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Intel Bare Metal server with Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory certified profiles for SAP HANA

Intel Bare Metal server with Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory certified profiles for SAP HANA

Profiles list

The following table is an overview of the SAP-certified profiles for Intel Optane PMem on Bare Metal servers:

Profile Cores Speed RAM Storage SAP HANA Processing Type
1:1 DRAM:PMem
BI.S4.H2.1.5TB RAM + 1.5TB Persistent Memory 56 2.70 GHx 1536 GB 12 Drives OLAP/OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H4.3TB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 112 2.70 GHz 3072 GB 12 Drives OLAP/OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H8.6TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 224 2.70 GHz 6144 GB 12 Drives OLAP/OLTP (*)
1:2 DRAM:PMem
BI.S4.H2.768GB RAM + 1.5TB Persistent Memory 56 2.70 GHx 768 GB 10 OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H2.1.5TB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 56 2.70 GHx 1536 GB 10 OLAP/OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H4.1.5TB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 112 2.70 GHx 1536 GB 10 OLAP/OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H4.3TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 112 2.70 GHx 3072 GB 14 OLAP/OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H8.3TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 224 2.70 GHx 3072 GB 14 OLAP/OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H8.6TB RAM + 12TB Persistent Memory 224 2.70 GHx 6144 GB 14 OLAP/OLTP (*)
1:4 DRAM:PMem
BI.S4.H2.384GB RAM + 1.5TB Persistent Memory 56 2.70 GHx 384 GB 10 OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H2.768GB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 56 2.70 GHx 768 GB 12 OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H4.768GB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 112 2.70 GHx 768 GB 14 OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H4.1.5TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 112 2.70 GHx 1536 GB 14 OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H8.1.5TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 224 2.70 GHx 1536 14 OLTP (*)
BI.S4.H8.3TB RAM + 12TB Persistent Memory 224 2.70 GHx 3072 GB 12 OLTP (*)

(*): RHEL 7.6 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 7.9 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 8.2 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 8.6 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 8.10 for SAP Solutions, RHEL 9.2 for SAP Solutions
SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5, SLES 15, SLES 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP4

Please regard the supported operated systems mentioned in the footnotes.

Profiles available on Hourly Consumption Billing

The following Bare Metal servers are available on Hourly Consumption Billing:

  • BI.S4.H2.384GB RAM + 1.5TB Persistent Memory
  • BI.S4.H2.768GB RAM + 1.5TB Persistent Memory
  • BI.S4.H2.768GB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory
  • BI.S4.H2.1.5TB RAM + 1.5TB Persistent Memory
  • BI.S4.H2.1.5TB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory

Bare Metal profile names

The Bare Metal profile names are contextual and sequential. For more information, see Understanding Bare Metal profile names

Storage specifications

Name HANA DB Size (TB) Storage Needed (1TB shared plus DB size data) Boot (Log) Storage Array (Data + Shared)
BI.S4.H2.1.5TB RAM + 1.5TB Persistent Memory 3 7 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 8 x 1.9TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H4.3TB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 6 13 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 8 x 3.8TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H8.6TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 12 25 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 8 x 7.68TB SSD (RAID 10)
1:2 DRAM:PMem
BI.S4.H2.768GB RAM + 1.5TB Persistent Memory 2.25 5.5 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 6 x 1.9TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H2.1.5TB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 4.5 10 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 6 x 3.8TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H2.768GB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 3.75 8.5 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 10 x 1.9TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H4.1.5TB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 4.5 10 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 6 x 3.8TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H4.3TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 9 19 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 10 x 3.8TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H8.3TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 9 19 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 10 x 3.8TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H8.6TB RAM + 12TB Persistent Memory 18 37 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 10 x 7.68TB SSD (RAID 10)
1:4 DRAM:PMem
BI.S4.H8.6TB RAM + 12TB Persistent Memory 1.75 4.5 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 6 x 1.9TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H4.768GB RAM + 3TB Persistent Memory 3.75 8.5 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 10 x 1.9TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H4.1.5TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 7.5 16 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 10 x 3.8TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H8.1.5TB RAM + 6TB Persistent Memory 7.5 16 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 10 x 3.8TB SSD (RAID 10)
BI.S4.H8.3TB RAM + 12TB Persistent Memory 15 31 2x 960GB SSD (RAID 1) 8 x 7.68TB SSD (RAID 10)