This document lists the SAP application solutions that are certified by SAP to run on Google Cloud. The page also lists the operating systems and Google Cloud infrastructure that SAP has certified for use with the SAP application solutions.
The certifications on this page don't apply to SAP HANA. For SAP HANA, see Certified SAP HANA configurations on Google Cloud or Certified and Supported SAP HANA Hardware Directory.
The content in this document is for informational purposes only. The official source of certification information for SAP applications on Google Cloud is SAP Note 2456432 - SAP Applications on Google Cloud: Supported Products and Google Cloud machine types . To access SAP Notes, you need to login to SAP ONE Support Launchpad using your S-user account.
Certified SAP applications on Google Cloud
The following table lists the SAP application solutions that are certified to run on Google Cloud, as well as the operating systems and the Compute Engine VM families that they are certified to run with.
For SAP application solutions that use SAP HANA, such as S/4HANA or BW/4HANA, the VM support requirements for SAP HANA apply if SAP HANA is installed on the same VM as the application system.
For a detailed list of the certified machine types, see the following section, Certified Compute Engine machine types.
For more information about the supported operating systems, see Operating system support for SAP NetWeaver on Google Cloud.
| SAP solution | Supported database options | Supported operating systems | Certified machine types |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SAP NetWeaver AS, ABAP/Java SAP S/4HANA (3-tier configuration) SAP BW/4HANA (3-tier configuration) SAP ECC SAP Business Suite SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server (SLT) SAP Solution Manager SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite |
SAP HANA SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) SAP IQ SAP MaxDB, SAP liveCache, and SAP Content Server IBM Db2 Microsoft SQL Server |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (11, 12, and 15) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (6, 7, 8, and 9 Note) Microsoft Windows Server (2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022) |
Compute-optimized General-purpose Memory-optimized Custom Bare Metal Solution servers |
| SAP Business One (9.3 and 10.0) | SAP HANA | For 9.3, SLES 12 SP3 For 10.0, SLES 15 and later |
n2-highmem-8 n2-highmem-16 n2-highmem-32 n2-highmem-64 n2-highmem-80 n1-highmem-32 n1-highmem-64 |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Windows Server | Any Compute Engine machine type that satisfies Business One hardware requirements | |
| SAP Financial Consolidation | SAP HANA |
Linux Microsoft Windows |
Compute-optimized General-purpose Memory-optimized Custom Bare Metal Solution servers |
Certified machine types for SAP applications
Google Cloud offers SAP-certified machines in the following machine-type families:
- Compute-optimized machine types: C2 or C2D
- General-purpose machine types: N1, N2, N2D, T2D, C3, C3D, or C4
- Memory-optimized machine types: M1, M2, M3, or X4
- Bare Metal Solution servers: O2
- Custom machine types based on the machine types: N1, N2, or N2D
For the SAPS numbers for each machine type that are formally certified by SAP, see SAP Note 2456432 - SAP Applications on Google Cloud: Supported Products and Google Cloud machine types .
Predefined machine types have a fixed set of resources. To define your own machine type, see Custom machine types.
Before selecting a machine type for use, confirm that it is available in the region and zones that you need.
For more information about each Compute Engine machine type, including its regional and zonal availability, see Machine types.
For the availability of Bare Metal Solution machine types, see Regional availability of SAP-certified Bare Metal Solution machines.
Compute-optimized machine types
The Compute Engine compute-optimized machine types, C2 and C2D, that are certified for SAP applications are optimized for compute-intensive workloads.
The compute-optimized machines provide the option to run on either an Intel or AMD CPU platform. The C2 machines run on Intel and the C2D machines run on AMD.
For more information, see Compute-optimized machine family.
C2 compute-optimized machine types
The C2 machine types run on an Intel CPU platform. The SAP-certified
configurations of the c2-standard machines have 4 GB of memory per vCPU.
Built on Intel Cascade Lake scalable processors, the c2-standard machine types offer up to 3.1 Ghz base frequency, and 3.8 Ghz all-core-turbo.
| C2 compute-optimized machines | vCPUs | Memory (GB) | Minimum CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
c2-standard-4 |
4 | 16 | Intel Cascade Lake |
c2-standard-8 |
8 | 32 | Intel Cascade Lake |
c2-standard-16 |
16 | 64 | Intel Cascade Lake |
c2-standard-30 |
30 | 120 | Intel Cascade Lake |
c2-standard-60 |
60 | 240 | Intel Cascade Lake |
C2D compute-optimized machine types
The C2D machine types run on
an AMD CPU platform. The SAP-certified configurations of the c2d-standard
machines have 4 GB of memory per vCPU. The SAP-certified configurations of the
c2d-highmem machines have 8 GB of memory per vCPU.
| C2D compute-optimized machines | vCPUs | Memory (GB) | Minimum CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
c2d-highmem machine types |
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c2d-highmem-2 |
2 | 16 | AMD EPYC Milan |
c2d-highmem-4 |
4 | 32 | AMD EPYC Milan |
c2d-highmem-8 |
8 | 64 | AMD EPYC Milan |
c2d-highmem-16 |
16 | 128 | AMD EPYC Milan |
c2d-highmem-32 |
32 | 256 | AMD EPYC Milan |
c2d-highmem-56 |
56 | 448 | AMD EPYC Milan |
c2d-highmem-112 |
112 | 896 | AMD EPYC Milan |
c2d-standard machine types |
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|
2 | 8 | AMD EPYC Milan |
|
4 | 16 | AMD EPYC Milan |
|
8 | 32 | AMD EPYC Milan |
|
16 | 64 | AMD EPYC Milan |
|
32 | 128 | AMD EPYC Milan |
c2d-standard-56 |
56 | 224 | AMD EPYC Milan |
c2d-standard-112 |
112 | 448 | AMD EPYC Milan |
General-purpose machine types
With a balance of vCPUs and memory, Compute Engine general-purpose machine types, N1, N2, N2D, T2D, C3, C3D, and C4 offer the best price-performance ratio for a variety of workloads.
Compute Engine offers the N1, N2, N2D, C3, C3D, and C4 general-purpose machine types in both standard and high-memory configurations.
Compute Engine offers the T2D general-purpose machine types in only a standard configuration.
For more information, see General-purpose machine family.
C4 general-purpose machine types
The C4 machine types are the fourth generation of the general-purpose machines
and run on the Intel Emerald Rapids CPU platform. The SAP-certified
configurations of the c4-standard machines have 3.75 GB of memory per vCPU.
The SAP-certified configurations of the c4-highmem machines have 7.75 GB of
memory per vCPU.
| C4 general-purpose machines | vCPUs | Memory (GB) | Minimum CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| C4 high-memory machine types | |||
c4-highmem-2 |
2 | 15 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-highmem-4 |
4 | 31 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-highmem-8 |
8 | 62 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-highmem-16 |
16 | 124 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-highmem-32 |
32 | 248 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-highmem-48 |
48 | 372 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-highmem-96 |
96 | 744 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-highmem-192 |
192 | 1,488 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
| C4 standard machine types | |||
c4-standard-2 |
2 | 7 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-standard-4 |
4 | 15 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-standard-8 |
8 | 30 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-standard-16 |
16 | 60 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-standard-32 |
32 | 120 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-standard-48 |
48 | 180 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-standard-96 |
96 | 360 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
c4-standard-192 |
192 | 720 | Intel Emerald Rapids |
C3 general-purpose machine types
The C3 machine types are the third generation of the general-purpose machines
and run on an Intel CPU platform. The SAP-certified
configurations of the c3-standard machines have 4 GB of memory per vCPU.
The SAP-certified configurations of the
c3-highmem machines have 8 GB of memory per vCPU.
The C3 series also includes bare metal machine types.
| C3 general-purpose machines | vCPUs | Memory (GB) | Minimum CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
c3-standard bare metal machine types |
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c3-standard-192-metal |
192 | 768 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-highmem bare metal machine types |
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c3-highmem-192-metal |
192 | 1,536 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-highmem machine types |
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c3-highmem-4 |
4 | 32 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-highmem-8 |
8 | 64 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-highmem-22 |
22 | 176 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-highmem-44 |
44 | 352 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-highmem-88 |
88 | 704 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-highmem-176 |
176 | 1,408 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-standard machine types |
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c3-standard-4 |
4 | 16 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-standard-8 |
8 | 32 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-standard-22 |
22 | 88 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-standard-44 |
44 | 176 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-standard-88 |
88 | 352 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
c3-standard-176 |
176 | 704 | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
C3D general-purpose machine types
The C3D machine types run on
an AMD CPU platform. The SAP-certified configurations of the c3d-standard
machines have 4 GB of memory per vCPU. The SAP-certified configurations of the
c3d-highmem machines have 8 GB of memory per vCPU.
| C3D general-purpose machines | vCPUs | Memory (GB) | Minimum CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
c3d-highmem machine types |
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c3d-highmem-4 |
4 | 32 | Not applicable (N/A) |
c3d-highmem-8 |
8 | 64 | N/A |
c3d-highmem-16 |
16 | 128 | N/A |
c3d-highmem-30 |
30 | 240 | N/A |
c3d-highmem-60 |
60 | 480 | N/A |
c3d-highmem-90 |
90 | 720 | N/A |
c3d-highmem-180 |
180 | 1440 | N/A |
c3d-standard machine types |
|||
|
4 | 16 | N/A |
|
8 | 32 | N/A |
|
16 | 64 | N/A |
|
30 | 120 | N/A |
c3d-standard-60 |
60 | 240 | N/A |
c3d-standard-90 |
90 | 360 | N/A |
c3d-standard-180 |
180 | 720 | N/A |
N2 general-purpose machine types
The N2 machine types are the second generation of the general-purpose machines
and run on an Intel CPU platform. The SAP-certified
configurations of the n2-standard machines have 4 GB of memory per vCPU.
The SAP-certified configurations of the
n2-highmem machines have 8 GB of memory per vCPU.
| N2 general-purpose machines | vCPUs | Memory (GB) | Minimum CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
n2-highmem machine types |
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n2-highmem-2 |
2 | 16 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-highmem-4 |
4 | 32 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-highmem-8 |
8 | 64 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-highmem-16 |
16 | 128 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-highmem-32 |
32 | 256 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-highmem-48 |
48 | 384 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-highmem-64 |
64 | 512 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-highmem-80 |
80 | 640 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-highmem-96 |
96 | 768 | Intel Ice Lake |
n2-highmem-128 |
128 | 838 | Intel Ice Lake |
n2-standard machine types |
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n2-standard-2 |
2 | 8 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-standard-4 |
4 | 16 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-standard-8 |
8 | 32 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-standard-16 |
16 | 64 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-standard-32 |
32 | 128 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-standard-48 |
48 | 192 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-standard-64 |
64 | 256 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-standard-80 |
80 | 320 | Intel Ice Lake Intel Cascade Lake |
n2-standard-96 |
96 | 384 | Intel Ice Lake |
n2-standard-128 |
128 | 512 | Intel Ice Lake |
N2D general-purpose machine types
The N2D machine types are the second generation of the general-purpose machines
and run on an AMD CPU platform. The SAP-certified
configurations of the n2d-standard
machines have 4 GB of memory per vCPU. The SAP-certified configurations of the
n2d-highmem machines have 8 GB of memory per vCPU.
| N2D general-purpose machines | vCPUs | Memory (GB) | Minimum CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
n2d-highmem machine types |
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n2d-highmem-2 |
2 | 16 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-highmem-4 |
4 | 32 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-highmem-8 |
8 | 64 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-highmem-16 |
16 | 128 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-highmem-32 |
32 | 256 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-highmem-48 |
48 | 384 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-highmem-64 |
64 | 512 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-highmem-80 |
80 | 640 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-highmem-96 |
96 | 768 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-standard machine types |
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|
2 | 8 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
|
4 | 16 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
|
8 | 32 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
|
16 | 64 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
|
32 | 128 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-standard-48 |
48 | 192 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-standard-64 |
64 | 256 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-standard-80 |
80 | 320 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-standard-96 |
96 | 384 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-standard-128 |
128 | 512 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
n2d-standard-224 |
224 | 896 | AMD EPYC Rome AMD EPYC Milan |
T2D general-purpose machine types
The T2D machine types run on
an AMD CPU platform. The SAP-certified configurations of the t2d-standard
machines have 4 GB of memory per vCPU.
Machine types in the T2D machine series have simultaneous multithreading (SMT) disabled; therefore a vCPU is equivalent to an entire core.
The T2D machine types are only available in specific zones. For more information, see Regions and zones.
| T2D general-purpose machines | vCPUs | Memory (GB) | Minimum CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 8 | AMD EPYC Milan |
|
4 | 16 | AMD EPYC Milan |
|
8 | 32 | AMD EPYC Milan |
|
16 | 64 | AMD EPYC Milan |
t2d-standard-32 |
32 | 128 | AMD EPYC Milan |
t2d-standard-48 |
48 | 192 | AMD EPYC Milan |
t2d-standard-60 |
60 | 240 | AMD EPYC Milan |
N1 general-purpose machine types
The N1 machine types are the first generation of the general-purpose
machine types. The SAP-certified configurations of the n1-standard machines
have 3.75 GB of memory per vCPU. The SAP-certified configurations of the
n1-highmem machines have 6.5 GB of memory per vCPU.
| N1 general-purpose machines | vCPUs | Memory (GB) | Minimum CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
n1-highmem machine types |
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n1-highmem-2 |
2 | 13 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-highmem-4 |
4 | 26 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-highmem-8 |
8 | 52 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-highmem-16 |
16 | 104 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-highmem-32
|
32 | 208 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-highmem-64 |
64 | 416 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-highmem-96 |
96 | 624 | Intel Skylake |
n1-standard machine types |
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n1-standard-8 |
8 | 30 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-standard-16 |
16 | 60 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-standard-32 |
32 | 120 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-standard-64 |
64 | 240 | Intel Skylake Intel Broadwell |
n1-standard-96 |
96 | 360 | Intel Skylake |
Memory-optimized machine types
The memory-optimized machine types that are certified for SAP applications are optimized for memory-intensive workloads, such as SAP HANA, in-memory analytics, SQL analysis services, and so on.
X4 memory-optimized bare metal machine types
X4 is a series of memory-optimized machine types offered by Compute Engine. They are designed to primarily support SAP workloads that require up to 32 TB of memory.
The following restrictions apply:
- Only Hyperdisk can be attached to an X4 instance. This applies to the boot volume as well.
- The X4 machine series is available in only select zones and regions.
- X4 instances aren't supported with all operating system images. For information about which operating system versions you can use with X4 instances, see Operating system details.
- The X4 machine series is only available as predefined machine types. Custom machine shapes are not available.
For more information about the X4 machine series, see X4 machine series.
The following table lists the X4 machine types that you can use to run SAP workloads:
| X4 memory-optimized bare metal machine type | vCPUs | Memory | CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
x4-megamem-960-metal |
960 | 16,384 GB | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
x4-megamem-1440-metal |
1,440 | 24,576 GB | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
x4-megamem-1920-metal |
1,920 | 32,768 GB | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
M3 memory-optimized machine types
The M3 series of Compute Engine VMs are the third generation of memory-optimized machine types.
The m3-ultramem machine type has 30 GB of memory per vCPU. The m3-megamem
machine type has 15 GB of memory per vCPU.
The following restrictions apply:
- Memory-optimized machine types are only available as predefined machine types.
- You cannot use regional persistent disks with memory-optimized machine types.
- Memory-optimized machine types are only available in specific zones. For more information, see Regions and zones.
- M3 machine series is not available with all operating system images. For information about which operating system versions can be used with M3 machine types, see Operating system details.
- M3 machine series does not support standard persistent disks (pd-standard).
For more information, see M3 machine types.
| M3 memory-optimized machines | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
m3-ultramem-32 |
32 | 976 | Intel Ice Lake |
m3-ultramem-64 |
64 | 1,952 | Intel Ice Lake |
m3-ultramem-128 |
128 | 3,904 | Intel Ice Lake |
m3-megamem-64 |
64 | 976 | Intel Ice Lake |
m3-megamem-128 |
128 | 1,952 | Intel Ice Lake |
M2 memory-optimized machine types
The M2 series of Compute Engine VMs are the second generation of memory-optimized machine types.
The m2-ultramem machine type has 28 GB of memory per vCPU. The m2-megamem
machine type has 14 GB of memory per vCPU. The m2-hypermem machine type has 21
GB of memory per vCPU.
The following restrictions apply:
- Memory-optimized machine types are only available as predefined machine types.
- You cannot use regional persistent disks with memory-optimized machine types.
- Memory-optimized machine types are only available in specific zones. For more information, see Regions and zones.
- M2 series of machine types are available only on the Intel Cascade Lake platform.
For more information, see M2 machine types.
| M2 memory-optimized machines | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
m2-ultramem-208 |
208 | 5,888 | Intel Cascade Lake |
m2-ultramem-416 |
416 | 11,776 | Intel Cascade Lake |
m2-megamem-416 |
416 | 5,888 | Intel Cascade Lake |
m2-hypermem-416 |
416 | 8,832 | Intel Cascade Lake |
M1 memory-optimized machine types
The M1 series of VMs are the first generation of Compute Engine memory optimized machine types.
The m1-ultramem machine type has 24 GB of memory per vCPU. The m1-megamem
machine type has approximately 15 GB of memory per vCPU.
The following restrictions apply:
- Memory-optimized machine types are only available as predefined machine types.
- You cannot use regional persistent disks with memory-optimized machine types.
- Memory-optimized machine types are only available in specific zones. For more information, see Regions and zones.
- M1-ultramem machine types are available only on the Broadwell E7 platform. The m1-megamem machine type is available only on the Skylake platform.
For more information, see M1 machine types.
| M1 memory-optimized machines | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|
m1-megamem-96 |
96 | 1433 | Intel Skylake |
m1-ultramem-40 |
40 | 961 | Intel Broadwell |
m1-ultramem-80 |
80 | 1922 | Intel Broadwell |
m1-ultramem-160 |
160 | 3,844 | Intel Broadwell |
Bare Metal Solution servers
The Google Cloud Bare Metal Solution servers that are certified for SAP applications are bare-metal servers that are designed for specialized workloads, including extra-large, high-performance SAP HANA workloads and other workloads that need to run on a non-virtualized machine.
The following restrictions apply:
- Bare Metal Solution servers are only available as predefined servers.
- For most changes to Bare Metal Solution servers or their environment, you need to open a change request.
- Bare Metal Solution servers are not available in all regions. For more information, see Regional availability.
SAP-certified Bare Metal Solution servers
Bare Metal Solution machines include general-purpose (o2-standard and
o2-highmem) and memory-optimized (o2-ultramem) machine types.
| Bare Metal Solution machine types | CPU cores | vCPUs | Sockets | Memory | CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General-purpose machine types | |||||
o2-standard-16-metal |
8 | 16 | 2 | 192 GB | Intel Cascade Lake |
o2-standard-32-metal |
16 | 32 | 2 | 384 GB | Intel Cascade Lake |
o2-standard-48-metal |
24 | 48 | 2 | 768 GB | Intel Cascade Lake |
o2-standard-112-metal |
56 | 112 | 2 | 1.5 TB | Intel Cascade Lake |
| High-memory general-purpose machine types | |||||
o2-highmem-224-metal |
112 | 224 | 4 | 3 TB | Intel Cascade Lake |
The following memory-optimized Bare Metal Solution machines are certified by SAP only for SAP HANA in a three-tier architecture:
| Bare Metal Solution machine type | CPU cores | vCPUs | Sockets | Memory | CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
o2-ultramem-672-metal |
336 | 672 | 12 | 18 TB | Intel Cascade Lake |
o2-ultramem-896-metal |
448 | 896 | 16 | 24 TB | Intel Cascade Lake |
Regional availability of SAP-certified Bare Metal Solution servers
The Bare Metal Solution machines that are certified for SAP applications are available only in Bare Metal Solution region extensions, which are not available for every Google Cloud region. For the full list of regions that have a Bare Metal Solution region extension, see Bare Metal Solution regional availability.
For the availability of Bare Metal Solution machines that are certified for SAP HANA, see Regional availability of Bare Metal Solution machines for SAP HANA.
Custom machine types
Custom machine types let you tailor the size of your Compute Engine VM to your workload.
When you configure a custom VM instance, to ensure support from SAP, you must conform to memory-to-vCPU ratios that are based on the machine type that you are customizing and SAP guidelines.
You can customize only certain types of Compute Engine machines. Each machine type has different rules for customizations. The following table summarizes the rules for each custom machine type that SAP supports.
| Machine type | vCPUs | Standard-memory option | High-memory option |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | 1, or any even number up to 96 | 3.75 GB or more per vCPU | 6.5 GB or more per vCPU |
| N2 | Any even number up to 32. After 32, the number of vCPUs must be divisible by 4, up to 80 vCPUs. For example, 32, 36, and 40 vCPUs are all valid, but 38 is invalid. | 4.0 GB or more per vCPU | 8.0 GB or more per vCPU |
| N2D | Must conform to Compute Engine N2D custom machine type rules up to a limit of 96 vCPUs. | 4.0 GB or more per vCPU | 8.0 GB or more per vCPU |
Custom machine types need to be evaluated by SAP before SAP supports them. Because the capacity (SAPS) of a custom machine configuration is not predetermined, SAP cannot guarantee that a configured custom machine would be suitable to run Business Suite workloads without first reviewing the configuration.
Open an SAP support ticket against SAP component BC-OP-LNX-GOOGLE or
BC-OP-NT-GOOGLE to indicate your interest in a custom VM for an SAP
deployment. The SAP or Google platform team reviews your configuration to
confirm that it meets the SAP supportability requirements.
For more information, see:
- SAP Note 2456432 - SAP Applications on Google Cloud: Supported Products and Google Cloud machine types
- Creating a custom VM instance
Persistent disk storage for SAP applications
For persistent block storage, you can attach Persistent Disk and Hyperdisk volumes to your Compute Engine VMs.
Compute Engine offers different types of Persistent Disk and Hyperdisk. Each type has different performance characteristics. Google Cloud manages the underlying hardware of these disks to ensure data redundancy, and to optimize performance.
With SAP NetWeaver, you can use any of the following Persistent Disk or Hyperdisk types:
- Persistent Disk types: Standard (
pd-standard), Balanced (pd-balanced), Performance or SSD (pd-ssd), and Extreme (pd-extreme)- Standard Persistent Disk is backed by standard hard-disk drives (HDD). Disks of this type are efficient and economical for handling sequential read-write operations, but are not optimized to handle high rates of random input-output operations per second (IOPS).
- Balanced, Performance or SSD (
pd-ssd), and Extreme Persistent Disk types are backed by solid-state drives (SSD). These disk types provide cost-effective and reliable block storage. - Performance (SSD) Persistent Disk provides higher performance than Balanced Persistent Disk.
- Balanced and Performance (SSD) Persistent Disk support PD Async Replication. You can use this feature for cross-region active-passive disaster recovery. For more information, see PD Async Replication.
- While you can use Extreme Persistent Disk (
pd-extreme) with your SAP applications, we recommend that you instead use Hyperdisk volumes, which provide greater performance. For information about the machine types that support using Extreme Persistent Disk, see Machine shape support.
- Hyperdisk types: Hyperdisk Balanced
(
hyperdisk-balanced) and Hyperdisk Extreme (hyperdisk-extreme)- Hyperdisk Extreme provides higher maximum IOPS and throughput options than Persistent Disk types.
- For Hyperdisk Extreme, you select the performance you need by provisioning IOPS, which also determines your throughput. For more information, see Throughput.
- For Hyperdisk Balanced, you select the performance you need by provisioning IOPS and throughput. For more information, see About IOPS and throughput provisioning for Hyperdisk.
- For information about the machine types that support using Hyperdisk, see Machine type support.
For more information about the different types of block storage offered by Compute Engine, their performance characteristics, and how to work with them, see the Compute Engine documentation: