Release notes
Use these release notes to learn about the latest updates to SAP on IBM Cloud.
May 2025
- You can deploy SAP Application Server/SAP NetWeaver sr2 profiles on IBM Power Virtual Servers.
- New documentation: Custom OS image build process on RHEL for SAP solutions on IBM Power Virtual Server.
- New documentation: SAP NetWeaver with Db2 on RHEL x86_64 Virtual Server Instance in IBM Cloud VPC.
April 2025
- Enhanced the fast path for Power Virtual Server with improved headings, intuitive navigation, and enriched informational content.
- Introduced 3 new x86_64 Bare Metal certified profiles for SAP HANA on IBM Cloud Classic.
- Introduced 12 new x86_64 VSI certified profiles (vx3*) for SAP HANA on IBM Cloud VPC.
March 2025
- New SAP HANA database profiles: Introduced ch2 and bh2 certified profiles for SAP HANA database on IBM Power10 machines.
- Migration options: New documentation on migration paths for transitioning from on-premises environments to Power Virtual Server.
- High availability best practices: New documentation on implementing high availability scenarios for Power Virtual Server.
- Backup strategies: New documentation on comprehensive backup strategies for SAP HANA database on Power Virtual Server.
- SAP workload monitoring: Learn how to monitor SAP workloads using IBM Cloud Monitoring instance and Prometheus server.
- VPC File Storage tutorial: New tutorial for accessing VPC file storage shares from Power Virtual Server instances.