Using SLES for SAP Applications 15 to Provide High Availability for S/4HANA and Netweaver (SLE322V15) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Section 1: Course Introduction

  • Course Objectives and Audience
  • Course Lab Environment Overview
  • Certification Options
  • Additional SUSE Training

Section 2: Overview of the Enqueue Server

  • What is the Enqueue Server?
  • The Standalone Enqueue Server
  • The Enqueue Replication Server
  • Architectural Overview of ENSA1
  • Architectural Overview of ENSA2

Section 3: Preparing to Deploy the Enqueue Server with High Availability

  • Overview of the Required Software
  • Access the SAP Media Sets
  • Overview of the Installation Process
  • SAP NetWeaver Directory Structure on Linux
  • Configure Storage for the Enqueue Server in an HA Environment
  • Configure Name Resolution for the ASCS and ERS Instances
  • Create the Linux Users for the ASCS and ERS Instances
  • Install the Enqueue and Enqueue Replication Servers

Section 4: Tuning SLES for SAP Applications to Host a SAP NetWeaver Workload

  • Use saptune to Tune a Host for the SAP NetWeaver Workload

Section 5: Deploy and Configure SLES for SAP Applications to Host the Enqueue Server with High Availability

  • Deploy the SLE HA Cluster
  • Adapt the SAP Profiles to Match the SAP Certification
  • Integrate the Cluster Framework with sap-suse-cluster-connector V3.x
  • Adapt the SAP Profiles to Match the SAP Certification
  • Create and Configure the Cluster Resources for ENSA2
  • Overview of a Multi-SID Central Services Cluster Configuration

Section 6: Designing and Performing Cluster Tests

  • Design Cluster Tests
  • Understand the Tasks and Tools Used for Testing
  • Plan and Perform Cluster Tests

Section 7: Monitoring and Administering the HA Solution

  • Monitor the HA Components
  • Monitor the SAP Enqueue Servers
  • Recovery Procedures after a Fail Over
  • Applying a Rolling SAP Kernel Switch
  • Manage and Deploy System Updates
  • Log Files
  • Administering the Cluster