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A question I've been getting quite often is where can I learn more about SAP HANA.
There are the free online courses provided, but most of the times this question relates to "reading material to answer a specific question".
All these documents are publicly available from SAP and VMware, but I believe that organizing them like this helps getting to what we want faster.
So, here is my recommended reading list, with the documents I've been going through over the last months.
Updated: 2014-05-16
Whitepapers:
- SAP HANA Technical Overview Whitepaper: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1506 (general overview of what is SAP HANA)
- SAP HANA System Landscape Guide: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4385 (explains the lifecycle management challenges of HANA)
- SAP HANA Storage Whitepaper: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4071 (explains the storage requirements of HANA)
- SAP HANA High Availability Whitepaper: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-2775 (explains the HA capabilities of HANA)
- SAP HANA Scalability Guide: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-2022 (explains the multiple perspectives regarding scalling SAP HANA)
- HANA Memory Usage Explained: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-2299 (explains the memory usage of SAP HANA in detail)
- SAP HANA Guidelines for Being Virtualized with VMware: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4192 (SAP's recommendations for running SAP HANA virtualized)
- SAP HANA Security Overview Whitepaper: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-3751 (Overview of the security features of SAP HANA)
- SAP Business Suite Powered by HANA - IT Management Fact Book: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4223 (states TDI as the best option for customer running SAP Business Suite on HANA)
- SAP Business Suite Powered by HANA - Fundamentals Fact Book : http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4222 (explains the benefits of running SAP Business suite on HANA, as well as the key innovations included on the most current version of the software)
- SAP HANA Performance Whitepaper: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1647 (exposes tests done and the performance achieved in SAP HANA defending its unique performance related capabilities)
Presentations:
- SAP HANA Architecture Overview: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1219
- SAP HANA in Datacenters Overview: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-2010
- SAP HANA Tailored Datacenter Integration Overview: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-3633
- SAP HANA Backup and Recovery: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1220
- SAP HANA Virtualized Overview and Roadmap: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-3334 UPDATED MAY 6th, 2014 !!!
- SAP HANA Deployment Options and Impact on System Landscape Recommendations: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4185
- SAP HANA Platform Enterprise Architecture Vision and Considerations: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-3331
- SAP HANA 101: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1826 (a bit old, but helps to understand the origins)
- Anouncement: SAP HANA and Netweaver ABAP on the same server: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4391
Presentations on what's new with SP7:
- Marketing overview presentation of the innovations brought with SP7: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4416
- SAP HANA in Datacenters SP7 update for HA/DR/Backup: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4351
- What's New for SAP HANA Backup and Recovery in SP7: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4270
- What's new with SP7 for SAP HANA Tailored Datacenter Integration: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4292
- What's new in regards to SAP HANA Administraion and Monitoring with SP7: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-3803
- What's new in SP7 Architecture and Landscape: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1219
- What's new in SP7 regarding Lifecycle Management: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4273
- What's new in SP7 regarding Security: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4291
FAQ:
- SAP HANA Tailored Datacenter Integration FAQ: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-3634
Important Blog Posts & Resource Links:
- SAP Netweaver ABAP and HANA on the same server resources: http://www.saphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2013/12/31/announcement-sap-hana-and-sap-netweaver-as-abap-deployed-on-one-server-is-generally-available
- Exaustive List of all "What's new on SP7" resources: http://www.saphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2013/12/03/whats-new-in-sap-hana-sps07
- List of resources regarding SAP HANA Virtualized with VMware: http://www.saphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2013/11/05/just-a-matter-of-time-sap-hana-virtualized-in-production
- Blog explaining the rules that apply for you to be able to install HANA on your own: http://www.saphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2013/11/04/now-its-up-to-you-to-perform-the-sap-hana-installation
- Virtualization for SAP HANA - Business Suite update and links to resources: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4644 NEW!
Technical Guides:
- SAP HANA Master Guide: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-3817
- SAP HANA Server Installation Guide: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1031
- SAP HANA Administration Guide: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1073
- SAP HANA Database - Studio Installation and Update Guide: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1808
- SAP HANA Update and Configuration Guide: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-4048
- SAP HANA Security Guide: http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1067
Relevant VMware Guides and Papers: NEW !!!
- Best Practices and Recommendations for Scale-up Deployments of SAP HANA on VMware vShpere: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/SAP_HANA_on_vmware_vSphere_best_practices_guide.pdf
- SAP HANA on VMware vShpere 5.5 Best Practices Resources Guide: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/SAP_HANA_on_vMware_vsphere_5.5_best_practices_resource_guide.pdf
- Other SAP HANA related resources at VMware.com: http://www.vmware.com/business-critical-apps/sap-virtualization/partnership
- Bob Glodsand's Blog on Productive support for SAP HANA virtualized with vShpere: http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2014/05/sap-hana-now-supported-vmware-vsphere-5-5-production.html
- VMware VROOM! Blog on SAP HANA Performance: http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2014/05/virtual-sap-hana-achieves-production-level-performance.html
