How to in-place upgrade SAP environments from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8
Issue
- Is there a supported in-place upgrade path from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8 for SAP environments?
Environment
NOTE: The updated version of this document is available as product documentation.
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SAP HANA hosts:
- running RHEL 7.9 with normal (non-e4s/eus/...) repos enabled
- running on x86_64 architecture which is certified by the hardware partner or CCSP for SAP HANA on RHEL 7.9 and on one (or both) of RHEL 8.6 or RHEL 8.8
- bring-your-own-subscription (BYOS) systems on any public cloud platform which uses Red Hat Subscription Manager (RHSM) for a RHEL subscription
- pay-as-you-go (PAYG) instances on one of the following:
- Amazon Web Services (AWS): RHEL 7.9 to RHEL 8.6 or to RHEL 8.8
- Google Cloud: RHEL 7.9 to RHEL 8.6 or to RHEL 8.8
- Microsoft Azure: RHEL 7.9 to RHEL 8.6 or to RHEL 8.8
- running on physical infrastructure or in a virtual environment
- not using Red Hat HA Solutions for SAP HANA
- using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions subscription
- SAP HANA is installed with a version which is supported on both the source and destination RHEL minor versions:
- SAP HANA is installed using the default installation path of /hana/shared
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SAP NetWeaver hosts:
- running RHEL 7.9 with normal (non-e4s/eus/...) repos enabled
- using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions or Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications subscription
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