Chapter 2. Enable the RHEL for SAP Applications or RHEL for SAP Solutions subscriptions
For running SAP NetWeaver application servers the “RHEL for SAP Applications” subscription can be used if the RHEL systems don’t need to be locked to a specific RHEL 8 minor release.
For running SAP HANA or SAP NetWeaver or S/4HANA application servers that should be tied to the same RHEL 8 minor release as SAP HANA, one of the following subscriptions is required to access Update Services for SAP Solutions (E4S):
- for the x86_64 platform: Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions
- for the PowerPC Little Endian (ppc64le) platform: Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions for Power, LE
2.1. Detach existing subscriptions (already registered systems only)
Perform the following steps if the SAP System was previously registered using another RHEL subscription.
Find the serial number of the subscription that the system is currently subscribed to:
# subscription-manager list --consumed | \ awk '/Subscription Name:/|| /Serial:/|| /Pool ID:/|| /Service Type:/{print} /Service Level:/{printf ("%s\n\n", $0)}'Remove the subscription from the system, using the following command. Replace the string
<SERIAL>by the serial number shown in the output of the previous command.# subscription-manager remove --serial=<SERIAL>
2.2. Attach the RHEL for SAP Applications or RHEL for SAP Solutions subscription
To attach the RHEL for SAP Applications or RHEL for SAP Solutions subscriptions, perform the following steps:
Find the pool id of the subscription:
# subscription-manager list --available --matches='RHEL for SAP*' | \ awk '/Subscription Name:/|| /Pool ID:/|| /Service Type:/{print} /Service Level:/{printf ("%s\n\n", $0)}'Attach the subscription to the system, using the following command. Replace the string
<POOL_ID>with the actual pool ID (or one of the pool IDs) shown in the output of the previous command.# subscription-manager attach --pool=<POOL_ID>
