SAP HANA certified instances on virtual server instances in VPC Infrastructure
A SAP HANA certified server or profile on Intel-powered virtual servers on VPC Infrastructure defines attributes, such as physical CPU cores and RAM, which determine the size and performance capabilities of the server.
Profile naming convention
With IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers for Virtual Private Cloud, the profile families that are certified for SAP are: Memory Optimized, Very High and Ultra High Memory Optimized.
All the Memory family profiles cater to memory intensive workloads, such as demanding database applications and in-memory analytics workloads, and are especially designed for SAP HANA workloads.
For more information, see x86-64 instance profiles.
The first letter of the profile name indicates the profile family that is mentioned the profile list, where the ratio depends on the Intel generation, Sapphire Rapids (SPR) or Cascade Lake (CL):
| First letter | Characteristics of the related profile family |
|---|---|
| b | Balanced family, higher vCPU to memory ratio SPR 1:5 |
| m | Memory Optimized family, higher vCPU to memory ratio SPR 1:10, CL 1:8 |
| v | Very High Memory Optimized family, very high vCPU to memory ratio SPR 1:16, CL 1:14 |
| u | Ultra High Memory Optimized family, ultra high vCPU to memory ratio CL 1:28 |
The virtual server profile names are contextual and sequential. The following table illustrates an example of an SAP HANA certified server profile:
| Profile name | Naming convention component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mx2-16x128 | m | Memory Optimized family |
| x | Intel x86_64 CPU Architecture | |
| ? 2 3 |
The Intel generation for the underlying hardware Cascade Lake Sapphire Rapids |
|
| d | the optional 'd' in the name indicates that the server is equipped with one or more internal SSD storage devices (*) | |
| — | separator | |
| 16 | 16 vCPU | |
| x | separator | |
| 128 | 128 GiB RAM |
Refer to SAP Note 2927211 - SAP Applications on IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Infrastructure environment for up-to-date information on certified SAP HANA profiles.
(*) For virtual server instances (VSI) using instance storage on SSD, you must not place any SAP workload related data on such instance storage, because data loss may occur in certain situations. For more information, see About instance storage.
Intel Sapphire Rapids certified servers for SAP HANA
The following table lists available profile families for Intel Sapphire Rapids certified servers for SAP HANA:
| Profile name | CPU cores | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| bx3d-176x880 | 176 | 880 |
| mx3d-176x1760 | 176 | 1,760 |
| vx3d-88x1408-spl | 88 | 1,408 |
| vx3d-176x2816 | 176 | 2,816 |
| Profile name | Workload type | SAPS |
|---|---|---|
| bx3d-176x880 | OLAP/OLTP | 230,170 |
| mx3d-176x1760 | OLAP/OLTP | 227,880 |
| vx3d-88x1408-spl | OLAP/OLTP | 110,560 |
| vx3d-176x2816 | OLAP/OLTP | 221,120 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bx3d-176x880 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 256 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| mx3d-176x1760 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 256 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| vx3d-88x1408-spl | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 256 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| vx3d-176x2816 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 256 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bx3d-176x880 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 544 GB | 10iops-tier | 1,088 GB | 10,880 |
| mx3d-176x1760 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 1,056 GB | 10iops-tier | 2,112 GB | 21,120 |
| vx3d-88x1408-spl | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 848 GB | 10iops-tier | 1,696 GB | 16,960 |
| vx3d-176x2816 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 1,696 GB | 10iops-tier | 3,392 GB | 33,920 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bx3d-176x880 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| mx3d-176x1760 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| vx3d-88x1408-spl | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| vx3d-176x2816 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
Intel Cascade Lake certified servers for SAP HANA
The following table lists available profile families for Intel Cascade Lake certified servers for SAP HANA:
mx2 – Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix mx2 on Intel Cascade Lake Servers are supported:
| Profile name | CPU cores | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| mx2-8x64 mx2d-8x64 |
8 | 64 |
| mx2-16x128 mx2d-16x128 |
16 | 128 |
| mx2-32x256 mx2d-32x256 |
32 | 256 |
| mx2-48x384 mx2d-48x384 |
48 | 384 |
| Profile name | Workload type | SAPS |
|---|---|---|
| mx2-8x64 mx2d-8x64 |
SAP Business One | 10,283 |
| mx2-16x128 mx2d-16x128 |
OLTP SAP Business One |
20,565 |
| mx2-32x256 mx2d-32x256 |
OLTP SAP Business One |
41,130 |
| mx2-48x384 mx2d-48x384 |
OLTP SAP Business One |
56,970 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mx2-8x64 mx2d-8x64 |
10 IOPS/GB | 1 x 64 GB | 10iops-tier | 64 GB | 640 |
| mx2-16x128 mx2d-16x128 |
10 IOPS/GB | 1 x 64 GB | 10iops-tier | 64 GB | 640 |
| mx2-32x256 mx2d-32x256 |
10 IOPS/GB | 1 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 128 GB | 1,280 |
| mx2-48x384 mx2d-48x384 |
10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 64 GB | 10iops-tier | 256 GB | 2,560 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mx2-8x64 mx2d-8x64 |
10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 48 GB | 10iops-tier | 96 GB | 960 |
| mx2-16x128 mx2d-16x128 |
10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 96 GB | 10iops-tier | 192 GB | 1,920 |
| mx2-32x256 mx2d-32x256 |
10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 96 GB | 10iops-tier | 384 GB | 3,840 |
| mx2-48x384 mx2d-48x384 |
10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 144 GB | 10iops-tier | 576 GB | 5,760 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mx2-8x64 mx2d-8x64 |
5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| mx2-16x128 mx2d-16x128 |
5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| mx2-32x256 mx2d-32x256 |
5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| mx2-48x384 mx2d-48x384 |
5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
vx2 – Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix vx2 on Intel Cascade Lake servers are supported:
| Profile name | CPU cores | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| vx2d-16x224 | 16 | 224 |
| vx2d-44x616 | 44 | 616 |
| vx2d-88x1232 | 88 | 1,232 |
| vx2d-144x2016 | 144 | 2,016 |
| vx2d-176x2464 | 176 | 2,464 |
| Profile name | Workload type | SAPS |
|---|---|---|
| vx2d-16x224 | OLTP | 17,046 |
| vx2d-44x616 | OLAP/OLTP | 46,875 |
| vx2d-88x1232 | OLAP/OLTP | 93,750 |
| vx2d-144x2016 | OLAP/OLTP | 153,410 |
| vx2d-176x2464 | OLAP/OLTP | 187,500 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vx2d-16x224 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 64 GB | 10iops-tier | 128 GB | 1,280 |
| vx2d-44x616 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 160 GB | 10iops-tier | 320 GB | 3,200 |
| vx2d-88x1232 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| vx2d-144x2016 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| vx2d-176x2464 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vx2d-16x224 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 160 GB | 10iops-tier | 320 GB | 3,200 |
| vx2d-44x616 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 224 GB | 10iops-tier | 896 GB | 8,960 |
| vx2d-88x1232 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 448 GB | 10iops-tier | 1,792 GB | 17,920 |
| vx2d-144x2016 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 768 GB | 10iops-tier | 3,072 GB | 30,720 |
| vx2d-176x2464 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 896 GB | 10iops-tier | 3,584 GB | 35,840 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vx2d-16x224 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| vx2d-44x616 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| vx2d-88x1232 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| vx2d-144x2016 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| vx2d-176x2464 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
ux2 – Certified profiles
The following SAP HANA profiles with prefix ux2 on Intel Cascade Lake servers are supported:
| Profile name | CPU cores | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| ux2d-8x224 | 8 | 224 |
| ux2d-16x448 | 16 | 448 |
| ux2d-36x1008 | 36 | 1,008 |
| ux2d-48x1344 | 48 | 1,344 |
| ux2d-72x2016 | 72 | 2,016 |
| ux2d-100x2800 | 100 | 2,800 |
| ux2d-200x5600 | 200 | 5,600 |
| Profile name | Workload type | SAPS |
|---|---|---|
| ux2d-8x224 | OLTP | 8,623 |
| ux2d-16x448 | OLTP | 17,246 |
| ux2d-36x1008 | OLTP | 38,803 |
| ux2d-48x1344 | OLTP | 51,737 |
| ux2d-72x2016 | OLTP | 77,606 |
| ux2d-100x2800 | OLTP | 107,785 |
| ux2d-200x5600 | OLTP | 215,570 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Log file system storage config (GB) |
Log file system storage tier |
Log file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ux2d-8x224 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 64 GB | 10iops-tier | 128 GB | 1,280 |
| ux2d-16x448 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 256 GB | 2,560 |
| ux2d-36x1008 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| ux2d-48x1344 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| ux2d-72x2016 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| ux2d-100x2800 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| ux2d-200x5600 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 128 GB | 10iops-tier | 512 GB | 5,120 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Data file system storage config (GB) |
Data file system storage tier |
Data file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ux2d-8x224 | 10 IOPS/GB | 2 x 160 GB | 10iops-tier | 320 GB | 3,200 |
| ux2d-16x448 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 160 GB | 10iops-tier | 640 GB | 6,400 |
| ux2d-36x1008 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 364 GB | 10iops-tier | 1,536 GB | 15,360 |
| ux2d-48x1344 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 504 GB | 10iops-tier | 2,016 GB | 20,160 |
| ux2d-72x2016 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 768 GB | 10iops-tier | 3,072 GB | 30,720 |
| ux2d-100x2800 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 1,024 GB | 10iops-tier | 4,096 GB | 40,960 |
| ux2d-200x5600 | 10 IOPS/GB | 4 x 2,048 GB | 10iops-tier | 8,192 GB | 81,920 |
| Certified profile | IOPS required |
Shared file system storage config (GB) |
Shared file system storage tier |
Shared file system size(GB) |
IOPs obtained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ux2d-8x224 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| ux2d-16x448 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| ux2d-36x1008 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| ux2d-48x1344 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| ux2d-72x2016 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| ux2d-100x2800 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |
| ux2d-200x5600 | 5 IOPS/GB | 1 x 256 GB | 5iops-tier | 256 GB | 1,280 |