SAP

SAP has updated the following two notes and removed the previous restrictions for running SAP HANA on Power Systems in a shared processor pool LPAR and the usage of virtual persistent memory (vPMEM):

2188482 - SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems: Allowed Hardware

2055470 - HANA on POWER Planning and Installation Specifics - Central Note


You can now run all SAP HANA workloads (OLAP, OLTP, and mixed workloads) in a shared processor pool LPAR up to the maximum size of the system, as for example 16 sockets on an E980.

The restriction that vPMEM was limited to 8 sockets has been removed as well.

These changes now allow you to exploit the full flexibility of Power Systems to run your HANA systems in a dedicated or shared pool LPAR configuration that fits your business needs.