024 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H4.3000 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H4.3000 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB SSD SED | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 10 | 4x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd2, hdd3, hdd4, hdd5 |
RAID1-B | 7.6 TB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd6 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
1024 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H4.6000 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H4.6000 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB SSD SED | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 10 | 4x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd2, hdd3, hdd4, hdd5 |
RAID1-B | 7.6 TB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd6 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
1024 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H8.6000 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H8.6000 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB SSD SED | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 10 | 4x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd2, hdd3, hdd4, hdd5 |
RAID1-B | 7.6 TB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd6 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
1024 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H8.12000 Appliance
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H8.12000 Appliance
Physical Disk and RAID Configuration
| RAID | Components | Drives | Array | Total Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID 1 | 2x 960 GB SSD SED | hdd0, hdd1 |
RAID1-A | 960 GB |
| RAID 10 | 8x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd2, hdd3, hdd4, hdd5, hdd6, hdd7, hdd8, hdd9 |
RAID2-A | 15.2 TB |
| Global hot spare | 1x 3.8 TB SSD SED | hdd10 |
Disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
1024 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
Boot-only servers
By default, IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers come with high-performance and highly reliable internal storage based on solid-state disks and high-performance RAID adapters.
For projects with different requirements, such as storage snapshots, that don't have a very high through-put requirement, IBM Cloud offers "boot-only servers."
Boot-only servers have the same configuration as standard Bare Metal Servers, however, only the boot disks for the operating system are configured. The storage required for the SAP file systems - /usr/sap, /hana/shared,
/hana/data, and /hana/log - is not provided, significantly reducing the server cost.
To run SAP HANA on a boot-only server, you must add IBM Cloud storage to the server.
SAP HANA Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI) requirements must be met to run SAP HANA as Production for the SAP System/s, or in a production-like environment. To fulfill SAP HANA TDI key performance indicators (TDIs), storage performance must meet minimum values.
IBM Cloud File Storage for Classic with Boot-only services
To run SAP HANA in production and production-like setups that use IBM Cloud File Storage for Classic, based on the Network File System (NFS) protocol, requires:
- Minimum of 8 K IOPS for
/hana/log - Minimum of 7 K IOPS for
/hana/data
You can share storage areas for /hana/shared with /hana/log or /hana/data if these areas are too large for your particular use case.
For non-production use, you can use one storage area for /hana/shared, /hana/log, and /hana/data.
These minimums are for either Endurance or Performance options available with IBM Cloud File Storage for Classic:
- Endurance storage is a predefined IOPS per GB of storage, for example, 0.25 up to 10 IOPS per GB.
- Performance storage has different ranges of IOPS per GB, depending on the total size of the storage device. This option is more customizable.
This table compares the file storage (using NFS protocol) and the performance IOPS range for the capacity:
| File Storage capacity (GB) | Performance custom IOPS |
|---|---|
| 20-39 | 100-1,000 |
| 40-79 | 100-2,000 |
| 80-99 | 100-4,000 |
| 100-499 | 100-6,000 |
| 500-999 | 100-10,000 |
| 1,000-1,999 | 100-20,000 |
| 2,000-2,999 | 200-40,000 |
| 3,000-3,999 | 200-48,000 |
| 4,000-7,999 | 300-48,000 |
| 8,000-9,999 | 500-48,000 |
| 10,000-12,000 | 1,000-48,000 |
| Up to 24,000 | Up to 96,000 by special request |
| Up to 18,000 | Up to 180,000 by special request |
BI.S4.H2.192 (boot only)
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.192 (boot only)
Required configuration of disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
250 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H2.384 (boot only)
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.384 (boot only)
Required configuration of disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
500 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H2.768 (boot only)
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.768 (boot only)
Required configuration of disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
800 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H2.1500 (boot only)
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.1500 (boot only)
Required configuration of disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
1024 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |
BI.S4.H2.3000 (boot only)
Link to Profile: BI.S4.H2.3000 (boot only)
Required configuration of disk mount points and Partitions
| Array | Partition | Name | Size (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAID1-A | /dev/sda |
||
/dev/sda1 |
/boot |
50 | |
/dev/sda2 |
/ |
150 | |
/dev/sda3 |
/usr/sap |
150 | |
/dev/sda4 |
/hana/log |
remaining capacity | |
| RAID1-B | /dev/sdb |
||
/dev/sdb1 |
/hana/shared |
1024 | |
/dev/sdb2 |
/hana/data |
remaining capacity |