My Kind of FlexibilityBuilding An Open And Agile Infrastructure For New Workloads And Increasingly Complex Environment

Lim Seh Guan, Sales Engineer

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Open, Flexible and AgileSUSE Solutions

• Modular and multi-modal• Consolidated management• True to open source vision • Enterprise-ready, so you

can rest easy

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

SLES 15 Portfolio

SUSE Sales and Business Partner Use Only

Built based on purpose- SAP, POS, SLED, Workstation

Extensions-High Availability, Geo Clustering, Real Time, High Performance Computing, Live Kernel Patching

Support for heterogeneous Linux environment- Expanded Support

90% of all new apps will feature microservices architectures.of all production apps will be cloud-native.35%

The World is Changing. By 2022,

https://www.ericsson.com/en/mobility-report/internet-of-things-forecast

A co-existence of traditional infrastructure, software-defined infrastructure and application oriented architectures.

Multimodal Platform

Multimodal IT

Traditional Infrastructure

Multiple use cases

Manual and automatic installation

Variety of updates, upgrades, legacy

Variable packaging and installation

May become huge in size and management

Software-defined Infrastructure

Single use case, multiple systems

Automatic and centralized installation

Always up-to-date

Fit one purpose

Small as possible for size and management

Multimodal OS Requirements

Common Code BaseAll Architectures (x86-64, Arm, POWER, IBM Z)

Container Workload

Virtual Machine Workload

Appliance Workload

TraditionalInfrastructure

SLE 15 Products

Software-DefinedInfrastructure (SDI)

ServicesSDI Products

SUSE CaaS Platform

SUSE OpenStack

Cloud

SUSE Enterprise Storage

SUSE Cloud Application

Platform

SLES

SLED

Multimodal Architecture

Benefits across 3 dimensions:• Hardware Architecture• Applications• Systems Management

“IDC believes the common code base of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 makes the product a multi-platform OS that is well suited for heterogeneous computing environments.”– IDC Market Note, 2018

Ensure Consistency

Improve systems

management

Simplicity in support and

services

Silicon agnostic computing

Support IBM Mainframe to Raspberry Pi

Common Code Base

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Common Code Base Modules

Base System

Desktop Apps ….

ServerApps Legacy

SUSE Linux EnterpriseHigh Availability Extension

SLE Desktop

DesktopProductivity

A product (e.g., SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) is a set of modules.

Containers

SAP Solution

Public Cloud

….

Pool of Modules

Modular+ “Everything is a Module”

• Move to production faster from developer setups

Community Linux openSUSE Leap

SLE 15Option 1

Free Developer Subscription Option 2

SLE 15

• Two options for a direct path to SUSE Linux Enterprise

Developer’s Friend

Upgrade Methods

On-line Upgrade: Performed on the running system directly • Limited to non-intrusive changes → Designed for minor version updates (i.e. 15 GA → 15

Service Pack 1)

Off-line Upgrade: System needs to be rebooted from installation media• Intrusive changes are possible → Designed for major version updates (i.e. 12 → 15 GA / 15

Service Pack 1)

Transactional Update: Update is applied onto a new snapshot; the running system is not touched • Designed for maintenance updates, minor & major version updates

Transactional Update (Tech Preview in SP1)Create a snapshot

Update performed on snapshot

Update successful

Snapshot mark as new default; take effect up next

reboot

Update Fail

Snapshot discarded; current system untouched

Upgrade PathsSUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP4 → 15 GA/SP1• Boot Unified Installer (Off-line upgrade)

SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 → 15 GA/SP1• Boot Unified Installer (Off-line upgrade)• Major changes require manual interaction• SUSE recommendation: Full installation of 15 GA/SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 GA → 15 SP1• Run update from installed system (On-line upgrade)• Boot Unified Installer (Off-line update)

Lifecycle – SUSE Linux Enterprise Server15

• Service Pack Overlap Support: 6 months• Long Term Service Pack Support: up to 3 years after generic end of support• 13 Years total support lifecycle

Lifecycle: SUSE Linux Enterprise 15

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Roadmap

2018 2019 2020 202115

12 SP415 SP112 SP515 SP2

15 12 SP4 15 SP1 12 SP5 15 SP2

Multimodal OS Delivery SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Desktop, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications + Modules + Extensions General purpose OS versions Multiple use cases (physical,

virtual, containers) Full set of deployment,

management options; Full control of the installed packages, updates, upgrades

Continue major version upgrade support including auto upgrade

Common Code BaseArchitecture/Platform Support Arch64, x86-64, ppc64le, s390x Designed for physical, virtual,

clouds & containers - Ready for IoT

Base OS Improve hardware

enablement via Kernel version update

Update of the graphics stack (tentative)

XFS deduplication Transactional updates

Modules Toolchain update Refresh of module

packages according to separate lifecycle of modules

Base OS HW enablement, including

driver updates. NVDIMM! Improve “system roles” Perform common criteria

certification and FIPS 140-2 validation

Migration from SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 to SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1

Improve SAML2 single sign-on framework

Default to python3 OpenJDK long-term version SUSE Manager included in

Unified Installer

Modules Development module GCC

update Development modules

updates based on demand

Ease-of-use Quarterly updates of

installation media

Base OS Last service pack for SUSE

Linux Enterprise 12 (tentative)

Consolidation release Constant user land (minor

version upgrades by need or business case)

Reuse kernel from SP4 + very selected hardware innovations, including graphic stack

Modules Latest GCC version in

the Toolchain module

Base OS HW enablement via Kernel

version update, following upstream

Full enablement for Intel AEP NV-DIMMs

Update of the graphics stack, not including Gnome

Modules Toolchain update Refresh of module

packages according to separate lifecycle of modules

SUSE Linux Enterprise – Base OS / Modules

No plans for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP6* Information is forward looking and subject to change at any time.

Significant ChangesSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

• Kernel 4.12• 389 Directory Server replaces OpenLDAP• Salt management• Python 3• Chrony replaces ntpd• Firewalld replaces SUSE Firewall2• NGINX is fully supported• OpenJDK 10• Systemd - xinetd has been removed• zypper search-packages• RMT replaces SMT

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2020

Expert Days 2019 - SLES for SAP

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Join the best. Run your SAP solutions on SUSE20 years of joint collaboration and innovation• SAP Cloud Platform is powered by SUSE OpenStack and SUSE Enterprise Storage

• Joint testing and development at the SAP Linux Lab

• First OS for SAP HANA

Leading platform for SAP applications• 90 percent of SAP HANA runs on SUSE

• 70 percent of NetWeaver on Linux runs on SUSE

• 100 percent of Business One on HANA runs on SUSE

SAP internal infrastructure runs on SUSE

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Deployment Options for SAPfor workloads like SAP HANA, NetWeaver and S/4HANA

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Reliability and Resilience

Performance

Ease of Use and

Deployment

Base OS and Support

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability

Remote Storage Encryption

Management

SAP HANA HA Resource Agents & Cluster Connector

SAP HANA Firewall

Workload Memory

Management

Performance Configuration and

Tuning

Installation Wizard & YaST for SAP HA SUSE ConnectPublic Cloud

Platform ImagesS/4 HANA

Transition Support SUSE Package Hub

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SAP Specific Update Channel24x7 Priority Support

Extended Service Pack

Overlap Support

SAP Specific Features from SUSE

SUSE Products and Services

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications

NVDimmSupport

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Updated Product LifecycleNew ESPOS for SLES for SAP 12 & 15

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 6Year 5

GA ESPOS

Year 7 Year 8

SP1 ESPOS

SP2 ESPOS 4.5 years of support

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 6Year 5

GA ESPOS

Year 7 Year 8

SP1 ESPOS

SP2 ESPOS

OLD

Life

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Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory and SAP HANA

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SAP HANA with Persistent Memory

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Reboot and restart SAP HANA systems faster

Source: Blog by Andreas Schuster, Product Manager – SAP HANA Platform

Restart time:• Large Databases gain the most

advantage at restart time

System Performance:• Read times are similar to DRAM, write times

are ‘in the same performance envelope’ • HANA writes changes in batches

Size:• 15 TB (3TB DRAM, 12TB NVDIMM)• POC’s up to 36TB SAP HANA Rev 35 supports NVDIMMs with

SLES 12 SP4 and SLES 15 GA

Faster Recovery After System Restarts

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the FIRST enterprise Linux optimized for Intel® Optane™ with SAP HANA® workloads.

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Workload Memory Protection is a new feature that replaces Page Cache Management.

• Based on open source ‘cgroup’• Provides a highly scalable solution• Protects the memory where SAP

applications store data• Protects against any kind

of memory pressure• Offers lots of possibilities

for the future.

Workload Memory Protection

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Ongoing Innovation

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Containers are a key topic for SAP. SAP is working on containerizing solutions• Extensions of S/4 HANA• SAP HANA (Public Cloud Service)• SAP DataHub

SAP is Starting to Deliver Solutions Through Containers

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SUSE provides various solutions already today for clients to run Container based workloads

• SUSE CaaS Platform is a product that provides a platform based on Kubernetes and Docker to run a container at Enterprise Scale

• SLES for SAP Applications can also host containers by installing the respective extensions to the system – to get started

Containers themselves also require an OS – SUSE can help here, too!

SUSE CaaS Platform architecture

SUSE and SAP work closely in the area of containers to provide a holistic solution

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2018 2019 2020 202115

12 SP415 SP112 SP515 SP2

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Public Cloud Support HA integration for

Alibaba Cloud deployments

Performance & Scale Cluster stack: Support 64-node

clusters for large-scale deployments

Management SAP Management Console

integration improvements SAP Management Console

status to utilize the SUSE Linux Enterprise High Aavailability API

General Inherit capabilities from SUSE

Linux Enterprise 15 base OS Built-in support for NV-DIMM

technology, including DaX

Virtualisation/Private Cloud Meet specific performance

metrics for KVM to host SAP HANA

Security Base HANA firewall on new

open source firewall stack (firewalld)

Public Cloud Standardize the watchdog

service for cloud agnosticdeployments

Support HA integration forGoogle Cloud deployments

Support HA integration forAlibaba Cloud deployments

Performance & Scale Cluster stack: Support 64 node

clusters for large-scaledeployments

Management SAP Management Console

integration improvements SAP Management Console

status to utilize the SUSE Linux Enterprise High Aavailability API

General Inherit extended HW

enablement and scalability fromSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 across all supportedarchitectures

Enhanced support for NV-DIMM technology

Virtualisation/Private Cloud Meet specific performance

metrics for KVM to host SAP HANA

Public Cloud Standardise the watchdog

service for cloud agnosticdeployments.

Support for Google Cloud deployments

12 SP4 15 SP1 12 SP5 15 SP2

General SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2

will improve hardware basis and scalability; functionality inherited by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications

Management Cluster management workflows

in SAP Management Console Support management workflows

for clusters up to 128 nodes Cluster management and

monitoring for multiple geo

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications inherits features from BaseOS and modules. Available on Intel/AMD and IBM Power

SUSE Linux Enterprise for SAP Applications

* Information is forward looking and subject to change at any time.

SUSE Manager

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SUSE Manager

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Asset Management

Provisioning

Redeployment

Configuration Management Package

Management

Patch Management

SUSE Manager

HEALTH MONITORING

COMPLIANCESECURITY

Best-in-class open source infrastructure management solution for

DEVOPS & Lifecycle Management• Optimize operations while reducing costs

• Reduce complexity and regain control of IT assets

• Ensure compliance with internal security policies and external regulations

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Control wherever you need it!

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SUSE Manager:Powerful content control and system management, wherever deployment needs to be strategically done –across hypervisors, clouds, or architectures

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Ensure ComplianceWith internal security policies and external regulations with automated monitoring, tracking, auditing and reporting

Check security compliance with

OpenSCAP

Verify patchesValidate security

settings

Search Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE)

database

Identify & remediate

vulnerabilities

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Container Compliance

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• Validate compliance (patch levels etc.) for systems and containers (CVE Audit)

• OpenSCAP audits now also via Salt

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Demo!

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SUSE Manager – Supported Client Systems

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Operating System Architecture Traditional Clients Salt Clients

SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 and SP4 x86, x86-64, Itanium, IBM Power Systems, IBM z Systems Supported Supported

SUSE Linux Enterprise 12, SP1, SP2, SP3,SP4 x86-64, IBM Power Systems (ppc64le), IBM z Systems, ARM64 (aarch64) Supported Supported

SUSE Linux Enterprise 15, SP1 x86-64, IBM Power Systems (ppc64le), IBM z Systems, ARM64 (aarch64) Supported Supported

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x86, x86-64 Supported Supported

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 x86-64 Supported Supported

Novell Open Enterprise Server 11, SP1, SP2 and SP3 x86, x86-64 Supported Supported

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2015 SP1, 2018 x86, x86-64 Supported Supported

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SUSE Manager Clients – New favours!

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Operating System Architecture Traditional Clients Salt Clients

openSUSE Leap 42.3, 15, 15.1 x86-64, ARM64 (aarch64) Supported Supported

Ubuntu LTS – 16.04, 18.04 x86-64 Not supported Supported

CentOS Linux 6 x86, x86-64 Functional Functional

CentOS Linux 7 x86-64 Functional Functional

Oracle Enterprise Linux x86, x86-64 Functional Functional

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Demo!

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Roadmap

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2018 2019 2021 2022

SUSE Manager3.24.04.1

3.2Configuration Management• Full UI for Salt-based config

management• Significant improvements to Formulas

with Forms

Product Integration & Supported Platforms• SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 (client)

support• Ubuntu support**• SUSE Manager for retail (PXE with

image support, KIWI-based image building)

Monitoring• Prometheus/Grafana “self-monitoring”

documentation**

Containers & Cloud• VM building with Salt & KIWI

Requires SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3/SP4

Configuration Management• Content (patch and configuration) staging

UI & improved API• Templates for HA cluster and SAP

workload setup**

Product Integration & Supported Platforms• Better integration with SUSE CaaS

Platform, SUSE Enterprise Storage, SUSE OpenStack Cloud

• openSUSE, Debian, CentOS support**• Single sign-on support

SDI Management• Maintenance windows**• Improved virtualization management**

Monitoring• Complete Prometheus-based

monitoring stack**

Containers & Cloud• Proxy server shipped as container**

Based on SLES 15 SP1

4.0 4.1

Information is forward looking and subject to change at any time.** Item delivered post GA

5.0

2020

5.0Configuration Management• Config drift management• Support for cluster orchestration (HA, SUSE

CaaS Platform, SUSE Enterprise Storage)• CI/CD Integration with existing Terraform and

GitLab instances

Product Integration & Supported Platforms• Integration with the complete SUSE SDI stack

(SUSE CaaS Platform, SUSE Cloud Application Platform, SUSE Enterprise Storage, SUSE OpenStack Cloud)

• Basic management of Windows clients (TBD)

SDI Management• Manage and monitor the complete SDI stack

Subscription Management• Public cloud data gatherer

Monitoring• Grafana dashboard plugins for SUSE CaaS

Platform, SUSE Enterprise Storage• Log management (TBD)

Based on SLES 15 SP2

Configuration Management• Fully integrate Terraform and GitLab/Gitty

Product Integration & Supported Platforms• Edge IT/IoT device management• Salt-based next generation bare metal

installation framework

Security & Compliance• Salt-based security audit & remediation

SDI Management• Multi-cloud capabilities• Powerful virtualization management for large

distributed environments• Optimized for Edge IT management

Monitoring & Trouble Shooting• Provide actionable insights from data correlation• Automated remote support data collection

Containers & Cloud• All components shipping as containers (TBD)

Based on SLES 15 SP3