SAP on IBM i

Find out how SAP Solutions featuring IBM POWER7 lead to easier implementation, less risk and lower TCO on IBM i. And even better, new POWER7 IBM i Solution Editions are available for SAP solutions featuring discounted IBM i software and service vouchers!

The latest version of IBM i - 7.1 - has been certified by SAP for use in all SAP environments. This version of IBM i can be used with both POWER6 and POWER7 hardware technologies. SAP benchmark results show IBM i 7.1 to be 15% faster for SAP than the previous IBM i version 6.1. See http://www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/bixmlwo_results.htm for the detailed results.

With IBM i v7.1 Technology Release 3 (TR3), SAP on i clients can enjoy additional optimization developed by the SAP and IBM labs especially for SAP applications running on i. The SAP on IBM i enhancements are available by simply becoming current with the IBM i info apar for V7.1. Replacing all SAP 7.x kernels with the latest SAP 7.20 kernel is also recommended to fully realize all of the optimization provided by the development teams at SAP and IBM.

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Customer success stories

Click here to view customer success stories of SAP implementations on the IBM i and its predecessors. To view all SAP on IBM i customer references enter “SAP” in the “Search for” field and select i5/OS for the “Operating system” field and then click "Search".

Case studies

Download the results of a cost/benefit analysis of running SAP on IBM i and the accompanying management brief. Both documents were prepared by the independent research and management consulting firm International Technology Group (ITG).

• Value Proposition for IBM System i: Cost/Benefit Case for SAP All-in-One Solutions Deployments (Management Brief) (0.99MB)
• Value Proposition for IBM System i: Cost/Benefit Case for SAP All-in-One Solutions Deployments (Status Report) (925KB)

SAP Java Applications on IBM i

This website includes IBM i specific information for configuring and tuning your SAP Java environment.

SAP Community Network

This website features SAP on IBM i specific information including blogs, papers, and other technical resources.

SAP Developer Network User Group

We invite you to join the SAP on IBM i user group. This is a great way of sharing your knowledge and learning from other IBM i customers running SAP. To join, click on the link and follow the registration instructions.

Papers

• SAP on IBM i Solid State Disk (SSD) Usage Recommendations (2011)

• SAP Business Objects and IBM i (2011)

• SAP on IBM i Recommendations and Review (2011)

• SAP NetWeaver BW Performance on IBM i: Comparing SAP BW Aggregates, IBM i DB2 MQTs and SAP BW Accelerator (2010)

• Improving I/O Performance Using Solid-State Drive Technology (2009) (PDF, 241KB)

• Leveraging PowerHA for i in an SAP Environment (2008)

• Simplifying SAP on i5/OS with Single Sign-on (2008)

• Expanding Single Sign-on for SAP Landscapes on i5/OS (2007)

• Performance Tuning BI on SAP NetWeaver Using DB2 for i5/OS and i5 Navigator (2007)

• Industry Leading BI Performance With System i and DB2 for i5/OS Using BI on SAP NetWeaver (2007)

• SAP Solutions on IBM eServer iSeries… a virtualization and consolidation study (2005) (PDF, 584KB)

• Geographic Mirroring in the SAP System Environment on eServer iSeries (2004) (PDF, 77KB)

Redbooks and Redpieces

• Implementing SAP Applications on the IBM System i Platform with IBM i5/OS (2006)

• An Overview of Installing SAP Applications on System i Models (2006)

• SAP NetWeaver Java on IBM i5/OS (2006)

• Implementing PowerHA for IBM i (2008)

• Independent ASP Performance Study on the IBM eServer iSeries Server (2004)

• IBM iServer iSeries Independent ASPs: A Guide to Moving Applications to IASPs (2003)

Magazine Articles

• Beyond Logical Partitioning
• Stored Procedures Versus SQL Function in an SAP Solution
• "Want a Winner?" (January 2009)
• "Supercharging SAP Java Applications Running on IBM i" (January 2009)

Presentations

Getting the Most from Your SAP Java Application Server on IBM i (484KB)

IBM Insight for SAP – workload analysis tool for production SAP systems

IBM Systems & Technology Group Lab Services

The SAP on IBM i team specializes in services surrounding the layer between the SAP application and the IBM i operating system and DB2 for IBM i. The team provides architectural advice and perspective to help maximize the efficiency of your solution. They provide installation and general administration help to supplement your existing infrastructure team, and also specialize in deeper technical topics such as high availability, single sign-on and security, and performance analysis and tuning. At any stage of the SAP on IBM i lifecycle, the SAP on IBM i Lab Services team has the skills to make your project more successful. And being directly connected to the IBM and SAP development labs, they bring with them a vast network of expertise unique to IBM.

Contact Frank Kriss by e-mail at kriss@us.ibm.com or by phone at 507-253-1354 to discuss how Lab Services can streamline your SAP infrastructure on IBM i.

IBM SAP International Competence Center (ISICC)

The ISICC was founded in 1993 and is jointly staffed by both IBM and SAP employees. Located at SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, the ISICC is the central point of access for IBM and SAP projects and is the heart and home of the IBM SAP Alliance. The ISICC provides SAP on IBM i specific services such as solution design, hardware sizings, proof of concepts, and education.

For specific requests or questions send an e-mail to isicc@de.ibm.com.

Info APARs required for SAP on IBM i

• V7.1
• V6.1.1
• V6.1
• V5R4M5
• V5R4M0

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IBM i Preventative Service Planning – PSP

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