Supported Linux Distributions:

The following Linux distributions are tested and certified for use in SAP environments. See also SAP note 171356:

Oracle:

• Oracle Linux 7 for x86_64
• Oracle Linux 6 for x86_64
• Oracle Linux 5 for x86_64

Red Hat:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for x86_64, IBM System p and IBM System z
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for x86, x86_64, IPF, IBM System p and IBM System z
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for x86, x86_64, IPF, IBM System p and IBM System z 
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for x86, x86_64, IPF and IBM System p 
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 for x86 and IPF (out of maintenance)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1  for x86 (out of maintenance)
• Red Hat Linux 7.1 Professional (out of maintenance)
• Red Hat Linux 6.2 (out of maintenance)
• Red Hat Linux 6.1 Enterprise Version 1.0 (out of maintenance)

SUSE:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86_64, IPF, IBM System p and IBM System z 
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86, x86_64, IPF, IBM System p and IBM System z 
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9  for x86, x86_64, IPF, IBM System p and IBM System z (out of maintenance)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8  for x86, IPF and IBM System z (out of maintenance) 
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7  for IA32 and IBM System z (out of maintenance) 
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IA32 (out of maintenance)

Supported Hardware:

Hardware which is generally certified by our hardware partners for the SAP product portfolio.

Here are the links to the partners' current hardware compatibility lists in alphabetical order. Please refer to the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM) for the SAP certification status of your specific SAP product release.

• Bull
• Cisco
• Dell
• Fujitsu
• Hitachi
• Huawei
• HP
• IBM
• Lenovo
• NEC
• Oracle-Sun
• SGI
• Unisys
• VCE

Supported Hardware for Linux specific SAP initiatives:

Released hardware for SAP Business All-In-One Fast-Start 

General Remarks:

The Linux distributors provide updates for their software on a regular basis, e.g. for security reasons. These updates are checked for compatibility with SAP software by the distributors before they are released and, from SAP point of view, can be used immediately after availability also in production environments. This tested compatibility can only be granted when using the original packages provided by the distributors. Theses packages are available to you if you have a valid contract with the distributor or an authorized OEM. The same applies for "update collections" like Service Packs from SUSE or Updates by Oracle or Red Hat. SAP recommends always to use the newest "update collection" with recent online updates.

Related SAP Notes:

These links refer to the SAP service marketplace which is available to customers and partners only. You will need to log on with your SAP Service Marketplace password.

• SAP software on Linux: Essential comments (Note 171356)
• Oracle Linux 7.x SAP Installation and Upgrade (Note 2069760)
• Oracle Linux 6.x SAP Installation and Upgrade (Note 1635808)
• Oracle Linux 5.x SAP Installation and Upgrade (Note 1567511)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x: Installation and Upgrade (Note 2002167)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x: Installation and Upgrade (Note 1496410)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x: Installation and Upgrade (Note 1048303)
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11: Installation notes (Note 1310037)
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10: Installation notes (Note 958253)

Find more notes related to SAP on Linux in the SCN Wiki: SAPonLinuxNotes