Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1. What is RHEL for SAP Solutions
RHEL for SAP Solutions is a Red Hat subscription that consists of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and additional software repositories and services specifically designed for running SAP HANA and/or SAP ABAP Platform, including SAP S/4HANA, on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
For more information, refer to Overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions Subscription.
RHEL for SAP Solutions consists of the following repositories:
1.2. Overview of the installation steps
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 for SAP Solutions consists of the following steps:
- Install RHEL 9 using one of the standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 installation ISO images.
Install additional packages needed for running SAP software, either
- from another repository source, for example, a Red Hat Satellite system, or
from the RHEL 9 for SAP Solutions image, which contains only a set of additional packages needed for SAP.
NoteThere are also ISO images named Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions, but those only contain the additional software packages required to be installed on top of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is not possible to install RHEL for SAP Solutions from these ISO images.
The recommended and easiest way is to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, attach it to a repository source, and then use the RHEL System Roles for SAP for:
- installing additional software packages and
- configuring the system according to the requirements of the SAP software.
