SAP Note 2131662 - Transparent Huge Pages (THP) on SAP HANA Servers

Component : SAP HANA Database - SUSE Linux

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2131662 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
Symptom: SAP HANA database experiences high CPU load, hanging, and severe performance issues when Transparent Huge Pages (THP) are activated. Reason: THP enabled on HANA servers causes database instability and potential standstill. Solution: SAP strongly recommends disabling THP on SLES 11 SP2 and SP3 environments. Command provided for disabling THP. References include related SAP Notes on recommended OS settings for SLES 11.

Key words :
> /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled cat /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled, components bc-op-lnx-suse suse linux priority correction, cat /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled [, customer component han-db sap hana database, high priority category external error validity, sap applications 11 sp3 1523337   sap hana database 1, sap notes 1954788   sap hana db, prerequisites activated transparent huge pages, / __%pdfstyle%__font-size, __%pdfstyle%__ / } symptom

Related Notes :

1954788SAP HANA DB: Recommended OS settings for SLES 11 / SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3
1523337SAP In-Memory Database 1.0: Central Note
1514967SAP HANA 1.0: Central Note
2093754SAP HANA DB: Known issues detected in SPS09