Hitachi and HDS Releasing LPAR (Logical Partitioning)

Hitachi and Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., announced Hitachi LPAR (logical partitioning) technology on x86 servers for the SAP HANA platform.

Customers can now deploy secure, LPAR-virtualized environments running SAP HANA on-premises and in the cloud, as well as in hybrid cloud environments.

With an increasing number of SAP partners, including cloud service providers, looking to accelerate cloud adoption with SAP HANA, SAP HANA on LPAR offers an efficient method to help maximize consolidation without sacrificing performance. SAP HANA on LPAR for production use is available in controlled availability for select customers only. Customers looking to move their SAP HANA-based environments into the cloud can benefit from the speed and agility provided by LPAR technology.

LPAR provides server virtualization at the firmware level with low performance overhead. Server hardware resources are divided into multiple partitions, which appear as independent ‘bare metal’ servers that result in increased utilization and reduced costs. With the ability to logically partition the server, multiple SAP HANA-based workloads can run on a single system with minimal impact to application performance.

“For clients using SAP solutions, CSC delivers a full range of capabilities including hybrid, private and public cloud services; application and support services; and SAP solution-centric industry solutions,” said Eric Pulier, VP and GM, Computer Sciences Corp.‘s cloud business unit. “We chose the HDS platform to support SAP HANA, based on the flexibility and value the HDS platform delivers for CSC and our clients.“

The power of SAP HANA complemented by support from LPAR will help reduce cost of deployment through consolidation, reduce hardware costs, simplify infrastructure and result in faster time to value.

“With Hitachi LPAR available for SAP HANA, our customers are better positioned to move towards a software-defined data center,” said Mike Walkey, SVP, global partners and alliances, HDS. “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 TCO through simplified management.“

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). Hitachi solutions for SAP HANA help ensure resiliency and investment protection, particularly for customers planning to move their mission-critical applications onto SAP HANA. LPAR delivers compute and storage capabilities designed to scale along with customers’ needs. HDS gives customers one platform that helps support future data growth, minimize risk, and helps customers to achieve a ROI quickly.

“We are pleased with this milestone in our 20-plus year relationship with Hitachi,” said Daniel Schneiss, head of SAP HANA platform and database, SAP. “The availability of LPAR technology enables us to offer our customers the flexibility to use SAP HANA on-premises or in the cloud, helping them to gain real-time business value today.“