Virtualization on Windows

November 27, 2009 at 7:39 pm

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Symptom
This note contains information about using an SAP system based on SAP NetWeaver Application Server on Windows in a virtualized environment. Furthermore, it describes the virtualization solutions supported by SAP, the configuration requirements, and support restrictions.
Other terms
VMware, VMware ESX Server, VMware GSX Server, Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008, XEN, [...]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x: Installation and upgrade

July 14, 2009 at 6:18 am

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Symptom
You want to use SAP server software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
Other terms
Red Hat, Redhat, RH, Enterprise Linux, RHEL5, virtualization, XEN, x86_64, ppc64, ia64
Reason and Prerequisites
You want to use SAP server software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
Solution
Environment
This document deals with the installation and configuration of SAP server software on Red Hat Enterprise [...]

Virtualization on Windows

June 25, 2009 at 4:03 am

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Symptom
You want to use an SAP system productively on Windows on virtualized hardware.
Other terms
VMware, VMware ESX Server, VMware GSX Server, Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008, XEN
Reason and Prerequisites
You can use virtualization to reduce costs in the computer center. To run an SAP system productively on virtualized hardware, you must adhere [...]

DB2 LUW, DB2 z/OS release note for VMWare and XEN

June 22, 2009 at 6:36 am

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Symptom
DB2 for LUW, DB2 for z/OS with VMWare or XEN
Other terms
VMWare, XEN, virtualization, DB2 LUW, DB2 UDB, DB2 z/OS, DB2 OS390
Reason and Prerequisites
You want to operate DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows on Windows or Linux with VMWare or XEN.
You want to use SAP in Windows or Linux with VMWare or XEN with DB2 for [...]