quickstart sap 04 sles11-in-vmware

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SUSE

Linux Enterprise 11Platform for SAPVMware's Best Guest

Lars PinneSUSE Linux GmbH


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Agenda

General Timekeepin

! "nsi#e t$e VM % SUSE Linux Enterprise Ser&er

! (n t$e $ost % VMware ES)

Performan*e (ptimisation! "nsi#e t$e VM % SUSE Linux Enterprise Ser&er

! (n t$e $ost % VMware ES)

+eplo,ment

SLE%HA -luster! VMware HA an# SLE%HA

Mis*ellaneous


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General


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SUSELinux Enterprise Server 11VMware's Best Guest

. SUSE Linux Enterprise Ser&er Virtualisation uest on all ma/or platforms

Virtualisation $ost for )en an# 0VM

(ffere# b, SUSE an# &ia partners

-ommon support *$annels

SLES Priorit, Support for SAP

. SUSE Linux Enterprise Ser&er for VMware

1on%nee#e# &irtualisation *omponents remo&e# 2)en30VM4

(ffere# &ia VMware

Support t$rou$ VMware


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SUSELinux Enterprise Server 11VMware's Best Guest

. "mportant *omponents from SUSE kernel &mi enable#

mo#ules &mxnet53 &mw6p&s*si

ntp#

. "mportant *omponents from VMware

VMware tools

mo#ule &mw6balloon

a##itional para%&irtualise# #e&i*e #ri&ers. "mportant *omponents from SAP

sapos*ol 2 notes 7899:3 7:8;


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Timekeepin


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Timekeeping inside the V

. To make t$e s,stem time more exa*t insi#e VMware&irtual ma*$ines3 VMware re*ommen#s to run t$e$ar#ware *lo*k wit$ UT-=

. T$e *urrent *on*ept is base# on 1TP for reliable times,n*$roni>ation of t$e (S time= T$e &irtual H? *lo*k

s$oul# not be use#=

. VMware perio#i* time s,n*$roni>ation must not be use#=

. T$e implementation for SLES%x@


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Timekeeping inside the V"TP

. 1TP *onfiuration insi#e VM

tinker panic 0

# NOT server 127.127.1.0

# NOT fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 0

. T$e $ar#ware *lo*k 29=9==84 must not be use#=

. T$e option Ctinker pani* 8D tells t$e 1TP #aemon3 to *ontrol t$etime un#er all *ir*umstan*es3 e&en w$en #rift is abnormal2!89: se*4= T$is option $as to be t$e first in t$e *onfi file=


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Time $eeping %n the &%st

. VM SettinsTime S,n* t$rou$ VMware onl, in *ase of CesumeD

T$e nee#e# options *oul# be a##e# wit$ a &Sp$ere *lient or insi#et$e &mx%file= T$e followin options are re*ommen#e#F

tools.syncTime = "0"

time.synchronize.continue = "0"

time.synchronize.restore = "0"

time.synchronize.resume.disk = "1"

time.synchronize.shrink = "0"

time.synchronize.tools.startup = "0"

. 1TP Settins

1TP $as to work properl, on all VMware $osts= All $osts s$oul#use t$e same 1TP ser&ers=

T$e 1TP ser&ers *oul# be a##e# wit$ a &Sp$ere *lient or inet*ntp=*onf =


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Performan*e (ptimi>ation


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'ptimi(ati%n )nside the V 1*4

. Use runle&el 5

. +isable non%nee#e# ser&i*es3 f=e= $ar#ware%relate#

mi*ro*o#e=*tl

ir6balan*er

fbset

alsasoun#

smart#

m*elo

boot=multipat$

multipat$#

. Use para%&irtualise# #e&i*e #ri&ers &mxnet53 &mw6p&s*si

noteF VMware #efault is CLS" MPTD an# Ce888D for SLES=


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. +isable #isk "( s*$e#ulin use noop s*$e#uler 2 s,s===ueues*$e#uler or bootrubmenu=lst an#

et*s,s*onfibootloa#er 4=

. e#u*e #isk "(

mount option noatime3no#iratime for all files,stems=

mount option noa*l3#ataIwriteba*k3barrierI8 if appropriate3 f=e= for &ar 2pls=rea# man pae4=

*reate files,stems wit$ appropriate ino#e #ensit,3 f=e= %Tlarefile for +BMS#ata=

a## more AM to a&oi# swappin=

. Alin partitions wit$in VM+0 file

start first partition at VMJS blo*k si>e= 1oteF SLESsp9 starts at MB=

use w$ole%number multiples of VMJS blo*k si>e for partition boun#aries3 f=e=w$ole MBs=

for +M obe, storae manufa*turers re*ommen#ations=


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'ptimi(ati%n )nside the V +*4

. A#apt "( ueues use reater timeout 2 s,sblo*k===#e&i*etimeout 4=

not ne*essar, if VMware tools alrea#, $a&e set t$is to ;8s=

ma,be use larer "( ueues 2 s,s===ueuenr6reuests 4=

. A#apt *ron /ob s*$e#ulin

run "( relate# *ron /obs on #ifferent times in all VMs=

#efine#F #ifferent *rontabs in VMs

ran#omF usrbinperl %le 'sleep ran# 588' or binsleep K KA1+(M 8

. A#apt network3 if low laten*, is nee#e#

swit*$ off firewall

tune T-P sta*k

net=ip&:=t*p6low6laten*, I

net=ip&:=t*p6timestamps I 8

net=ip&:=*onf=all=rp6filter I 8

#isable lare re*ei&e offloa#

et*mo#probe=*onf=lo*alF options &mxnet5 #isable6lroI


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. Memor, ma,be use $uepaes


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"et,%rk 'ptimi(ati%n )nside the V

. Low Laten*, 1o firewall3 or &er, basi* rules

T-P low laten*, swit*$ on

1o T-P timestamps

1o "nterrupt *oales*in b, #ri&er

1o T-P offloa# b, #ri&er P-" pass t$rou$

T(+(

. Hi$ T$rou$put

"nterrupt *oales*in swit*$e# on for #ri&er

Numbo frames 2for *omplete network pat$ between en#points4

Lare ) an# T) ueues an# ba*klos

P-" pass t$rou$

. All options $a&e to teste# for impa*t an# si#e effe*ts


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'ptimi(ati%n %n the &%st 1*2

. -PU an# AM *urrent &Sp$ere supports VMs up to


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'ptimi(ati%n %n the &%st 2*2

. 1etwork3 if low laten*, is nee#e# #isable p$,si*al interrupt *oales*in

#isable &irtual interrupt *oales*in

wit$ &Sp$ere *lient or insi#e &mx%fileF

et$ernet)=*oales*inS*$eme I #isable#$ttpFwww=&mware=*omresour*este*$resour*es8998

$ttpFwww=&mware=*omresour*este*$resour*es89

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