With the release of the Hitachi LPAR (logical partitioning) technology on x86 servers, customers can now deploy secure, LPAR-virtualised environments running HANA on premise and in the cloud, as well as in hybrid cloud environments.
According to Hitachi, the LPAR options offers an efficient method to maximize consolidation without compromising performance, providing virtualization at the firmware level with “very low performance overhead”.
The solution sees server hardware resources divided into multiple partitions, which appear as independent ‘bare metal’ servers, resulting in increased utilization and reduced costs.
The SAP HANA on Hitachi LPAR for production use is available in controlled availability for select customers only.
Customers can choose to run SAP HANA in a tailored data center integration with Hitachi’s HANA-certified 520X B1 servers and/or Hitachi’s tailored data center integration-certified storage solutions (Hitachi Unified Storage VM or Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform).
“With Hitachi LPAR available for SAP HANA, our customers are better positioned to move towards a software-defined data center,” said Mike Walkey, senior vice president, global partners and alliances, Hitachi Data Systems.
“Hitachi LPAR for SAP HANA allows our customers to benefit from a high performing, highly reliable, hybrid cloud model that delivers a fast time to value, enhanced service levels and lower total cost of ownership through simplified management.”
