Summary
In this chapter we have looked in detail at hot to architect SAP on Azure. We have considered both traditional SAP applications running on AnyDB (IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP ASE, and SAP MaxDB) as well as applications running on the SAP HANA database, which can be either the traditional SAP Business Suite applications or the newer SAP S/4HANA and BW/4HANA. We have covered all the key areas of sizing, high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and monitoring. We have also looked into two of the non-SAP NetWeaver-based applications, namely SAP Data Hub and SAP Hybris Commerce. These use totally different architectures to the core SAP applications, and in many ways are more cloud friendly.
Having now learned how to architect for SAP on Azure, in the next chapter, we will look at the options for actually migrating existing SAP workloads to Azure. The solution will depend on both the source platform on which you run SAP today as well as the chosen target platform in Azure. Many organizations will use a migration to Azure as an opportunity to modernize parts of their SAP landscape.
1 Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/cloud-adoption/
2 Hub-spoke network topology with shared services in Azure: https://bit.ly/38ett1m
3 Connect an on-premises network to a Microsoft Azure virtual network: https://bit.ly/2OSG178
4 ExpressRoute connectivity models: https://bit.ly/2sQUwjj
5 ExpressRoute partners and peering locations: https://bit.ly/365gOw3
6 Designing for disaster recovery with ExpressRoute private peering: https://bit.ly/2PmDlh9
7 Azure governance documentation:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/
8 Organize your Azure resources: https://bit.ly/2RtvbGj
9 Sizes for Linux virtual machines in Azure: https://bit.ly/2OYI35P
10 About Page Blobs: https://bit.ly/2PnZ5ci
11 Introduction to Azure managed disks: https://bit.ly/2rZkjp6
12 What disk types are available in Azure?: https://bit.ly/364k1vC
13 Introduction to Azure managed disks: https://bit.ly/2rbr5rQ
14 Caching for VMs and data disks: https://bit.ly/2YoFdd6
15 Production storage solution with Azure Write Accelerator for Azure M-series virtual machines: https://bit.ly/2LtYEfx
16 Cost conscious Azure storage configuration: https://bit.ly/38b3Yhr
17 High availability for SAP NetWeaver on Azure VMs on Windows with Azure NetApp Files(SMB) for SAP applications: https://bit.ly/2OYK7e5
18 High availability for SAP NetWeaver on Azure VMs on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Azure NetApp Files for SAP applications: https://bit.ly/340Txdm
19 NFS v4.1 volumes on Azure NetApp Files: https://bit.ly/2DPKNfj
20 Deploy a SAP HANA scale-out system with a standby node on Azure VMs by using Azure NetApp Files on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: https://bit.ly/33TgHlF
21 Azure Reserved VM Instances (RIs):https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/reserved-vm-instances/
22 Savings vary greatly depending on the VM series and whether or not the OS subscription is included.
23 Exchange an existing reserved instance: https://bit.ly/2Ppvqjg
24 Cancel, exchange, and refund policies: https://bit.ly/34ROTzo
25 Scope reservations: https://bit.ly/2Rn4fYR
26 Improving Azure Virtual Machine resiliency with predictive ML and live migration: https://bit.ly/2RpFdZ3
27 Live migration: https://bit.ly/2Plh0jU
28 How to cluster MaxDB on Windows in the Cloud: https://bit.ly/2PhiCv7
29 Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR): Azure Paired Regions: https://bit.ly/2DSz2EQ
30 Cross-region activities: https://bit.ly/33RkQ9H
31 ASR limits and data change rates: https://bit.ly/2RplpVJ
32 SAP Note 1662610 – Support details for SIOS Protection Suite for Linux
33 Cost-conscious Azure Storage configuration: https://bit.ly/2RqRuwc
34 SAP-Certified and Supported SAP HANA Hardware Directory: https://bit.ly/34Wt1TE
35 Production storage solution with Azure Write Accelerator for Azure M-series virtual machines: https://bit.ly/34VvhKX
36 Azure Network Appliances:https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/network-appliances/
37 SAP Note: 2031547 – overview of SAP-certified third-party backup tools and associated support process
38 SAP-certified and Supported Hardware Directory: https://bit.ly/33S2c1C
40 SAP Hybris Commerce Architecture and Technology: https://bit.ly/2rXlJR0
41 SAP Hybris Commerce Architecture and Technology: https://bit.ly/2rlQmzl
