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405827 - Linux: Recommended file systems
Version 25 Type SAP Note
Language English Master Language German
Priority Recommendations / Additional Info Category Installation information
Release Status Released for Customer Released On 17.10.2018
Component BC-OP-LNX ( Linux )
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Symptom
You want to use an SAP solution on Linux and search for decision support during
the selection of the file system to be used.
Other Terms
Linux, EXT3, EXT4, GPFS, NFS, OCFS2, XFS
Reason and Prerequisites
The SAP-supported Linux distributions propose several file systems that you can
select. Under certain circumstances, however, not every file system proposed by
the relevant Linux distribution is also recommended for the use of all
applications or supported by the respective application manufacturer. This
applies in particular to use on database systems.
Solution
The use of a file system on Linux is allowed for SAP applications, provided the
relevant Linux distributor and the database manufacturer, if necessary, also
ensure this support. The same also applies for the use of storage systems.
In the Linux environment, we do not certify any file systems and storage systems
for use at the SAP application server level, and we also make no recommendations
for certain file systems and storage systems.
Nevertheless, other software solutions may not allow all of the file systems to
be used to the same extent.
The following is an overview of the recommendations for the relevant
applications as far as they are known:
• IBM DB2 LUW
IBM Knowledge Center - Recommended file systems
• DB2 11.1 for Linux UNIX, and Windows
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.1.0/com.ibm.db2.luw
• DB2 10.5 for Linux UNIX, and Windows
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_10.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw
• DB2 9.7 for Linux UNIX, and Windows
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_9.7.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.
• Oracle DB
○ Oracle 12
2171857 - Oracle Database 12c - file system support on Linux
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○ Oracle 11
1114181 - Oracle Database 11g - file system support on Linux
• SAP ASE
○ No restrictions are known. SAP ASE supports all file systems
supported by the relevant Linux distributor, but no RAW devices.
• SAP HANA
○ SAP Notes 2009879 - SAP HANA Guidelines for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL) Operating System and 1944799 - SAP HANA Guidelines
for SLES Operating System Installation recommend the use of XFS as
long as your hardware or technology partner does not recommend
otherwise.
(Currently, only XFS, EXT3, GPFS, NFS, and OCFS2 are allowed to be
used in the SAP HANA environment.)
• SAP MaxDB
SAP MaxDB generally supports all file systems supported by the
○
relevant Linux distributor. However, problems (crashes due to read
errors) can occur if btrfs is used, so we strongly recommend against
the use of this file system type (see 2704435 - Crashes with
btrfs).
If there are no recommendations or restrictions for the relevant application,
you can refer to the standard file systems for data partitionings of the
respective distributions as a guide. Here is an overview of them:
• Oracle Linux
OL 7: XFS
○
OL 6: EXT4
○
OL 5: EXT3
○
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RHEL 7: XFS
○
RHEL 6: EXT4
○
RHEL 5: EXT3
○
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SLES 12: XFS
○
SLES 11: EXT3
○
SLES 10: EXT3
○
Other Components
Component Description
HAN-DB SAP HANA Database
BC-OP-LNX-RH Red Hat Linux
BC-DB-SYB Business Suite on Adaptive Server Enterprise
BC-DB-ORA Oracle
BC-DB-SDB MaxDB
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BC-OP-LNX-OLNX Oracle Linux
BC-DB-DB6 DB2 Universal Database for Unix / NT
BC-OP-LNX-SUSE SUSE Linux
This document refers to
SAP Note/KBA Title
999524 Oracle 10.2 platform support for Async IO
958253 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10: Installation notes
912905 FAQ: Storage systems used with SAP MaxDB
797084 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9: Installation notes
2171857 Oracle Database 12c - file system support on Linux
2069760 Oracle Linux 7.x SAP Installation and Upgrade
2009879 SAP HANA Guidelines for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Operating System
2002167 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x: Installation and Upgrade
1984787 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12: Installation notes
1944799 SAP HANA Guidelines for SLES Operating System Installation
171356 SAP Software on Linux: General information
1635808 Oracle Linux 6.x SAP Installation and Upgrade
1567511 Oracle Linux 5.x SAP Installation and Upgrade
1496410 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x: Installation and Upgrade
1310037 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11: Installation notes
1114181 Oracle Database 11g - file system support on Linux
1084263 Cluster File System: Use of GPFS on Linux
1048303 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x: Installation and upgrade
This document is referenced by
SAP Note/KBA Title
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2529767 Unsupported file system "ext4" message in trace files
2714556 Unsupported file system "btrfs"
2504688 Physical Log Segments are not removed after the segments are Free in HANA
2369910 SAP Software on Linux: General information
2015553 SAP on Microsoft Azure: Support prerequisites
1984787 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12: Installation notes
912905 FAQ: Storage systems used with SAP MaxDB
2559204 Misleading "Unsupported file System ext4" Warnings on Standby Host
1310037 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11: Installation notes
1114181 Oracle Database 11g - file system support on Linux
958253 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10: Installation notes
999524 Oracle 10.2 platform support for Async IO
797084 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9: Installation notes
914177 File system reiserfs Oracle parameter filesystemio_options
1084263 Cluster File System: Use of GPFS on Linux
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