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Deploy SAP HANA on SUSE KVM with NetApp storage using SR-IOV and NFS

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Deploy SAP HANA Single-Host on SUSE KVM using NetApp storage with SR-IOV network interfaces and NFS or FCP storage access. Follow this workflow to configure virtual interfaces, assign them to VMs, and set up storage connections for optimal performance.

For an overview of SAP HANA on KVM virtualization, refer to the SUSE documentation: SUSE Best Practices for SAP HANA on KVM.

OneReview the configuration requirements

Review the key requirements for deploying SAP HANA on SUSE KVM using NetApp storage with SR-IOV and storage protocols.

TwoConfigure SR-IOV network interfaces

Set up SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) on the KVM host and assign virtual interfaces to the VM for network communication and storage access.

ThreeConfigure Fibre Channel networking

Assign physical FCP HBA ports to the VM as PCI devices for using FCP LUNs with SAP HANA.

FourConfigure NetApp storage for SAP HANA

Set up NFS or FCP storage connections between the VM and NetApp storage systems for SAP HANA database files.