SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) for SAP Applications is the leading Linux platform for SAP HANA, SAP NetWeaver, SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Applications providing optimized performance and reduced downtime as well as faster SAP system deployments.

Reduce complexity of managing SAP landscapes with SUSE's Expanded Service Pack Overlap Support providing support for 4.5 years with an active subscription. For more information visit the www.suse.com/support * Do note - there are significant Differences between SLES and SLES for SAP Applications. Please evaluate carefully based on your business needs. After the AMI is deployed, changing the operating system type will require deploying a new AMI and re-installing the applications. The following features that are critical to run SAP workload are only available in SLES 4 SAP Applications, but not in regular SLES: 3 Years Extended Service Pack Overlap Support (ESPOS) , SLES High Availability Extension (Pacemaker framework), High Availability Solutions for NetWeaver, S/4HANA & HANA System Replication, Continuous tuning agent (saptune), Kernel Live Patching, Lifecycle Management Module, Workload Memory Protection. Each of these add significant value to a successful, high-performing SAP Landscape.

SLES for SAP Applications 15 introduced the following new features:
-Improved high availability capabilities including early recognition of primary system failures
-Pre/post-script commands to adapt SAP HANA failover/recovery to user-defined scenarios and internal tools
-Workload Memory Protection replaces Page Cache Management to prioritize performance of SAP applications Note - Annual subscriptions are not transferrable between instance types. If you intend to run SLES for SAP on Reserved Instances, make sure to purchase them in EC2 Console using Linux/Unix or Linux/Unix (Amazon VPC) as Platform selection. SUSE Linux Platform option is only relevant for running regular SLES. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AsztZ7biT0&feature=youtu.be