SAP Note 2002167 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x: Installation and Upgrade

Component : Red Hat Linux -

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Summary :
This SAP Note guides the installation and configuration of SAP server software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x (RHEL 7). Key requisites include the use of RHEL 7 server variant, valid Red Hat subscriptions, and compliance with specified kernel and glibc versions. Supported hardware platforms are x86_64, IBM Power Systems, and IBM System Z. Recommended file systems include XFS, EXT4, EXT3, and GFS2. Detailed guidance covers prerequisites for full system support, installation steps, and configuring essential hardware components. It stresses the necessity of using the latest Red Hat patches and maintaining valid support subscriptions.

Key words :
customer component bc-op-lnx-rh red hat linux priority recommendations / additional info category installation information validity, @sapsys    hard    nofile    32800@sapsys    soft     nofile    32800@<db group>         hard    nofile    32800@<db group>         soft     nofile    32800, infrastructure server large systems performance network file system client performance tools compatibiliy libraries, /oracle/sid/saptrace/diag/rdbms/sid/sid/trace/sid_lgwr_14082, large-systems network-file-system-client performance compat-libraries, attributes operating system linux header data released, /vm 1391070   linux uuid solutions 941735   sap memory management system, running multiple sap java application server instances, os post/wait facility removed ora-27300, system resource limits 1631106   red hat enterprise linux

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