HANA on POWER

A new revision (79) is out.
The revision fixes a lot of issues regarding:
– performance
– resource consumption
– backup
– linked database features
Details in SAP notes:
– 2958224
– 3470932
(thx to Jens Gleichmann for providing this info!)

SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 07 Database Revision 79 is now available externally for download in SP/Patch download area on SAP Software Download Center.
Please check the SAP note 3470932

Power10 News ! New DDR5 Memory and other enhancements

corrected link ( thx to Torbjoern ! ) https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/extends-hardware-capabilities-ddr5-memory-other-enhancements-selected-power10-technology-based-servers

RedHat RHEL4SAP Solution 9.4 now SAP certified and productively usable for SAP HANA based SAP Applications:

RHEL 9.4 (prereqs HANA 2.0 SPS05 revision 59.12 and HANA 2.0 SPS07 revision 77 and newer)

For details please updated SAP Note https://me.sap.com/notes/2235581

You want to extend your PowerVS skills?

There is an intensive education path available:

For IBM employees, complete the training here: https://ibm.biz/PowerVS-Plan
For others, complete the training here: https://ibm.biz/PowerVS-Path

And, at the end, you can do an external exam, currently sponsored with a voucher for the external exam cost:
Vouncher link – closes July 1, 2024 – (valid for 30 days only, until end of July!)
https://airtable.com/appIsnodbeNqpAANg/shrwoh67a1jAdOl4O

So, hurry, if you want to do this external exam!

With update of current version 35 of SAP Note 1174136 EOS (End of support Date) for Oracle DB 19C, used for SAP classic applications, has been changed to end of April 2026!