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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the operating system endorsed by SAP to run mission-critical SAP applications and SAP HANA databases on AWS.
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications (SLES for SAP) is a powerful operating system designed to run SAP applications on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. It is the leading Linux platform for SAP S/4HANA and SAP NetWeaver, trusted by 90% of SAP HANA deployments. SLES for SAP prioritizes business continuity and security, providing comprehensive protection for SAP platforms and projects from start to finish. By enhancing security and reliability, it minimizes downtime, reduces costs and risks, and simplifies the management of SAP environments. This allows businesses to focus on their core SAP operations, while administrators spend less time on maintenance.
SAP endorses SLES for SAP as the operating system of choice, using it as a reference development platform and for their internal operations. Additionally, SLES for SAP boasts a vast customer base of over 30,000 SAP users. The solution offers innovative features tailored to optimize SAP deployments, including High Availability/Disaster Recovery, SAP HANA system replication agents, an SAP HANA Firewall, automated configuration and deployment of SAP clusters, and Live Patching for seamless updates without service downtime.
With SUSE's Bringing Your Own Subscription (BYOS) scheme, users can use existing subscriptions to access and deploy SLES for SAP in their environment, providing flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Critical features to run SAP are only in SLES for SAP, but not in regular SLES, including HA support and 3 years longer lifecycle. Customers should carefully review the SUSE lifecycle documentation to understand the specific support timelines for their SLES for SAP version. Support subscriptions vary between General Support with ESPOS and Long Term Service Pack Support (LTSS).
Highlights
- Trusted by SAP Users & Endorsed by SAP: The most popular Linux platform for SAP HANA and NetWeaver, trusted by 90% of HANA deployments and 70% of NetWeaver applications on Linux.
- Enhanced Performance and Security: Built-in features reduce downtime, enhance security, optimize performance, and streamline system maintenance, empowering businesses continuity with increased uptime and security.
- SLES for SAP Includes Trento Premium, an open cloud native web console that can be installed separately, aiming to help SAP Basis consultants and administrators check the configuration, monitor and manage the entire OS stack of their SAP environments, including HA features.
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Use the image to start an instance of your choice in Amazon EC2. Once the instance is running connect to it using a Secure Shell (SSH) client as 'ec2-user' and the configured SSH key. You may connect the instance to the SUSE Customer Center (SCC) or the region local SUSE operated update infrastructure using your existing SUSE registration key. Use 'SUSEConnect -r' or 'registercloudguest -r', respectively to enable your instance to receive maintenance updates and security fixes.
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the operating system endorsed by SAP to run mission-critical SAP applications and SAP HANA databases on AWS.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the operating system endorsed by SAP to run mission-critical SAP applications and SAP HANA databases on AWS.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the operating system endorsed by SAP to run mission-critical SAP applications and SAP HANA databases on AWS.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the leading Linux platform for SAP on AWS backed by a single point of contact via AWS Premium Support.
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Hosting complex application workloads has become reliable and installation wizard simplifies setup
Reviewed on Oct 06, 2026
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
The major use case for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 is to host the application.
What is most valuable?
One advantage I appreciate in the product is its stability.
Regarding features, I have used the SAP Installation Wizard.
The benefit I have seen for deployment time and complexity is the easiness of deploying the specific app, essentially following next, next, next, finished, which you would not expect from something that is ultimately that complex as a service.
I have used Page Cache Management.
Using Page Cache Management did impact my system performance with SAP, and it was not that much of a setup from my side; it was from the partner that we had on the project, but I am aware of using that.
As for interoperability with SAP NetWeaver and other SAP components, I am not aware of that capability.
Regarding Intelligent Package Management and Automated Tuning capabilities, I am not aware of that either.
Overall, I am not really working with Intelligent Package Management or Automated Tuning.
What needs improvement?
At the moment, I do not see anything that needs improving in this regard.
Hypothetically, in the future, they could add some more integrations, such as integration with Microsoft Active Directory in regards to enabling Single Sign-On via SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6, because at the moment, you need to have SAP via Windows application and Windows Server for the application layer to enable Single Sign-On.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have eight years of experience with the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Regarding predictive maintenance features, we did not have any outages with it until now, and we actually did not need to use it from that point of view.
As for stability in the product, I would rate SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 as nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
For scalability, I can rate it as eight or nine.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is quite complex and is not really straightforward to install.
The biggest challenge I faced was handling the partitions, for example, because it was quite specific that you needed to set up for SAP.
What was our ROI?
Regarding the value for money that I notice, I would not say that it represents good value for money when we look at the pricing of SAP.
Perhaps it is because I do not track it or because it is not really there; there is no value for money.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
As for the price, it is not that expensive when we are talking about SAP.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
In comparison, I would say that it is much easier to manage Microsoft solutions, mostly because of common knowledge that is in the IT community, and also, we can say that it is more intuitive, so people can learn it much faster than it is with Linux.
What other advice do I have?
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6, I would rate the general rating as eight. My overall review rating for this product is eight out of ten.