SAP HANA certified instances on IBM Power Virtual Server
IBM Power9 certified profiles are discouraged for new deployments. Users are advised to migrate to IBM Power10 certified profiles, selecting the appropriate profile based on memory and core requirements.
A SAP HANA certified instance or profile on IBM® Power® Virtual Server defines attributes, such as physical CPU cores and RAM, which determine the size and performance capabilities of the virtual server instance.
Hardware specifications
SAP HANA workloads that use IBM Power Virtual Servers run on IBM Power Systems, with block storage powered by IBM FlashSystem family, connected through the Fibre Channel protocol. The following IBM Power Systems are certified to run SAP HANA workloads in IBM Cloud:
- IBM Power System S1122 (9824-22A)
- IBM Power System E1150 (9043‑MRU)
- IBM Power System E1180 (9080-HEU)
- IBM Power System S1022 (9105-22A)
- IBM Power System E1050 (9043‑MRX)
- IBM Power System E1080 (9080‑HEX)
- IBM Power System E980 (9080-M9S)
For further information, see hardware specifications for IBM Power Virtual Servers.
Profile naming convention
Provision SAP HANA on IBM Power Virtual Servers by selecting one of the certified profiles.
SAP HANA profile names follow a contextual and sequential naming convention. The following table illustrates an example of an SAP HANA certified instance profile:
| Profile name | Naming convention component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sh2-33x1900 | sh2 | Profile prefix |
| - | separator | |
| 33 | 33 physical CPU Cores | |
| x | separator | |
| 1900 | 1900 GiB RAM |
Refer to SAP Note 2947579 - SAP HANA on IBM Power Virtual Servers for up-to-date information on certified SAP HANA profiles.
Simultaneous multithreading (SMT) on IBM Power for SAP HANA
SAP HANA profiles for Power servers operate in SMT4 or SMT8 mode. Simultaneous multithreading (SMT) on IBM Power enables multiple independent threads to execute within a single physical processor core.
- In SMT4 mode, four parallel threads can run on a single physical processor core. The operating system sees four logical processors per physical processor core.
- In SMT8 mode, eight parallel threads can run on a single physical processor core. The operating system sees eight logical processors per physical processor core.
IBM Power11 certified instances for SAP HANA
The following table lists available profile families for IBM Power11 processor-based servers:
| Families | Description |
|---|---|
| Profiles with sr3 prefix | Profiles with the prefix sr3 are SAP RISE profiles. |
sr3 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix sr3 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SMT Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr3-6x256 | 6 | 48 | 256 | SMT8 |
| sr3-11x512 | 11 | 88 | 512 | SMT8 |
| sr3-19x1024 | 19 | 152 | 1024 | SMT8 |
| sr3-76x6144 | 76 | 608 | 6144 | SMT8 |
| sr3-80x12288 | 80 | 640 | 12288 | SMT8 |
| sr3-229x20000 | 229 | 1832 | 20000 | SMT8 |
| sr3-229x30500 | 229 | 1832 | 30500 | SMT8 |
| Profile name | Workload type | aSAPS | SAPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| sr3-6x256 | OLTP | 9,800 | 47,490 |
| sr3-11x512 | OLTP | 16,200 | 87,065 |
| sr3-19x1024 | OLTP/OLAP | 30,900 | 150,385 |
| sr3-76x6144 | OLTP/OLAP | 103,900 | 625,632 |
| sr3-80x12288 | OLTP/OLAP | 115,800 | N/A |
| sr3-229x20000 | OLTP/OLAP | 307,000 | N/A |
| sr3-229x30500 | OLTP/OLAP | 307,000 | N/A |
| sr3 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr3-6x256 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr3-11x512 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr3-19x1024 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr3-76x6144 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr3-80x12288 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr3-229x20000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr3-229x30500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr3 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr3-6x256 | 8,000 | 4 x 80 GB | Tier 0 | 320 GB | 8,000 |
| sr3-11x512 | 8,000 | 4 x 154 GB | Tier 0 | 616 GB | 15,400 |
| sr3-19x1024 | 8,000 | 4 x 307 GB | Tier 0 | 1,228 GB | 30,700 |
| sr3-76x6144 | 8,000 | 4 x 1844 GB | Tier 3 | 7,376 GB | 22,128 |
| sr3-80x12288 | 8,000 | 4 x 3686 GB | Tier 3 | 14,744 GB | 44,232 |
| sr3-229x20000 | 8,000 | 4 x 6000 GB | Tier 3 | 24,000 GB | 72,000 |
| sr3-229x30500 | 8,000 | 4 x 9150 GB | Tier 3 | 36,600 GB | 109,800 |
| sr3 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr3-6x256 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr3-11x512 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr3-19x1024 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr3-80x12288 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr3-229x20000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr3-76x6144 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
For IBM Power11 profiles, "N/A" indicates that SAPS are not measured.
IBM Power10 certified instances for SAP HANA
The following table lists available profile families for IBM Power10 processor-based servers:
| Families | Description |
|---|---|
| Profiles with sr2 prefix | Profiles with the prefix sr2 are SAP RISE profiles. |
| Profiles with sh2 prefix | Profiles with the prefix sh2 support HANA database sizes up to 1900 GiB. |
| Profiles with bh2 prefix | Profiles with the prefix bh2 are balanced profiles and are best suited for midsize databases and common cloud applications with moderate traffic. |
| Profiles with ch2 prefix | Profiles with the prefix ch2 are compute intensive profiles and are best suited for moderate to high web traffic workloads. Compute profiles are best suited for cpu-intensive workloads, such as heavy web traffic, production batch processing, and front-end web servers. |
| Profiles with mh2 prefix | Profiles with the prefix mh2 are very high memory profiles and are best suited for server OLAP databases, such as SAP NetWeaver. |
sr2 profiles also support custom combination of physical CPU cores and memory. Custom sr2 profiles must be deployed by using the CLI or API interface only and these custom profiles are not supported by SAP.
sr2 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix sr2 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SMT Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-7x256 | 7 | 28 | 256 | SMT4 |
| sr2-7x384 | 7 | 28 | 384 | SMT4 |
| sr2-14x512 | 14 | 56 | 512 | SMT4 |
| sr2-14x740 | 14 | 56 | 740 | SMT4 |
| sr2-12x950 | 12 | 48 | 950 | SMT4 |
| sr2-24x1024 | 24 | 96 | 1,024 | SMT4 |
| sr2-12x1450 | 12 | 48 | 1,450 | SMT4 |
| sr2-24x1536 | 24 | 96 | 1,536 | SMT4 |
| sr2-25x1900 | 25 | 200 | 1,900 | SMT8 |
| sr2-35x3000 | 35 | 280 | 3,000 | SMT8 |
| sr2-35x3900 | 35 | 280 | 3,900 | SMT8 |
| sr2-80x6144 | 80 | 640 | 6,144 | SMT8 |
| sr2-87x7000 | 87 | 696 | 7,000 | SMT8 |
| sr2-87x7600 | 87 | 696 | 7,600 | SMT8 |
| sr2-80x9216 | 80 | 320 | 9,216 | SMT4 |
| sr2-80x12288 | 80 | 320 | 12,288 | SMT4 |
| sr2-80x14400 | 80 | 320 | 14,400 | SMT4 |
| sr2-128x16000 | 128 | 512 | 16,000 | SMT4 |
| sr2-128x18000 | 128 | 512 | 18,000 | SMT4 |
| sr2-128x20000 | 128 | 512 | 20,000 | SMT4 |
| sr2-165x22000 | 165 | 1,320 | 22,000 | SMT8 |
| sr2-165x24000 | 165 | 1,320 | 24,000 | SMT8 |
| sr2-165x26000 | 165 | 1,320 | 26,000 | SMT8 |
| sr2-165x28000 | 165 | 1,320 | 28,000 | SMT8 |
| sr2-165x30500 | 165 | 1,320 | 30,500 | SMT8 |
| Profile name | Workload type | aSAPS | SAPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-7x256 | OLTP | N/A | 42,000 |
| sr2-7x384 | OLTP | N/A | 42,000 |
| sr2-14x512 | OLTP | N/A | 84,000 |
| sr2-14x740 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 84,000 |
| sr2-12x950 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 72,000 |
| sr2-24x1024 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 144,000 |
| sr2-12x1450 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 72,000 |
| sr2-24x1536 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 144,000 |
| sr2-25x1900 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 190,000 |
| sr2-35x3000 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 266,000 |
| sr2-35x3900 | OLTP/OLAP/OLAP scale-out (up to 8 nodes) | N/A | 266,000 |
| sr2-80x6144 | OLTP/OLAP/OLAP scale-out (up to 6 nodes) | N/A | 608,000 |
| sr2-87x7000 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 661,200 |
| sr2-87x7600 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 661,200 |
| sr2-80x9216 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 480,000 |
| sr2-80x12288 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 480,000 |
| sr2-80x14400 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 480,000 |
| sr2-128x16000 | OLTP/OLAP | 133,100 | 768,000 |
| sr2-128x18000 | OLTP/OLAP | 133,100 | 768,000 |
| sr2-128x20000 | OLTP/OLAP | 133,100 | 768,000 |
| sr2-165x22000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| sr2-165x24000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| sr2-165x26000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| sr2-165x28000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| sr2-165x30500 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | N/A | 1,254,000 |
| sr2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-7x256 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-7x384 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-14x512 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-14x740 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-12x950 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-24x1024 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-12x1450 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-24x1536 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-25x1900 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-35x3000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-35x3900 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-80x6144 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-87x7000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-87x7600 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-80x9216 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-80x12288 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-80x14400 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-128x16000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-128x18000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-128x20000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-165x22000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-165x24000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-165x26000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-165x28000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-165x30500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2 Certified profile | IOPs required | Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-7x256 | 8,000 | 4 x 80 GB | Tier 0 | 320 GB | 8000 |
| sr2-7x384 | 8,000 | 4 x 116 GB | Tier 0 | 464 GB | 11600 |
| sr2-14x512 | 8,000 | 4 x 154 GB | Tier 0 | 616 GB | 15400 |
| sr2-14x740 | 8,000 | 4 x 222 GB | Tier 0 | 888 GB | 22200 |
| sr2-12x950 | 8,000 | 4 x 285 GB | Tier 0 | 1,140 GB | 28500 |
| sr2-24x1024 | 8,000 | 4 x 307 GB | Tier 0 | 1,228 GB | 30700 |
| sr2-12x1450 | 8,000 | 4 x 435 GB | Tier 0 | 1,740 GB | 43500 |
| sr2-24x1536 | 8,000 | 4 x 461 GB | Tier 0 | 1,844 GB | 46100 |
| sr2-25x1900 | 8,000 | 4 x 570 GB | Tier 0 | 2,280 GB | 57000 |
| sr2-35x3000 | 8,000 | 4 x 900 GB | Tier 3 | 3,600 GB | 10800 |
| sr2-35x3900 | 8,000 | 4 x 1170 GB | Tier 3 | 4,680 GB | 14040 |
| sr2-80x6144 | 8,000 | 4 x 1844 GB | Tier 3 | 7,376 GB | 22128 |
| sr2-87x7000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2100 GB | Tier 3 | 8,400 GB | 25200 |
| sr2-87x7600 | 8,000 | 4 x 2280 GB | Tier 3 | 9,120 GB | 27360 |
| sr2-80x9216 | 8,000 | 4 x 2765 GB | Tier 3 | 11,060 GB | 33180 |
| sr2-80x12288 | 8,000 | 4 x 3687 GB | Tier 3 | 14,748 GB | 44244 |
| sr2-80x14400 | 8,000 | 4 x 4320 GB | Tier 3 | 17,280 GB | 51840 |
| sr2-128x16000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4800 GB | Tier 3 | 19,200 GB | 57600 |
| sr2-128x18000 | 8,000 | 4 x 5400 GB | Tier 3 | 21,600 GB | 64800 |
| sr2-128x20000 | 8,000 | 4 x 6000 GB | Tier 3 | 24,000 GB | 72000 |
| sr2-165x22000 | 8,000 | 4 x 6600 GB | Tier 3 | 26,400 GB | 79200 |
| sr2-165x24000 | 8,000 | 4 x 7200 GB | Tier 3 | 28,800 GB | 86400 |
| sr2-165x26000 | 8,000 | 4 x 7800 GB | Tier 3 | 31,200 GB | 93600 |
| sr2-165x28000 | 8,000 | 4 x 8400 GB | Tier 3 | 33,600 GB | 100800 |
| sr2-165x30500 | 8,000 | 4 x 9150 GB | Tier 3 | 36,600 GB | 109800 |
| sr2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-7x256 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-7x384 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-14x512 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-14x740 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-12x950 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-24x1024 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-12x1450 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-24x1536 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-25x1900 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-35x3000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-35x3900 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-80x6144 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-87x7000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-87x7600 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-80x9216 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-80x12288 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-80x14400 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-128x16000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-128x18000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-128x20000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-165x22000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-165x24000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-165x26000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-165x28000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-165x30500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
sr2 - Discouraged profiles
The following SAP HANA sr2 profiles on IBM Power Virtual Server are discouraged due to configuration anomalies. Alternative recommended profiles are suggested for each discouraged configuration.
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | Recommended alternative | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SMT Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-22x2950 | sr2-35x3000 | 22 | 88 | 2,950 | SMT4 |
| sr2-40x3072 | sr2-35x3000 | 40 | 160 | 3,072 | SMT4 |
| sr2-35x4450 | sr2-35x3900 | 35 | 140 | 4,450 | SMT4 |
| sr2-87x6000 | sr2-80x6144 or sr2-87x7000 | 87 | 696 | 6,000 | SMT8 |
| sr2-64x6144 | sr2-80x6144 | 64 | 256 | 6,144 | SMT4 |
| Profile name | Workload type | aSAPS | SAPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-22x2950 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 132,000 |
| sr2-40x3072 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 240,000 |
| sr2-35x4450 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 210,000 |
| sr2-87x6000 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 661,200 |
| sr2-64x6144 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 384,000 |
| sr2 Certified profile | IOPs required | Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-22x2950 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-40x3072 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-35x4450 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-87x6000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2-64x6144 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sr2 Certified profile | IOPs required | Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-22x2950 | 8,000 | 4 x 885 GB | Tier 3 | 3540 GB | 14,256 |
| sr2-40x3072 | 8,000 | 4 x 992 GB | Tier 3 | 3688 GB | 14,844 |
| sr2-35x4450 | 8,000 | 4 x 1335 GB | Tier 3 | 5340 GB | 21,504 |
| sr2-87x6000 | 8,000 | 4 x 1800 GB | Tier 3 | 7200 GB | 28,998 |
| sr2-64x6144 | 8,000 | 4 x 1843 GB | Tier 3 | 7372 GB | 29,691 |
| sr2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sr2-22x2950 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-40x3072 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-35x4450 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-87x6000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sr2-64x6144 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
sh2 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix sh2 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SMT Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sh2-4x256 | 4 | 16 | 256 | SMT4 |
| sh2-7x256 | 7 | 28 | 256 | SMT4 |
| sh2-12x256 | 12 | 48 | 256 | SMT4 |
| sh2-4x384 | 4 | 16 | 384 | SMT4 |
| sh2-7x384 | 7 | 28 | 384 | SMT4 |
| sh2-12x384 | 12 | 48 | 384 | SMT4 |
| sh2-4x512 | 4 | 16 | 512 | SMT4 |
| sh2-7x512 | 7 | 28 | 512 | SMT4 |
| sh2-12x512 | 12 | 48 | 512 | SMT4 |
| sh2-4x768 | 4 | 16 | 768 | SMT4 |
| sh2-7x768 | 7 | 28 | 768 | SMT4 |
| sh2-12x768 | 12 | 48 | 768 | SMT4 |
| sh2-4x1000 | 4 | 16 | 1,000 | SMT4 |
| sh2-7x1000 | 7 | 28 | 1,000 | SMT4 |
| sh2-12x1000 | 12 | 48 | 1,000 | SMT4 |
| sh2-16x1000 | 16 | 64 | 1,000 | SMT4 |
| sh2-25x1000 | 25 | 100 | 1,000 | SMT4 |
| sh2-4x1500 | 4 | 16 | 1,500 | SMT4 |
| sh2-7x1500 | 7 | 28 | 1,500 | SMT4 |
| sh2-12x1500 | 12 | 48 | 1,500 | SMT4 |
| sh2-16x1500 | 16 | 64 | 1,500 | SMT4 |
| sh2-25x1500 | 25 | 100 | 1,500 | SMT4 |
| sh2-8x1900 | 8 | 64 | 1,900 | SMT8 |
| sh2-16x1900 | 16 | 128 | 1,900 | SMT8 |
| sh2-33x1900 | 33 | 264 | 1,900 | SMT8 |
| Profile name | Workload type | aSAPS | SAPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| sh2-4x256 | OLTP | N/A | 24,000 |
| sh2-7x256 | OLTP | N/A | 42,000 |
| sh2-12x256 | OLTP | N/A | 72,000 |
| sh2-4x384 | OLTP | N/A | 24,000 |
| sh2-7x384 | OLTP | N/A | 42,000 |
| sh2-12x384 | OLTP | N/A | 42,000 |
| sh2-4x512 | OLTP | N/A | 24,000 |
| sh2-7x512 | OLTP | N/A | 42,000 |
| sh2-12x512 | OLTP | N/A | 72,000 |
| sh2-4x768 | OLTP | N/A | 24,000 |
| sh2-7x768 | OLTP | N/A | 42,000 |
| sh2-12x768 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 72,000 |
| sh2-4x1000 | OLTP | N/A | 24,000 |
| sh2-7x1000 | OLTP | N/A | 42,000 |
| sh2-12x1000 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 72,000 |
| sh2-16x1000 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 96,000 |
| sh2-25x1000 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 150,000 |
| sh2-4x1500 | OLTP | N/A | 24,000 |
| sh2-7x1500 | OLTP | N/A | 42,000 |
| sh2-12x1500 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 72,000 |
| sh2-16x1500 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 96,000 |
| sh2-25x1500 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 150,000 |
| sh2-8x1900 | OLTP | N/A | 60,800 |
| sh2-16x1900 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 121,600 |
| sh2-33x1900 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 250,800 |
| sh2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sh2-4x256 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-7x256 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-12x256 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-4x384 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-7x384 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-12x384 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-4x512 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-7x512 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-12x512 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-4x768 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-7x768 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-12x768 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-4x1000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-7x1000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-12x1000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-16x1000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-25x1000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-4x1500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-7x1500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-12x1500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-16x1500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-25x1500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-8x1900 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-16x1900 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2-33x1900 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| sh2 Certified profile | IOPs required | Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sh2-4x256 | 8,000 | 4 x 80 GB | Tier 0 | 320 GB | 8000 |
| sh2-7x256 | 8,000 | 4 x 80 GB | Tier 0 | 320 GB | 8000 |
| sh2-12x256 | 8,000 | 4 x 80 GB | Tier 0 | 320 GB | 8000 |
| sh2-4x384 | 8,000 | 4 x 116 GB | Tier 0 | 464 GB | 11600 |
| sh2-7x384 | 8,000 | 4 x 116 GB | Tier 0 | 464 GB | 11600 |
| sh2-12x384 | 8,000 | 4 x 116 GB | Tier 0 | 464 GB | 11600 |
| sh2-4x512 | 8,000 | 4 x 154 GB | Tier 0 | 616 GB | 15400 |
| sh2-7x512 | 8,000 | 4 x 154 GB | Tier 0 | 616 GB | 15400 |
| sh2-12x512 | 8,000 | 4 x 154 GB | Tier 0 | 616 GB | 15400 |
| sh2-4x768 | 8,000 | 4 x 230 GB | Tier 0 | 920 GB | 23000 |
| sh2-7x768 | 8,000 | 4 x 230 GB | Tier 0 | 920 GB | 23000 |
| sh2-12x768 | 8,000 | 4 x 230 GB | Tier 0 | 920 GB | 23000 |
| sh2-4x1000 | 8,000 | 4 x 300 GB | Tier 0 | 1,200 GB | 30000 |
| sh2-7x1000 | 8,000 | 4 x 300 GB | Tier 0 | 1,200 GB | 30000 |
| sh2-12x1000 | 8,000 | 4 x 300 GB | Tier 0 | 1,200 GB | 30000 |
| sh2-16x1000 | 8,000 | 4 x 300 GB | Tier 0 | 1,200 GB | 30000 |
| sh2-25x1000 | 8,000 | 4 x 300 GB | Tier 0 | 1,200 GB | 30000 |
| sh2-4x1500 | 8,000 | 4 x 450 GB | Tier 0 | 1,800 GB | 45000 |
| sh2-7x1500 | 8,000 | 4 x 450 GB | Tier 0 | 1,800 GB | 45000 |
| sh2-12x1500 | 8,000 | 4 x 450 GB | Tier 0 | 1,800 GB | 45000 |
| sh2-16x1500 | 8,000 | 4 x 450 GB | Tier 0 | 1,800 GB | 45000 |
| sh2-25x1500 | 8,000 | 4 x 450 GB | Tier 0 | 1,800 GB | 45000 |
| sh2-8x1900 | 8,000 | 4 x 570 GB | Tier 0 | 2,280 GB | 57000 |
| sh2-16x1900 | 8,000 | 4 x 570 GB | Tier 0 | 2,280 GB | 57000 |
| sh2-33x1900 | 8,000 | 4 x 570 GB | Tier 0 | 2,280 GB | 57000 |
| sh2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sh2-4x256 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-7x256 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-12x256 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-4x384 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-7x384 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-12x384 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-4x512 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-7x512 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-12x512 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-4x768 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-7x768 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-12x768 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-4x1000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-7x1000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-12x1000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-16x1000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-25x1000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-4x1500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-7x1500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-12x1500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-16x1500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-25x1500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-8x1900 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-16x1900 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| sh2-33x1900 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
bh2 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix bh2 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SMT Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bh2-35x3000 | 35 | 280 | 3000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-35x3900 | 35 | 280 | 3900 | SMT8 |
| bh2-128x16000 | 128 | 512 | 16000 | SMT4 |
| bh2-128x17000 | 128 | 512 | 17000 | SMT4 |
| bh2-165x17000 | 165 | 1320 | 17000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-128x18000 | 128 | 512 | 18000 | SMT4 |
| bh2-165x18000 | 165 | 1320 | 18000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-128x19000 | 128 | 512 | 19000 | SMT4 |
| bh2-165x19000 | 165 | 1320 | 19000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-128x20000 | 128 | 512 | 20000 | SMT4 |
| bh2-165x20000 | 165 | 1320 | 20000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x21000 | 165 | 1320 | 21000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x22000 | 165 | 1320 | 22000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x23000 | 165 | 1320 | 23000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x24000 | 165 | 1320 | 24000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x25000 | 165 | 1320 | 25000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x26000 | 165 | 1320 | 26000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x27000 | 165 | 1320 | 27000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x28000 | 165 | 1320 | 28000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x29000 | 165 | 1320 | 29000 | SMT8 |
| bh2-165x30500 | 165 | 1320 | 30500 | SMT8 |
| Profile name | Workload type | aSAPS | SAPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| bh2-35x3000 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 266,000 |
| bh2-35x3900 | OLTP/OLAP/OLAP scale-out (up to 8 nodes) | N/A | 266,000 |
| bh2-128x16000 | OLTP/OLAP | 133,100 | 768,000 |
| bh2-128x17000 | OLTP/OLAP | 133,100 | 768,000 |
| bh2-165x17000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-128x18000 | OLTP/OLAP | 133,100 | 768,000 |
| bh2-165x18000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-128x19000 | OLTP/OLAP | 133,100 | 768,000 |
| bh2-165x19000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-128x20000 | OLTP/OLAP | 133,100 | 768,000 |
| bh2-165x20000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x21000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x22000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x23000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x24000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x25000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x26000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x27000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x28000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x29000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| bh2-165x30500 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | N/A | 1,254,000 |
| bh2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bh2-35x3000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-35x3900 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-128x16000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-128x17000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x17000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-128x18000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x18000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-128x19000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x19000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-128x20000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x20000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x21000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x22000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x23000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x24000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x25000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x26000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x27000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x28000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x29000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2-165x30500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| bh2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bh2-35x3000 | 8,000 | 4 x 900 GB | Tier 3 | 3600 GB | 10800 |
| bh2-35x3900 | 8,000 | 4 x 1,170 GB | Tier 3 | 4680 GB | 14040 |
| bh2-128x16000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4,800 GB | Tier 3 | 19200 GB | 57600 |
| bh2-128x17000 | 8,000 | 4 x 5,100 GB | Tier 3 | 20400 GB | 61200 |
| bh2-165x17000 | 8,000 | 4 x 5,100 GB | Tier 3 | 20400 GB | 61200 |
| bh2-128x18000 | 8,000 | 4 x 5,400 GB | Tier 3 | 21600 GB | 64800 |
| bh2-165x18000 | 8,000 | 4 x 5,400 GB | Tier 3 | 21600 GB | 64800 |
| bh2-128x19000 | 8,000 | 4 x 5,700 GB | Tier 3 | 22800 GB | 68400 |
| bh2-165x19000 | 8,000 | 4 x 5,700 GB | Tier 3 | 22800 GB | 68400 |
| bh2-128x20000 | 8,000 | 4 x 6,000 GB | Tier 3 | 24000 GB | 72000 |
| bh2-165x20000 | 8,000 | 4 x 6,000 GB | Tier 3 | 24000 GB | 72000 |
| bh2-165x21000 | 8,000 | 4 x 6,300 GB | Tier 3 | 25200 GB | 75600 |
| bh2-165x22000 | 8,000 | 4 x 6,600 GB | Tier 3 | 26400 GB | 79200 |
| bh2-165x23000 | 8,000 | 4 x 6,900 GB | Tier 3 | 27600 GB | 82800 |
| bh2-165x24000 | 8,000 | 4 x 7,200 GB | Tier 3 | 28800 GB | 86400 |
| bh2-165x25000 | 8,000 | 4 x 7,500 GB | Tier 3 | 30000 GB | 90000 |
| bh2-165x26000 | 8,000 | 4 x 7,800 GB | Tier 3 | 31200 GB | 93600 |
| bh2-165x27000 | 8,000 | 4 x 8,100 GB | Tier 3 | 32400 GB | 97200 |
| bh2-165x28000 | 8,000 | 4 x 8,400 GB | Tier 3 | 33600 GB | 100800 |
| bh2-165x29000 | 8,000 | 4 x 8,700 GB | Tier 3 | 34800 GB | 104400 |
| bh2-165x30500 | 8,000 | 4 x 9,150 GB | Tier 3 | 36600 GB | 109800 |
| bh2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bh2-35x3000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-35x3900 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-128x16000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-128x17000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x17000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-128x18000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x18000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-128x19000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x19000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-128x20000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x20000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x21000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x22000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x23000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x24000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x25000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x26000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x27000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x28000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x29000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| bh2-165x30500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
ch2 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix ch2 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SMT Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch2-87x6000 | 87 | 696 | 6,000 | SMT8 |
| ch2-80x6144 | 80 | 640 | 6,144 | SMT8 |
| ch2-87x7000 | 87 | 696 | 7,000 | SMT8 |
| ch2-87x7600 | 87 | 696 | 7,600 | SMT8 |
| ch2-165x12000 | 165 | 1320 | 12,000 | SMT8 |
| ch2-165x13000 | 165 | 1320 | 13,000 | SMT8 |
| ch2-165x14000 | 165 | 1320 | 14,000 | SMT8 |
| ch2-165x15000 | 165 | 1320 | 15,000 | SMT8 |
| ch2-165x16000 | 165 | 1320 | 16,000 | SMT8 |
| Profile name | Workload type | aSAPS | SAPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ch2-87x6000 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 661,200 |
| ch2-80x6144 | OLTP/OLAP/OLAP scale-out (up to 6 nodes) | N/A | 608,000 |
| ch2-87x7000 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 661,200 |
| ch2-87x7600 | OLTP/OLAP | N/A | 661,200 |
| ch2-165x12000 | OLTP/OLAP | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| ch2-165x13000 | OLTP/OLAP | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| ch2-165x14000 | OLTP/OLAP | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| ch2-165x15000 | OLTP/OLAP | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| ch2-165x16000 | OLTP/OLAP/OLTP scale-out (up to 4 nodes) | 217,100 | 1,254,000 |
| ch2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch2-87x6000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| ch2-80x6144 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| ch2-87x7000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| ch2-87x7600 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| ch2-165x12000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| ch2-165x13000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| ch2-165x14000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| ch2-165x15000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| ch2-165x16000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| ch2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch2-87x6000 | 8,000 | 4 x 1,800 GB | Tier 3 | 7200 GB | 28,998 |
| ch2-80x6144 | 8,000 | 4 x 1,843 GB | Tier 3 | 7372 GB | 29,691 |
| ch2-87x7000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2,100 GB | Tier 3 | 8400 GB | 33,831 |
| ch2-87x7600 | 8,000 | 4 x 2,280 GB | Tier 3 | 9120 GB | 36,729 |
| ch2-165x12000 | 8,000 | 4 x 3,600 GB | Tier 3 | 14400 GB | 57,996 |
| ch2-165x13000 | 8,000 | 4 x 3,900 GB | Tier 3 | 15600 GB | 62,829 |
| ch2-165x14000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4,200 GB | Tier 3 | 16800 GB | 67,662 |
| ch2-165x15000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4,500 GB | Tier 3 | 18000 GB | 72,495 |
| ch2-165x16000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4,800 GB | Tier 3 | 19200 GB | 77,328 |
| ch2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch2-87x6000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| ch2-80x6144 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| ch2-87x7000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| ch2-87x7600 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| ch2-165x12000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| ch2-165x13000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| ch2-165x14000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| ch2-165x15000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| ch2-165x16000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
mh2 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix mh2 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SMT Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mh2-64x8000 | 64 | 256 | 8,000 | SMT4 |
| mh2-64x9000 | 64 | 256 | 9,000 | SMT4 |
| mh2-64x10000 | 64 | 256 | 10,000 | SMT4 |
| mh2-64x11000 | 64 | 256 | 11,000 | SMT4 |
| mh2-64x12000 | 64 | 256 | 12,000 | SMT4 |
| mh2-64x13000 | 64 | 256 | 13,000 | SMT4 |
| mh2-64x14000 | 64 | 256 | 14,000 | SMT4 |
| mh2-64x15000 | 64 | 256 | 15,000 | SMT4 |
| Profile name | Workload type | aSAPS | SAPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| mh2-64x8000 | OLTP/OLAP | 65,400 | 384,000 |
| mh2-64x9000 | OLTP/OLAP | 65,400 | 384,000 |
| mh2-64x10000 | OLTP/OLAP | 65,400 | 384,000 |
| mh2-64x11000 | OLTP/OLAP | 65,400 | 384,000 |
| mh2-64x12000 | OLTP/OLAP | 65,400 | 384,000 |
| mh2-64x13000 | OLTP/OLAP | 65,400 | 384,000 |
| mh2-64x14000 | OLTP/OLAP | 65,400 | 384,000 |
| mh2-64x15000 | OLTP/OLAP | 65,400 | 384,000 |
| mh2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mh2-64x8000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| mh2-64x9000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| mh2-64x10000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| mh2-64x11000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| mh2-64x12000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| mh2-64x13000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| mh2-64x14000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| mh2-64x15000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 512 GB | 12,800 |
| mh2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size (GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mh2-64x8000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2400 GB | Tier 3 | 9600 GB | 28800 |
| mh2-64x9000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2700 GB | Tier 3 | 10800 GB | 32400 |
| mh2-64x10000 | 8,000 | 4 x 3000 GB | Tier 3 | 12000 GB | 36000 |
| mh2-64x11000 | 8,000 | 4 x 3300 GB | Tier 3 | 13200 GB | 39600 |
| mh2-64x12000 | 8,000 | 4 x 3600 GB | Tier 3 | 14400 GB | 43200 |
| mh2-64x13000 | 8,000 | 4 x 3900 GB | Tier 3 | 15600 GB | 46800 |
| mh2-64x14000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4200 GB | Tier 3 | 16800 GB | 50400 |
| mh2-64x15000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4500 GB | Tier 3 | 18000 GB | 54000 |
| mh2 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mh2-64x8000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| mh2-64x9000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| mh2-64x10000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| mh2-64x11000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| mh2-64x12000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| mh2-64x13000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| mh2-64x14000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
| mh2-64x15000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 200 GB | 5,000 |
For IBM Power10 profiles, "N/A" indicates that SAPS are not measured.
IBM Power9 certified instances for SAP HANA
The following profile families are available for IBM Power9 processor-based servers.
| Families | Description |
|---|---|
| Profiles with cnp prefix | Profiles with the prefix cnp are custom profiles for test or development use only. These profiles are not intended for production use and are not supported or certified for SAP production. Each profile must have minimum of two physical CPU cores. |
| Profiles with ush1 prefix | Profiles with the prefix ush are small profiles and are best suited for balanced workloads that require less CPU and storage consumption. |
| Profiles with bh1 prefix | Profiles with the prefix bh1 are balanced profiles and are best suited for midsize databases and common cloud applications with moderate traffic. |
| Profiles with ch1 prefix | Profiles with the prefix ch1 are compute intensive profiles and are best suited for moderate to high web traffic workloads. Compute profiles are best suited for cpu-intensive workloads, such as heavy web traffic, production batch processing, and front-end web servers. |
| Profiles with mh1 prefix | Profiles with the prefix mh1 are very high memory profiles and are best suited for server OLAP databases, such as SAP NetWeaver. |
| Profiles with umh prefix | Profiles with the prefix umh are ultra memory profiles that provide the highest vCPU-to-memory ratios for serving in-memory OLTP databases, such as SAP HANA. |
ush1 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix ush1 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SAPS | SMT Mode | Workload type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ush1-4x128 | 4 | 32 | 128 | 24,000 | SMT8 | OLAP/OLTP |
| ush1-4x256 | 4 | 32 | 256 | 24,000 | SMT8 | OLAP/OLTP |
| ush1-4x384 | 4 | 32 | 384 | 24,000 | SMT8 | OLAP/OLTP |
| ush1-4x512 | 4 | 32 | 512 | 24,000 | SMT8 | OLAP/OLTP |
| ush1-4x768 | 4 | 32 | 768 | 24,000 | SMT8 | OLAP/OLTP |
| ush1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
Alternative configuration (cost effective) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ush1-4x128 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 | 4 x 16 GB using 'Fixed IOPs' |
| ush1-4x256 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 | 4 x 32 GB using 'Fixed IOPs' |
| ush1-4x384 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 | 4 x 48 GB using 'Fixed IOPs' |
| ush1-4x512 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 | 4 x 64 GB using 'Fixed IOPs' |
| ush1-4x768 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 | 4 x 96 GB using 'Fixed IOPs' |
| ush1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
Alternative configuration (cost effective) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ush1-4x128 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 | 4 x 81 GB using 'Tier 0' |
| ush1-4x256 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 | 4 x 103 GB using 'Tier 0' |
| ush1-4x384 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 | 4 x 154 GB using 'Tier 0' |
| ush1-4x512 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 | 4 x 206 GB using 'Tier 0' |
| ush1-4x768 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 | 4 x 309 GB using 'Tier 0' |
| ush1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
Alternative configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ush1-4x128 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| ush1-4x256 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| ush1-4x384 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| ush1-4x512 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| ush1-4x768 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
bh1 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix bh1 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SAPS | SMT Mode | Workload type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bh1-16x1600 | 16 | 128 | 1,600 | 96,000 | SMT8 | OLAP/OLTP |
| bh1-20x2000 | 20 | 160 | 2,000 | 120,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-22x2200 | 22 | 178 | 2,200 | 132,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-25x2500 | 25 | 200 | 2,500 | 150,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-30x3000 | 30 | 240 | 3,000 | 180,000 | SMT8 | OLAP/OLAP scale-out (up to 3 nodes) |
| bh1-35x3500 | 35 | 280 | 3,500 | 210,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-40x4000 | 40 | 320 | 4,000 | 240,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-50x5000 | 50 | 400 | 5,000 | 300,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-60x6000 | 60 | 480 | 6,000 | 360,000 | SMT8 | OLAP/OLTP/OLAP scale-out (up to 3 nodes) |
| bh1-70x7000 | 70 | 560 | 7,000 | 420,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-80x8000 | 80 | 640 | 8,000 | 480,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-100x10000 | 100 | 800 | 10,000 | 600,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-120x12000 | 120 | 900 | 12,000 | 720,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1-140x14000 | 140 | 1,120 | 14,000 | 840,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| bh1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bh1-16x1600 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-20x2000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-22x2200 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-25x2500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-30x3000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-35x3500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-40x4000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-50x5000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-60x6000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-70x7000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-80x8000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-100x10000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-120x12000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1-140x14000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| bh1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bh1-16x1600 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 |
| bh1-20x2000 | 8,000 | 4 x 805 GB | Tier 3 | 9,666 |
| bh1-22x2200 | 8,000 | 4 x 886 GB | Tier 3 | 10,632 |
| bh1-25x2500 | 8,000 | 4 x 1006 GB | Tier 3 | 12,081 |
| bh1-30x3000 | 8,000 | 4 x 1208 GB | Tier 3 | 14,499 |
| bh1-35x3500 | 8,000 | 4 x 1409 GB | Tier 3 | 16,914 |
| bh1-40x4000 | 8,000 | 4 x 1611 GB | Tier 3 | 19,332 |
| bh1-50x5000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2013 GB | Tier 3 | 24,165 |
| bh1-60x6000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2416 GB | Tier 3 | 28,998 |
| bh1-70x7000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2819 GB | Tier 3 | 33,831 |
| bh1-80x8000 | 8,000 | 4 x 3222 GB | Tier 3 | 38,664 |
| bh1-100x10000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4027 GB | Tier 3 | 48,330 |
| bh1-120x12000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4833 GB | Tier 3 | 19,332 |
| bh1-140x14000 | 8,000 | 4 x 5638 GB | Tier 3 | 67,662 |
| bh1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
Alternative configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bh1-16x1600 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-20x2000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-22x2200 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-25x2500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-30x3000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-35x3500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-40x4000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-50x5000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-60x6000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-70x7000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-80x8000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-100x10000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-120x12000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| bh1-140x14000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
ch1 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix ch1 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SAPS | SMT Mode | Workload type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch1-60x3000 | 60 | 480 | 3,000 | 360,000 | SMT8 | OLAP/OLAP scale-out (up to 3 nodes) |
| ch1-70x3500 | 70 | 560 | 3,500 | 420,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| ch1-80x4000 | 80 | 640 | 4,000 | 480,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| ch1-100x5000 | 100 | 800 | 5,000 | 600,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| ch1-120x6000 | 120 | 900 | 6,000 | 720,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| ch1-140x7000 | 140 | 1,120 | 7,000 | 840,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| ch1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch1-60x3000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| ch1-70x3500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| ch1-80x4000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| ch1-100x5000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| ch1-120x6000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| ch1-140x7000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| ch1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch1-60x3000 | 8,000 | 4 x 1208 GB | Tier 3 | 14,499 |
| ch1-70x3500 | 8,000 | 4 x 1409 GB | Tier 3 | 16,914 |
| ch1-80x4000 | 8,000 | 4 x 1611 GB | Tier 3 | 19,332 |
| ch1-100x5000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2013 GB | Tier 3 | 24,165 |
| ch1-120x6000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2416 GB | Tier 3 | 28,998 |
| ch1-140x7000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2819 GB | Tier 3 | 33,831 |
| ch1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
Alternative configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ch1-60x3000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| ch1-70x3500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| ch1-80x4000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| ch1-100x5000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| ch1-120x6000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| ch1-140x7000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
mh1 - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix mh1 on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SAPS | SMT Mode | Workload type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mh1-8x1440 | 8 | 64 | 1,440 | 48,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-10x1800 | 10 | 80 | 1,800 | 60,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-12x2160 | 12 | 96 | 2,160 | 72,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-16x2880 | 16 | 128 | 2,880 | 96,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-20x3600 | 20 | 160 | 3,600 | 120,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-22x3960 | 22 | 176 | 3,960 | 132,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-25x4500 | 25 | 200 | 4,500 | 150,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-30x5400 | 30 | 240 | 5,400 | 180,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-35x6300 | 35 | 280 | 6,300 | 210,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-40x7200 | 40 | 320 | 7,200 | 240,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-50x9000 | 50 | 400 | 9,000 | 300,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-60x10800 | 60 | 460 | 10,800 | 360,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-70x12600 | 70 | 560 | 12,600 | 420,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-80x14400 | 80 | 640 | 14,400 | 480,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-90x16200 | 90 | 720 | 16,200 | 540,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-100x18000 | 100 | 800 | 18,000 | 600,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1-125x22500 | 125 | 1,000 | 22,500 | 750,000 | SMT8 | OLAP |
| mh1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mh1-8x1440 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-10x1800 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-12x2160 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-16x2880 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-20x3600 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-22x3960 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-25x4500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-30x5400 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-35x6300 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-40x7200 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-50x9000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-60x10800 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-70x12600 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-80x14400 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-90x16200 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-100x18000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1-125x22500 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| mh1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mh1-8x1440 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 |
| mh1-10x1800 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 |
| mh1-12x2160 | 8,000 | 4 x 869 GB | Tier 3 | 10,437 |
| mh1-16x2880 | 8,000 | 4 x 1159 GB | Tier 3 | 13,917 |
| mh1-20x3600 | 8,000 | 4 x 1449 GB | Tier 3 | 17,397 |
| mh1-22x3960 | 8,000 | 4 x 1594 GB | Tier 3 | 19,137 |
| mh1-25x4500 | 8,000 | 4 x 1812 GB | Tier 3 | 21,747 |
| mh1-30x5400 | 8,000 | 4 x 2174 GB | Tier 3 | 26,097 |
| mh1-35x6300 | 8,000 | 4 x 2537 GB | Tier 3 | 30,447 |
| mh1-40x7200 | 8,000 | 4 x 2899 GB | Tier 3 | 34,797 |
| mh1-50x9000 | 8,000 | 4 x 3624 GB | Tier 3 | 43,497 |
| mh1-60x10800 | 8,000 | 4 x 4349 GB | Tier 3 | 51,194 |
| mh1-70x12600 | 8,000 | 4 x 5074 GB | Tier 3 | 60,894 |
| mh1-80x14400 | 8,000 | 4 x 5799 GB | Tier 3 | 69,594 |
| mh1-90x16200 | 8,000 | 4 x 6524 GB | Tier 3 | 78,294 |
| mh1-100x18000 | 8,000 | 4 x 7249 GB | Tier 3 | 86,994 |
| mh1-125x22500 | 8,000 | 4 x 9061 GB | Tier 3 | 108,741 |
| mh1 Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
Alternative configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mh1-8x1440 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-10x1800 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-12x2160 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-16x2880 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-20x3600 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-22x3960 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-25x4500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-30x5400 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-35x6300 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-40x7200 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-50x9000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-60x10800 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-70x12600 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-80x14400 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-90x16200 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-100x18000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| mh1-125x22500 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
umh - Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix umh on IBM Power Virtual Server are supported:
Data volume storage is sized at 120% of memory, following SAP’s recommendation to include a 20% buffer for operational overhead.
| Profile name | CPU cores | Virtual CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SAPS | SMT Mode | Workload type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| umh-4x960 | 4 | 32 | 960 | 24,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-6x1440 | 6 | 48 | 1,440 | 36,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-8x1920 | 8 | 64 | 1,920 | 48,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-10x2400 | 10 | 80 | 2,400 | 60,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-12x2880 | 12 | 96 | 2,880 | 72,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-16x3840 | 16 | 128 | 3,840 | 96,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-20x4800 | 20 | 160 | 4,800 | 120,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-22x5280 | 22 | 176 | 5,280 | 132,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-25x6000 | 25 | 200 | 6,000 | 150,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-30x7200 | 30 | 240 | 7,200 | 180,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-35x8400 | 35 | 280 | 8,400 | 210,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-40x9600 | 40 | 320 | 9,600 | 240,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-50x12000 | 50 | 400 | 12,000 | 300,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh-60x14400 | 60 | 480 | 14,400 | 360,000 | SMT8 | OLTP |
| umh Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| umh-4x960 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-6x1440 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-8x1920 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-10x2400 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-12x2880 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-16x3840 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-20x4800 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-22x5280 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-25x6000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-30x7200 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-35x8400 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-40x9600 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-50x12000 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh-60x14400 | 12,000 | 4 x 128 GB | Tier 0 | 12,800 |
| umh Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| umh-4x960 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 |
| umh-6x1440 | 8,000 | 4 x 670 GB | Tier 3 | 8,040 |
| umh-8x1920 | 8,000 | 4 x 773 GB | Tier 3 | 9,279 |
| umh-10x2400 | 8,000 | 4 x 966 GB | Tier 3 | 11,598 |
| umh-12x2880 | 8,000 | 4 x 1159 GB | Tier 3 | 13,917 |
| umh-16x3840 | 8,000 | 4 x 1546 GB | Tier 3 | 18,558 |
| umh-20x4800 | 8,000 | 4 x 1933 GB | Tier 3 | 23,196 |
| umh-22x5280 | 8,000 | 4 x 2126 GB | Tier 3 | 25,518 |
| umh-25x6000 | 8,000 | 4 x 2416 GB | Tier 3 | 28,998 |
| umh-30x7200 | 8,000 | 4 x 2899 GB | Tier 3 | 34,797 |
| umh-35x8400 | 8,000 | 4 x 3383 GB | Tier 3 | 40,596 |
| umh-40x9600 | 8,000 | 4 x 3866 GB | Tier 3 | 46,395 |
| umh-50x12000 | 8,000 | 4 x 4833 GB | Tier 3 | 57,996 |
| umh-60x14400 | 8,000 | 4 x 5799 GB | Tier 3 | 69,594 |
| umh Certified profile |
IOPs required |
Sample storage config |
Sample storage tier |
IOPs obtained |
Alternative configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| umh-4x960 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-6x1440 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-8x1920 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-10x2400 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-12x2880 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-16x3840 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-20x4800 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-22x5280 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-25x6000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-30x7200 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-35x8400 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-40x9600 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-50x12000 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
| umh-60x14400 | 3,000 | 1 x 200 GB | Tier 0 | 5,000 | 1 x 1000 GB using 'Tier 3' |
cnp - Custom profiles
IBM Power Virtual Servers provide fully customizable CPU cores and memory (RAM in GiB). Configure a virtual server instance by specifying a custom size for the IBM Power Virtual Server profile, following SAP HANA for IBM Power Systems best practices and SAP’s guidance for non-production SAP HANA instances.
Custom profiles are designed exclusively for non-production development or testing purposes. These profiles are not intended, supported, or certified for SAP production environments and cannot be used to move from a non-production environment to a production environment.
Each profile requires a minimum of two dedicated cores. For storage performance requirements, refer to the Storage Guidelines for SAP HANA. For additional details on storage, refer to the storage tiers section section in the What is a Power Systems Virtual Server? documentation.
For more details, refer to SAP Note 2947579 - SAP HANA on IBM Power Virtual Servers.