HANA on POWER

“Plan and Configure PowerVM Virtual Persistent Memory for SAP HANA”
IBM published a new version on how to best make use of virtual Persistent Memory (vPMEM) to accelerate SAP HANA Statup Time based on a for free PowerVC feature.

Direct Link for download of current vPMEM document on IBM Techdocs:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/system/files/inline-files/vPMEM-SAPHANA-Whitepaper-V1.2.pdf

Link to HANAonPOWER Whitepaper Collection on IBM Techdocs WP102502:
http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/WP102502

New SAP Blog about NSE usage and advantages:
https://blogs.sap.com/2020/07/07/sap-hana-native-storage-extension-breaks-down-cost-performance-barriers/

Now: Release of SAP HANA 2.0 SPS05 /w longterm support
2932865 – SAP HANA 2 SPS05 Revision 050.00
launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2932865

Seems to be that it needs a new compiler version on Linux : GCC 9.x
2886607 -Running SAP applications compiled with GCC 9.x
launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2886607

Webinar-Reihe:
https://events.redhat.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x159392abcd&sc_cid=7013a000002DbIZAA0
Open Breakfast Club powered by IBM, Red Hat und SAP
25. – 29. Mai 2020, 9:00 – 10:00 Uhr

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HANA 2.0 SPS03 support is – regularly – ending – end of June 2020. If you are on this SPS03 stack pls take latest revision info 037-06 into consideration….
SAPHANA 2.0 Support Package Stack (SPS) 03 Database Maintenance Revision 37.06 is now available externally for download in SP/Patch download area on SAP Software Download Center.
Please check SAP note 2887843