SAP on Microsoft Hyper-V
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For a general overview on the support of SAP Applications, Operating Systems, and Databases in Virtual and Private Cloud Environments, see also Support of SAP Applications, Operating Systems, and Databases in Virtual and Private Cloud Environments.
SAP Notes Related to Hyper-V
For a list of SAP Notes that are related to the use of SAP applications on Windows with Hyper-V, see SAP Notes for Windows in Virtual Environments.
Supported SAP Applications
With the General Support Statement for Virtual Environments (SAP Note 1492000), SAP supports almost all its applications on a proven stack of virtualization solution, operating system and database.
Therefore all SAP applications - except the following - are supported on the stack of Microsoft Hyper-V, guest OS and database versions listed on this page:
- BWA
- SAP HANA and SAP HANA-related applications
- SAP ITS 6.20
Supported Guest Operating Systems by SAP
The table below provides a short overview on supported guest operating systems. For prerequisites and configuration details for support, check SAP Note 1409608.
| Hypervisor Guest OS | Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 (R2) | Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 | Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2003 | supported | not supported | not supported |
| Windows Server 2008 | supported | supported | supported |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | supported | supported | supported |
| Windows Server 2012 | supported | supported | supported |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | not supported | supported | supported |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | not supported | not supported | not supported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) | not supported | not supported | not supported |
Supported Databases
The table below provides a short overview on supported databases. For detailed information on support of your database product, check the relevant SAP Notes listed below.
SAP HANAnot supportednot supported (*3not supported (*3)
| Hypervisor Database | Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 (R2) | Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 | Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM DB2 | supported cond. (*1) | supported cond. (*1) | supported cond. (*1) |
| MaxDB, livecache | supported (*2) | supported (*2) | supported (*2) |
| Microsoft SQL Server | supported | supported | supported |
| Oracle Database | not supported | supported (*3) | supported (*3) |
| SAP ASE | supported (*4) | supported (*4) | supported (*4) |
| SAP HANA | not supported | not supported (*5) | not supported (*5) |
(*1) only for specified DB, Hyper-V and guest OS versions listed in SAP Note 1130801 and http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/im/DB2+Virtualization+Support
(*2) see SAP Note 1142243
(*3) only for specified DB, Hyper-V and guest OS versions listed in SAP Note 1329848
(*4) released as of SAP ASE version 15.7; see SAP Note 1706801
(*5) for support information of HANA in virtualized environments, see http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-60329
Hyper-V Documents regarding SAP Products
For further documentation that is related to the operation of SAP software with Hyper-V, see Documentation Related to SAP on Hyper-V.
Frequently Asked Questions
For a list of frequently asked questions for the operation on SAP applications with Hyper-V, check Frequently Asked Questions: Hyper-V.
