Data Protection for SAP Solutions
Data protection is key for all (SAP) customers. We must find an optimal way to protect data against data corruption caused by hardware or software defects, accidentally deletion of data, external and internal data fraud. Also important is how do we setup HA (high availability) and DR (disaster recovery).SAP Netweaver 7.5 with MaxDB 7.9 on Azure using Azure NetApp Files (ANF)
This article describes the setup of SAP ERP 7.5 with MaxDB 7.9. In addition, we will show how to use azacsnap to create application consistent snapshots. This article is written for an audience which are familiar with Azure, Linux and SAP Basis. Since the login mechanism changed in version 7.7 we can only support the MaxDB 7.9 with all the automation scripts explained here iin the documentation.Implementing Azure NetApp Files with Kerberos
Kerberos with ANF for SAP HANA Encryption is a very big topic when it comes to data security especially in public clouds. Azure NetApp Files (ANF) supports DES, Kerberos AES 128, and Kerberos AES 256 encryption types (from the least secure to the most secure). If you enable AES encryption, the user credentials used to join Active Directory must have the highest corresponding account option enabled that matches the capabilities enabled for your Active Directory.
Cross-region data replication using rsync
In this blog post, we will present a customer's challenge in configuring data replication between Azure regions for disaster recovery, and how we solved the scenario. In this example we are using rsync to replicate data on ANF to a different region, but other configurations are possible.Architectural Decisions to maximize ANF investment in HANA N+M Scale-Out Architecture - Part 1
Do you have a large performance-sensitive SAP HANA footprint in Microsoft Azure? Are you looking to leverage SAP’s native resilience solution? Is operational flexibility at the top of your mind? If so, then look no further. This blog covers and answers the above-mentioned questions with Microsoft’s newer (since May 2019) PaaS storage service in partnership with NetApp, called Azure NetApp Files (ANF). In this blog series, I will focus on the technical execution aspects of running SAP HANA scale-out N+M on Azure NetApp Files from a Solution Architect’s point-of-view. More specifically, I will focus on how a solution architect would design, build, and operate the infrastructure, backup/recovery, and HA/DR components for a 2+1 scale-out scenario running on RHEL OS.
