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Why SAP on Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Nutanix for SAP Landscapes
Camilo Durán – Systems Engineering Manager Mexico & North of [email protected]
• Constantly balancing
business requirements with
IT requirements
• Drive IT to look for new and
improved ways to support
the business
Business Requirements IT Requirements
Infra management, app dev & ops
Capacity planning, DR
Version upgrades, global roll-outs, TCO
App & network performance
Customizations & enhancements
Availability & reliability
Latest features & capabilities, expansion
projects
Faster reporting & analytics
SAP Practitioners Help Bridge Business and IT
And the Cloud Has Changed Their Expectations
One-click Simplicity
Reduced effort in managing SAP landscape sprawlElimination of downtime and infrastructure upgrade complexity
Continuous Innovation
Application deployment blueprints to enhance operations and predictabilityNo more waiting for infrastructure refresh for new capabilities
Rapid Time to Market
Quick deployment Faster dev/test cycles
Fractional IT ConsumptionEfficiently satisfy temporary/seasonal workload demandsAccurately measure SAP resource usage needed
What if you could have in your SAP infra….4
Meet Those Expectations with Simplified IT Infrastructure
Simplify your IT infrastructure and focus on the applications
that power your businessNetworking
Virtualization
Server StorageData Protection
App Automation + Orchestration
Multi-cloud Management
OS OS
OS OS
Reduce TCO by Lowering Datacenter Footprint
Cisco UCS 5108 B-Series Blade Chassis2207 XP Chassis FEX ModulesB200 M4 B-Series Blades
6248UP Fabric Interconnect6248UP Fabric Interconnect
Cisco Nexus 9396 SwitchCisco Nexus 9396 Switch
NetApp FAS8040(2 controllersin single enclosure)
Cisco Nexus 5596 Cluster interconnectCisco Nexus 5596 Cluster interconnect
NetApp DS224 3.84 TB SSDNetApp DS224 3.84 TB SSDNetApp DS224 3.84 TB SSDNetApp DS224 3.84 TB SSD
8 x Blades = 901,760 SAPS
16 x E5-2699v496 x 3.84TB SSD
30U
Converged Solutions:
30,058 SAPS / RU
NX-3460-G5NX-3460-G5NX-8150-G5NX-8150-G5
versus
8U
Enterprise Cloud Platform
2U VDX 6740VDX 6740
(Switches only for HA)
Up to 104,670 SAPS / RU
8 x Blades = 901,760 SAPS
16 x E5-2699v4
96 x 3.84TB SSD
8 x Nodes = 837,000 SAPS
10 x Nodes = 1,046,700 SAPS (expandable)
20 x E5-2699v4
96 x 3.84TB SSD
Powering All Workloads and Use Cases
VDIBusiness Critical Applications
Messaging, Collaboration and UC
Remote and Branch Office
Dev/Test Server Virtualization
and Private Cloud
Big Data
Examples of Companies Using Nutanix to Run SAP
Valpak
• Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform for SAP, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and other applications
• Initially 2 full racks (x86 + legacy storage) reduced to 4U Nutanix deployment
• Rolled out DR (St. Petersburg to Atlanta)
• Obtain simpler and more cost-effective storage and server infrastructure
• Increase critical application performance
• Looking at ways to move to an agile and scalable model
• Accelerated deployments by 10x
• Obtained 8x improvements in performance
• Cut management time from 180 hours per month to 2 hours
• 10x CapEx Reduction – Pay as You Grow
We haven’t found any workload that doesn’t run better on the Nutanix platform. . . We plan to be a Nutanix-only shop going forward – I see no reason to use anything else. -Chris Cate, EVP And CIO
• Granular scaling – focus on the application
• Ideal for prod, dev, qual., etc. and non SAP workloads on one integrated system
• Ready for multi-tier SAP Implementation
• HANA on dedicated appliance
Comprehensive Nutanix Solutions for SAP 2015-2018
Nutanix Cluster NX, HX, XC or HPE or Cisco
✓ Snapshots ✓ Clones ✓ Compression ✓ Deduplication
✓ Locality ✓ Tiering ✓ Erasure Coding ✓ Resilience
ERP CRM BW CVM
Hypervisor
Node 1
X86
ERP CVM
Hypervisor
Node 2
X86
ERP CVM
Hypervisor
Node N
X86
Business Suite Production
Other Application Servers
CRM BW S4H S4HBW DEV DEV
Business Suite Non-Production
SAP NetWeaver Applications and RDBMS
S/4HANA App. Servers
And the First HCI Platform Certified for Production SAP HANAAs Well As SAP NetWeaver Certifications
“Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is one of the next big steps that allow our customers to benefit from the latest technologies to drive flexibility and
lower operational costs.”Daniel Schneiss, SVP SAP HANA Platform & Databases
https://blogs.saphana.com/2018/06/22/more-choices-lower-costs-improved-scalability-making-the-most-out-of-your-sap-hana-deployment/
Simplified SAP Infrastructure Management
Deploy &
Dev/Test
Day 2 Operations
Planning & Scaling
Integrated Consumer-Grade Management
Eliminate Complexity…
Intuitive
Beautiful
Insightful
Benefits Beyond Simplified Management
Predictable, consistent
performance
High availability
Security-first design
Built-in hypervisor, (incl. micro-
segmentation)
DBaaS
Smaller footprint, lower TCO
Cloning Reduces Risk and Speeds Dev/Test
Use Case
• Create a new upgrade
landscape
• Nutanix clone + SID rename
using SWPM in few hours vs
days.
Performance Analysis
Real-time insights into the complete infrastructure stack
Comprehensive Data Protection for SAP Landscapes
RTORPO
Minutes MinutesLocal Snaps
Hours Hours
Minor Incidents
Zero Near-Zero Metro Availability
Minutes Minutes
3rd Party BackupMajor
Incidents
DR Backup
Async / NearsyncReplication & DR
Local Snaps
• Redundancy at multiple levels
• Integrated replication
• Where native application functionality is not available
Enterprise Cloud Platform for SAP HANA
Best of Both Worlds
More Detail: Benefits of running SAP HANA on Nutanix
1
9
Benefit Appliance TDI Nutanix (HCI)Quality of Service (QOS) Yes Unknown Yes
Ease of Deployment Yes No Yes
One Stop Vendor Support Yes No Yes
Fast Restart Yes Unknown Yes
Advanced Storage Capabilities No (DAS) Yes Yes
Protection from corruption No Yes Yes
Common platform No Yes Yes
Cloning for non-prod systems No Yes Yes
Storage fault tolerance No (DAS) Yes Yes
Enterprise Cloud Features No No Yes
More Detail on Why Nutanix for SAP HANA
• Cloud economics (pay as your grow) without compromising performance and availability (CAPEX/OPEX)
• Save on infrastructure and operational costs and invest in business capabilities
• Predictable growth strategy – add right balance of compute and storage when needed
• Supports mixed CPU configurations in the same cluster
• Remove infrastructure silos and associated costs – like storage arrays and upgrade migrations
Full SAP Coverage – HANA and Classic
SAP NetWeaver Applications and anyDB SAP HANA
Nutanix Cluster on NX, Lenovo HX, Dell EMC XC or HPE or Cisco
✓ Snapshots ✓ Clones ✓ Compression ✓ Deduplication
✓ Locality ✓ Tiering ✓ Erasure Coding
ERP CRM BW
Hypervisor
ERP
Hypervisor
ERP
Hypervisor
CRM BW S4H S4HBW DEV DEV
HANA Production
HANA Non-Production
AHV
Nutanix Cluster on SAP HCI Certified Hardware List
NVMe
HANA HANA HANA
NVMe
Business Suite Production
Other Application Servers
Business Suite Non-Production
S/4HANA App. Servers
AHV
HANA S4H
HANA HCL Appliance
X86
Virtualized or Bare Metal Appliance
HANAHANA
If HANA >2.3TB
Undisputed Leader| 22
Challengers Leaders
Niche Players Visionaries
Nutanix, 51
VMware, 41
Other, 8
Gartner Magic Quadrant
for HCI, 2018
The Forrester Wave
Hyper-Converged
Infrastructure, 2018
IDC’s Competitive
Landscape of HCI
Software Only, 2018
IDC Survey Comparing Nutanix to 3-Tier Architecture
60% Lower TCO
97% Fewer Unplanned
Outages
534% Five-Year ROI
7 Months to Payback
$10.56M Additional
Revenue per Year
Source: IDC White Paper, sponsored by Nutanix, Nutanix Delivering Strong Value as a Cost-Effective, Efficient, Scalable Platform for Enterprise Applications, August 2017
Download the report at www.Nutanix.com/tco
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Support Centers
NBD Depots
Durham
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Languages
San Jose
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Bangalore
Tokyo
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97%Customer
Satisfaction
+90Net Promoter Score
for > 4 years
Over 100 Countries
24x7x365“Follow the Sun” Support
7WW Support
Centers
<30 min Mission critical support
response time
Proactive Support
with Pulse
Remember
❖ SAP Runs Great and is Simple to Operate on Nutanix
❖ You’ll be Able More Quickly Respond to Changing Business Needs and
New Opportunities
❖ Nutanix is the Foundation for the Enterprise Cloud for your SAP
Landscapes, including HANA, and all your other applications
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