SAP Hardware certification for VMware ESX
A topic that comes up frequently is, which Servers are supported to run SAP software on VMware ESX in Production ?
To answer this question I have to differentiate between Microsoft Windows and Linux.
Windows:
a.) on the VMware Hardware Compatibility List (http://www.vmware.com/resources/guides.html) AND !
b.) on the SAP certified hardware list, maintained at http://www.saponwin.com/
This decision shows that SAP trusts the stability of the VMware ESX platform and widens server choices for our joint customers.
Linux:
For Linux, the hardware vendors are responsible to decide which servers they would like to support for SAP running on VMware ESX. Below you will find a reference for each vendor. I reference the notes, since they are updated frequently. You can also find this information under: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/linux -> Supported Platforms
FSC: <https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/linux?rid=/webcontent/uuid/930e18ae-0e01-0010-1a96-dcf4164503ff>
IBM SAP Note: 171380
HP SAP Note: 171371
Dell SAP Note: 300900
SUN SAP Note: 597470
Please keep in mind that server certification is only a factor for servers that run "productive" SAP instances. For test and development you can use any server that is on VMware's HCL at: http://www.vmware.com/resources/guides.html.
