SAP certifies a wide range of Compute Engine virtual machines for use with SAP HANA on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). SAP also certifies Compute Engine VMs for SAP HANA dynamic tiering.
Certified Compute Engine VMs for SAP HANA
The following table shows the Compute Engine virtual machine (VM) types and operating systems that are certified by SAP for production use on GCP. Except where noted in the table, SAP supports the VM types in both single-host (scale-up) and multi-host (scale-out) installations. Scale-out installations can include up to 15 worker hosts, for a total of 16 hosts.
Custom VM types are also certified by SAP, as long as the number of vCPUs is between 32 and 64, and the ratio of memory to vCPUs is 6.5 GB per vCPU.
The table also lists the certified versions of both the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems.
For more information about different VM types and their use cases, see machine types.
Some VM types might not be available in all GCP regions. To confirm that a machine type is available in a region, see Available regions & zones.
SAP lists the certified VM instance types for SAP HANA in the SAP HANA Hardware Directory.
| GCP instance type | vCPU | Memory (GB) | Operating system | CPU platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1-highmem-32 | 32 | 208 | RHEL 7.3 for SAP RHEL 7.4 for SAP RHEL 7.6 for SAP SLES 11 SP4 SLES 12 SP1 SLES 12 SP1 for SAP SLES 12 SP2 SLES 12 SP2 for SAP SLES 12 SP4 SLES 12 SP4 for SAP SLES 15 SLES 15 for SAP |
Intel Broadwell |
| n1-highmem-64 | 64 | 416 | RHEL 7.3 for SAP RHEL 7.4 for SAP RHEL 7.6 for SAP SLES 11 SP4 SLES 12 SP1 SLES 12 SP1 for SAP SLES 12 SP2 SLES 12 SP2 for SAP SLES 12 SP4 SLES 12 SP4 for SAP SLES 15 SLES 15 for SAP |
Intel Broadwell |
| n1-highmem-96 | 96 | 624 | RHEL 7.3 for SAP RHEL 7.4 for SAP RHEL 7.6 for SAP SLES 11 SP4 SLES 12 SP1 SLES 12 SP1 for SAP SLES 12 SP2 SLES 12 SP2 for SAP SLES 12 SP4 SLES 12 SP4 for SAP SLES 15 SLES 15 for SAP |
Intel Skylake |
| n1-megamem-96 | 96 | 1,433 | RHEL 7.3 for SAP RHEL 7.4 for SAP RHEL 7.6 for SAP SLES 11 SP4 SLES 12 SP1 SLES 12 SP1 for SAP SLES 12 SP2 SLES 12 SP2 for SAP SLES 12 SP4 SLES 12 SP4 for SAP SLES 15 SLES 15 for SAP |
Intel Skylake |
| n1-ultramem-40 (Scale up only) | 40 | Up to 961 | RHEL 7.4 for SAP RHEL 7.6 for SAP SLES 12 SP2 SLES 12 SP2 for SAP SLES 12 SP3 SLES 12 SP3 for SAP SLES 12 SP4 SLES 12 SP4 for SAP SLES 15 SLES 15 for SAP |
Intel Broadwell |
| n1-ultramem-80 (Scale up only) | 80 | Up to 1,922 | RHEL 7.4 for SAP RHEL 7.6 for SAP SLES 12 SP2 SLES 12 SP2 for SAP SLES 12 SP3 SLES 12 SP3 for SAP SLES 12 SP4 SLES 12 SP4 for SAP SLES 15 SLES 15 for SAP |
Intel Broadwell |
| n1-ultramem-160 | 160 | Up to 3,844 | RHEL 7.4 for SAP RHEL 7.6 for SAP SLES 12 SP1 SLES 12 SP1 for SAP SLES 12 SP2 SLES 12 SP2 for SAP SLES 12 SP3 SLES 12 SP3 for SAP SLES 12 SP4 SLES 12 SP4 for SAP SLES 15 SLES 15 for SAP |
Intel Broadwell |
| Custom machine types | 32-64 | 6.5 GB for each vCPU | RHEL 7.4 for SAP RHEL 7.6 for SAP SLES 12 SP1 SLES 12 SP1 for SAP SLES 12 SP2 SLES 12 SP2 for SAP SLES 12 SP3 SLES 12 SP3 for SAP SLES 12 SP4 SLES 12 SP4 for SAP SLES 15 SLES 15 for SAP |
Intel Broadwell |
If the instance types that are available from Compute Engine don't meet the memory requirements of your SAP HANA system, additional options are available through partners that provide managed services. To find a partner that offers managed services for SAP HANA, contact sales.
Certified Compute Engine VMs for SAP HANA dynamic tiering
On GCP, SAP HANA dynamic tiering must be installed on a dedicated virtual machine (VM). The following table shows the Compute Engine virtual machines that are certified by SAP for SAP HANA dynamic tiering on GCP.
| Warm store capacity | Production certified VM shapes |
|---|---|
|
512 GB 1,300 GB 5,000 GB 10,000 GB |
n1-highmem-8 n1-highmem-16 n1-highmem-32 n1-megamem-96 Custom configurations |
