SAP on Microsoft Azure: Architecture and Administration

... Preface ... 17

... Objective of This Book ... 17

... Target Audience ... 17

... Structure of the Book ... 18

... Acknowledgments ... 20

1 ... Introduction to Microsoft Azure ... 21

1.1 ... What Is Microsoft Azure? ... 21

1.2 ... Cloud Deployment Options ... 22

1.3 ... Cloud Models: Comparing IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS ... 23

1.4 ... Cloud Adoption Framework ... 26

1.5 ... Service Availability and Preview Features ... 28

1.6 ... Understanding Microsoft Azure's SLAs ... 29

1.7 ... Why Move to Microsoft Azure? ... 32

1.8 ... Summary ... 34

2 ... SAP on Microsoft Azure ... 35

2.1 ... The Unique SAP Architecture on Microsoft Azure ... 35

2.2 ... SAP on Microsoft Azure Support Prerequisites ... 36

2.3 ... Supported SAP Products, Databases, and Operating Systems ... 37

2.4 ... SAP Technology Stacks and Architecture ... 40

2.5 ... SAP on Microsoft Azure Reference Architecture ... 42

2.6 ... Deployment Models ... 43

2.7 ... Paths to Microsoft Azure ... 45

2.8 ... SAP Cloud Appliance Library ... 49

2.9 ... Relevant SAP Notes ... 56

2.10 ... Summary ... 57

3 ... Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Offerings for SAP ... 59

3.1 ... Microsoft Azure Enterprise Enrollment Hierarchy ... 59

3.2 ... Connectivity to Microsoft Azure ... 60

3.3 ... Microsoft Azure Pricing Calculator and Total Cost of Ownership Calculator ... 62

3.4 ... Infrastructure Foundation Pillars ... 64

3.5 ... Shared Storage ... 73

3.6 ... Operating System Licenses in Microsoft Azure ... 75

3.7 ... Platform Maintenance and Notifications ... 77

3.8 ... Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host ... 78

3.9 ... SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) ... 80

3.10 ... Key Vault ... 82

3.11 ... Microsoft Azure Landing Zone ... 82

3.12 ... Summary ... 83

4 ... System Design Framework ... 85

4.1 ... Security ... 85

4.2 ... Performance ... 93

4.3 ... Resiliency ... 101

4.4 ... Operational Efficiency ... 109

4.5 ... Summary ... 113

5 ... Governance and Compliance ... 115

5.1 ... Policies ... 116

5.2 ... Management Groups ... 117

5.3 ... Resource Groups ... 118

5.4 ... Role-Based Access Control ... 119

5.5 ... Naming Conventions ... 121

5.6 ... Resource Locks ... 122

5.7 ... Tagging ... 123

5.8 ... Microsoft Azure Blueprint ... 124

5.9 ... Regulatory and Audit Compliance ... 125

5.10 ... Summary ... 128

6 ... Infrastructure Architecture Guidance ... 129

6.1 ... Microsoft Azure Regions ... 129

6.2 ... Subscription Design ... 130

6.3 ... Connectivity and Network Design ... 131

6.4 ... Compute ... 136

6.5 ... Storage ... 139

6.6 ... Summary ... 140

7 ... Resiliency ... 141

7.1 ... High Availability ... 141

7.2 ... Disaster Recovery ... 162

7.3 ... Reference Architecture ... 171

7.4 ... Summary ... 173

8 ... Backup Architecture and Mechanisms ... 175

8.1 ... Backup and Restore Overview ... 175

8.2 ... Backup Classifications ... 177

8.3 ... Microsoft Azure Backup and Recovery Vault ... 178

8.4 ... Virtual Machine Backup ... 178

8.5 ... Database Backup ... 180

8.6 ... Shared Disk Backup ... 185

8.7 ... Third-Party Tools ... 185

8.8 ... Backup and Retention Policy ... 186

8.9 ... Restore and Recovery ... 187

8.10 ... Management and Reporting ... 190

8.11 ... Summary ... 191

9 ... Automation ... 193

9.1 ... Infrastructure as Code ... 194

9.2 ... Automation Use Cases ... 195

9.3 ... Automation Tools ... 197

9.4 ... DevOps Integration ... 203

9.5 ... Quickstart Templates ... 203

9.6 ... Disadvantages of Using Automation ... 204

9.7 ... Automation Recommend Practices ... 205

9.8 ... Summary ... 206

10 ... Encryption ... 207

10.1 ... Encryption at Rest ... 207

10.2 ... Encryption in Transit ... 211

10.3 ... Key Management ... 212

10.4 ... Summary ... 212

11 ... Migrating SAP to Microsoft Azure ... 213

11.1 ... Planning and Readiness ... 213

11.2 ... Migration Paths and Methodologies ... 215

11.3 ... Large Databases and Migration Optimizations ... 226

11.4 ... SAP Landscape Migration Phases ... 231

11.5 ... Lessons Learned ... 236

11.6 ... Summary ... 238

12 ... Operations ... 239

12.1 ... Cloud Operating Model ... 239

12.2 ... Operational Efficiency ... 240

12.3 ... Monitoring ... 257

12.4 ... Cost Management ... 268

12.5 ... Summary ... 275

13 ... Case Study ... 277

13.1 ... New Implementation Planning ... 277

13.2 ... Migration Planning ... 282

13.3 ... Summary ... 285

14 ... Outlook ... 287

14.1 ... Marching towards SAP S/4HANA ... 287

14.2 ... Integration to Cloud Native Tools ... 287

14.3 ... SAP Innovations ... 288

14.4 ... Evolution of Microsoft Azure ... 289

14.5 ... Containers for SAP? ... 290

14.6 ... Summary ... 291

... The Author ... 293

... Index ... 295