SAP S/4HANA and SAP NetWeaver Multi-SID Cluster Guide #
SAP
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is optimized in various ways for SAP* applications. This document explains how to implement multiple SAP NetWeaver and S/4HANA systems in a High Availability Cluster solution. It is based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 and 15. The concept can also be used with newer service packs of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.
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1 About This Guide #
1.1 Introduction #
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the optimal platform to run SAP* applications in a high availability environment. Together with a redundant layout of the technical infrastructure, single points of failure can be eliminated.
SAP* Business Suite is a sophisticated application platform for large enterprises and mid-size companies. Many critical business environments require the highest possible SAP* application availability.
The described cluster solution can be used for SAP* SAP S/4HANA ABAP Platform.
SAP S/4HANA ABAP Platform is a common stack of middleware functionality used to support SAP business applications. The SAP Enqueue Replication Server 2 constitutes application level redundancy for one of the most crucial components of the SAP S/4HANA ABAP Platform stack, the enqueue service. An optimal effect of the enqueue replication mechanism can be achieved when combining the application level redundancy with a high availability cluster solution, as provided for example by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications. During several years of productive operations, these components mentioned above have proven their maturity for customers of different sizes and industries.
1.2 Additional Documentation and Resources #
Several chapters in this document contain links to additional documentation resources that are either available on the system or on the Internet.
For the latest product documentation updates, see https://documentation.suse.com/.
More guides and best practices documents referring to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SAP can be found and downloaded at the SUSE Best Practices Web page:
https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap
Here you get access to guides for SAP HANA system replication automation and High Availability (HA) scenarios for SAP NetWeaver and SAP S/4HANA.
Additional resources, such as customer references, brochures or flyer, can be found at the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications resource library:
1.3 Feedback #
Several feedback channels are available:
- Bugs and Enhancement Requests
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2 Scope of This Document #
The document at hand explains how to integrate the central services with multi-SID setups in one cluster. Other architectures such as the SAP HANA performance optimized scenario will follow.
2.1 Architecture Central Services #
2.1.1 Integration of SAP S/4HANA and SAP NetWeaver into the Cluster Using the Cluster Connector #
The integration of the HA cluster through the SAP control framework using the sap_suse_cluster_connector is of special interest. The service sapstartsrv controls SAP instances since SAP Kernel versions 6.40. One of the classic problems running SAP instances in a highly available environment is the following: If an SAP administrator changes the status (start/stop) of an SAP instance without using the interfaces provided by the cluster software, the cluster framework will detect that as an error status. In consequence, it will bring the SAP instance into the old status by either starting or stopping the SAP instance. This can result in very dangerous situations, if the cluster changes the status of an SAP instance during some SAP maintenance tasks. The new updated solution enables the central component sapstartsrv to report state changes to the cluster software. This avoids dangerous situations as previously described. More details can be found in the blog article "Using sap_vendor_cluster_connector for interaction between cluster framework and sapstartsrv" at https://blogs.sap.com/2014/05/08/using-sapvendorclusterconnector-for-interaction-between-cluster-framework-and-sapstartsrv/comment-page-1/.
If you update from an SAP S/4HANA ABAP Platform version less than 1809, read SAP Note 2641019 carefully to adapt your cluster.
For this scenario, an updated version of the sap-suse-cluster-connector is used. It implements the API version 3 for the communication between the cluster framework and the sapstartsrv service.
The new version of the sap-suse-cluster-connector allows starting, stopping and migrating an SAP instance. The integration between the cluster software and the sapstartsrv also implements the option to run checks of the HA setup using either the command line tool sapcontrol or the SAP management consoles (SAP MMC or SAP MC). Since version 3.1.0 and later the maintenance mode of cluster resources triggered with SAP sapcontrol commands is supported.
2.2 Architecture DB Services #
SUSE has developed multiple cluster architectures for SAP databases running with high availability. Not all of those architectures are planned for multi-SID configurations. The following sections describe common SAP HANA scenarios. You will also find a note if the architecture is available for multi-SID.
2.2.1 Scale-Up Scenarios and Resource Agents #
SUSE has implemented the scale-up scenario with the SAPHana resource
agent (RA), which performs the actual check of the SAP HANA database
instances. This RA is configured as a master/slave resource. In the
scale-up scenario, the master assumes responsibility for the SAP HANA
databases running in primary mode. The slave is responsible for
instances that are operated in synchronous (secondary) status.
To make configuring the cluster as simple as possible, SUSE developed the
SAPHanaTopology resource agent. This RA runs on all nodes
of a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications cluster and gathers information about the
statuses and configurations of SAP HANA system replications. It is
designed as a normal (stateless) clone.
SAP HANA System replication for Scale-Up is supported in the following scenarios or use cases:
Performance optimized (A ⇒ B). This scenario and setup will be described in this document in a future update.
Figure 2: SAP HANA System Replication Scale-Up in the Cluster - Performance Optimized #In the performance optimized scenario an SAP HANA RDBMS site A is synchronizing with an SAP HANA RDBMS site B on a second node. As the HANA RDBMS on the second node is configured to pre-load the tables, the takeover time is typically very short.
One big advantage of the performance optimized scenario of SAP HANA is the possibility to allow read access on the secondary database site. To support this read enabled scenario, a second virtual IP address is added to the cluster and bound to the secondary role of the system replication.
NoteThe performance optimized scenario could be implemented also for multi-SID setups, if it is guaranteed that all system replication pairs are handled by the cluster separately. It is not allowed to force an SAP HANA system to process a takeover only because another one is taking over. There is also no load balance for the primary sides.
Cost optimized (A ⇒ B, Q). This scenario and setup is described in another document available from the documentation Web page (https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap/). The document for cost optimized is named "Setting up an SAP HANA SR Cost Optimized Infrastructure".
Figure 3: SAP HANA System Replication Scale-Up in the Cluster - Cost Optimized #In the cost optimized scenario the second node is also used for a non-productive SAP HANA RDBMS system (like QAS or TST). Whenever a takeover is needed, the non-productive system must be stopped first. As the productive secondary system on this node must be limited in using system resources, the table preload must be switched off. A possible takeover needs longer than in the performance optimized use case.
In the cost optimized scenario the secondary needs to be running in a reduced memory consumption configuration. This is why read enabled must not be used in this scenario.
NoteThe cost optimized scenario is not intended to be used for multi-SID configuration. The reason is that, whenever one of the primary systems would be moved to the secondary node, a second memory setup for the primary systems would be needed. Otherwise the removed memory limitation would tell the SAP HANA to consume all available memory. Currently there is no globally defined space where to set such parameters to be used after a takeover.
Multi-Tier (A ⇒ B → C) and Multi-Target (B ⇐ A ⇒ C).
Figure 4: SAP HANA System Replication Scale-Up in the Cluster - Performance Optimized Chain #A Multi-tier system replication has an additional target. In the past this third side must have been connected to the secondary (chain topology). With current SAP HANA versions also multiple target topology is allowed by SAP.
Figure 5: SAP HANA System Replication Scale-Up in the Cluster - Performance Optimized Multi-Target #Multi-tier and multi-target systems are implemented as described in this document. Only the first replication pair (A and B) is handled by the cluster itself. The main difference to the plain performance optimized scenario is that the auto registration must be switched off.
NoteFrom a cluster perspective, this type of scenario is very similar to the performance optimized scenario. As long as only A and B are driven by the cluster this scenario is also expected to work with multi-SID setups. However, this has not been tested yet in the labs. Support for this scenario is expected to be added in the future.
Multi-tenancy or MDC.
Multi-tenancy is supported for all of the above scenarios and use cases. This scenario is supported since SAP HANA SPS09. The setup and configuration from a cluster point of view is the same for multi-tenancy and single container. Thus you can use the above documents for both kinds of scenarios.
NoteMulti-tenancy has no direct side effect to multi-SID setups. This means that multi-tenancy is supported in combination with multi-SID, if the basic architecture is supported with multi-SID.
3 Multi-SID - Central Services #
This guide will cover the following scenarios:
Example ENSA1 in a Two-Node Cluster
Example ENSA2 in a Two-Node Cluster
Example ENSA1 in a Multi-Node Cluster
Example ENSA2 in a Multi-Node Cluster
Example ENSA1 and ENSA2 in a Two-Node Cluster
Example ENSA1 and ENSA2 in a Multi-Node Cluster
Configuration examples in this guide are given with cluster-controlled filesystem resources. Nevertheless, also the simple-mount concept based on SAPStartSrv resources (https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap/html/SAP-S4HA10-setupguide-simplemount-sle15/) fits well for Multi-SID scenarios.
3.1 Two-Node Setup #
The hardware configuration of each node must be able to run all resources in case of a fail over
Each SAP system (SID) must be independent from each other
3.2 Multi-Node Setup #
The hardware configuration of each node must be able to run additional resources in case of a fail over
Each SAP system (SID) must be independent from each other
ENSA2 load balancing (under observation)
3.3 General Rules and Requirements #
When adding more resources, be aware of the following risks:
Higher complexity
Higher impact if one nodes goes down
Higher administrative effort in case of maintenance activities, like OS patching
3.3.1 Installation #
The installation process is described in the SUSE Best Practices guides for SAP S/4HANA and SAP NetWeaver. They can be found here: https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap
Repeat the steps for preparing the hosts and infrastructure:
Provide the storage and IP addresses as needed.
Check the name resolution and time settings on each host.
Provide the SAP installation sources as you will need.
Create the directory structure similar to the first SAP instance for all new installations.
Manually mount the file systems and assign the IP address for the virtual host name.
Start SAP installation with virtual host name using swpm.
The installation process itself is similar to the first setup. The major difference is the ERS installation during the profile selection. At this point you need to choose the right directory to point to the correct ASCS installation.
3.3.2 Limitations #
We recommend to limit the numbers of SAP systems (SID) running in one cluster. Each new SID will increase the complexity. The tested setup was done with up to five SID in one cluster.
3.4 Example ENSA1 in a Two-Node Cluster #
As known from the setup based on the SUSE Best Practices document for SAP NetWeaver (https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap → SAP NetWeaver High Availability Cluster 7.40 - Setup Guide), the cluster integration can be done with a configuration file. Create one configuration file for each SID and load them one by one into the cluster. The description below will help to do the steps in the right direction.
The cluster is already up and running and still runs one ASCS / ERS configuration based on the group concept. The following tasks must be executed:
Stop the new installed SAP system, which will be added to the cluster.
Unmount the file system with umount and remove the IP address from the new SAP system.
Check and/or modify the ASCS and ERS profile files and add the section for the sap-suse-cluster-connector integration, if not done already.
for example for VAS: /sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ASCS20_sapascs2
for example for VAS: /sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ERS30_sapers2
Modify the haclient group on each cluster node and add the new <sid>adm to it, if not done already.
Set the cluster into maintenance mode.
Load the new configuration with crm configure load update <filename>.
Release the cluster from maintenance mode.
Check the cluster and SAP instances with crm_mon -1rfn and sapcontrol -nr ….
As user root prepare a file for the SAP system VAS
# cat ensa1-2nd-vas.txt
primitive rsc_fs_VAS_ASCS20 Filesystem \
params device="172.17.0.1:/srv/install/sapascs2" directory="/usr/sap/VAS/ASCS20" fstype=nfs options="vers=3" \
op start timeout=60s interval=0 \
op stop timeout=60s interval=0 \
op monitor interval=20s timeout=300s
primitive rsc_fs_VAS_ERS30 Filesystem \
params device="172.17.0.1:/srv/install/sapers2" directory="/usr/sap/VAS/ERS30" fstype=nfs options="vers=3" \
op start timeout=60s interval=0 \
op stop timeout=60s interval=0 \
op monitor interval=20s timeout=300s
primitive rsc_ip_VAS_ASCS20 IPaddr2 \
params ip=172.17.1.17 \
op monitor interval=10s timeout=20s
primitive rsc_ip_VAS_ERS30 IPaddr2 \
params ip=172.17.1.18 \
op monitor interval=10s timeout=20s
primitive rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20 SAPInstance \
operations $id=rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20-operations \
op monitor interval=11 timeout=60 on-fail=restart \
params InstanceName=VAS_ASCS20_sapascs2 START_PROFILE="/sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ASCS20_sapascs2" AUTOMATIC_RECOVER=false \
meta resource-stickiness=5000 failure-timeout=60 \
migration-threshold=1 priority=10
primitive rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30 SAPInstance \
operations $id=rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30-operations \
op monitor interval=11 timeout=60 on-fail=restart \
params InstanceName=VAS_ERS30_sapers2 START_PROFILE="/sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ERS30_sapers2" AUTOMATIC_RECOVER=false IS_ERS=true \
meta priority=1000
group grp_VAS_ASCS20 rsc_ip_VAS_ASCS20 rsc_fs_VAS_ASCS20 rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20 \
meta resource-stickiness=3000
group grp_VAS_ERS30 rsc_ip_VAS_ERS30 rsc_fs_VAS_ERS30 rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30
colocation col_sap_VAS_no_both -5000: grp_VAS_ERS30 grp_VAS_ASCS20
location loc_sap_VAS_failover_to_ers rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20 \
rule 2000: runs_ers_VAS eq 1
order ord_sap_VAS_first_start_ascs Optional: rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20:start rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30:stop symmetrical=falseAs user root prepare a file for the SAP system WAS
# cat ensa1-3nd-was.txt
primitive rsc_fs_WAS_ASCS31 Filesystem \
params device="172.17.0.1:/srv/install/sapascs3" directory="/usr/sap/WAS/ASCS31" fstype=nfs options="vers=3" \
op start timeout=60s interval=0 \
op stop timeout=60s interval=0 \
op monitor interval=20s timeout=300s
primitive rsc_fs_WAS_ERS41 Filesystem \
params device="172.17.0.1:/srv/install/sapers3" directory="/usr/sap/WAS/ERS41" fstype=nfs options="vers=3" \
op start timeout=60s interval=0 \
op stop timeout=60s interval=0 \
op monitor interval=20s timeout=300s
primitive rsc_ip_WAS_ASCS31 IPaddr2 \
params ip=172.17.1.27 \
op monitor interval=10s timeout=20s
primitive rsc_ip_WAS_ERS41 IPaddr2 \
params ip=172.17.1.28 \
op monitor interval=10s timeout=20s
primitive rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31 SAPInstance \
operations $id=rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31-operations \
op monitor interval=11 timeout=60 on-fail=restart \
params InstanceName=WAS_ASCS31_sapascs3 START_PROFILE="/sapmnt/WAS/profile/WAS_ASCS31_sapascs3" AUTOMATIC_RECOVER=false \
meta resource-stickiness=5000 failure-timeout=60 \
migration-threshold=1 priority=10
primitive rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41 SAPInstance \
operations $id=rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41-operations \
op monitor interval=11 timeout=60 on-fail=restart \
params InstanceName=WAS_ERS41_sapers3 START_PROFILE="/sapmnt/WAS/profile/WAS_ERS41_sapers3" AUTOMATIC_RECOVER=false IS_ERS=true \
meta priority=1000
group grp_WAS_ASCS31 rsc_ip_WAS_ASCS31 rsc_fs_WAS_ASCS31 rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31 \
meta resource-stickiness=3000
group grp_WAS_ERS41 rsc_ip_WAS_ERS41 rsc_fs_WAS_ERS41 rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41
colocation col_sap_WAS_no_both -5000: grp_WAS_ERS41 grp_WAS_ASCS31
location loc_sap_WAS_failover_to_ers rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31 \
rule 2000: runs_ers_WAS eq 1
order ord_sap_WAS_first_start_ascs Optional: rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31:start rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41:stop symmetrical=falseThis is similar to the SID examples before. You must adapt the:
File system sources which will be mounted
IP address for virtual host name of ASCS and ERS
Instance number for ASCS and ERS
Local mount point for ASCS and ERS
Profile path for ASCS and ERS
After the configuration has been prepared in a file, this can be loaded into the cluster.
The cluster is already up and running and still runs one ASCS / ERS configuration based on the group concept. The following procedure is recommended:
Stop the new installed SAP system, which will be added into the cluster.
Unmount the file system with umount and remove the IP address from the new SAP system.
Check and/or modify the ASCS and ERS profile files and add the section for the sap-suse-cluster-connector integration, if not done already.
for example for VAS: /sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ASCS20_sapascs2
for example for VAS: /sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ERS30_sapers2
Modify the haclient group on each cluster node and add the new <sid>adm to it, if not done already.
Set the cluster into maintenance mode.
Load the new configuration with crm configure load update <filename>.
Pre-check the cluster with crm status.
Release the cluster from maintenance mode.
Check the cluster and SAP instances with crm_mon and sapcontrol -nr ….
Log in to one of the cluster nodes and run the commands from there.
As user root, set the cluster to maintenance and load the configuration into the cluster with crm configure load update <filename>.
# crm configure property maintenance-mode=true # crm configure load update ensa1-2nd-vas.txt # crm configure load update ensa1-3nd-was.txt # crm configure load update ensa1-4nd-xas.txt ... # crm status
You should get back the prompt only. No further messages should be shown. If a message is displayed, there might be something wrong in the configuration file.
If a wrong path is used, for example for the profile, this will not be detected during the configuration load. However, it will be shown during the cluster start action.
As user root verify the new inactive loaded configuration
# crm status freki:~ # crm status Stack: corosync Current DC: freki (version 1.1.18+20180430.b12c320f5-3.3.1-b12c320f5) - partition with quorum Last updated: Tue Oct 15 16:57:07 2019 Last change: Tue Oct 15 16:56:56 2019 by hacluster via crmd on freki 2 nodes configured 31 resources configured *** Resource management is DISABLED *** The cluster will not attempt to start, stop or recover services Online: [ freki geri ] Full list of resources: Resource Group: grp_YAS_ASCS00 rsc_ip_YAS_ASCS00 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started freki rsc_fs_YAS_ASCS00 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started freki rsc_sap_YAS_ASCS00 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started freki Resource Group: grp_YAS_ERS10 rsc_ip_YAS_ERS10 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started geri rsc_fs_YAS_ERS10 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started geri rsc_sap_YAS_ERS10 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started geri rsc_ip_hawk (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started freki Resource Group: grp_XAS_ASCS42 rsc_ip_XAS_ASCS42 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_fs_XAS_ASCS42 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_sap_XAS_ASCS42 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Stopped (unmanaged) Resource Group: grp_XAS_ERS52 rsc_ip_XAS_ERS52 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_fs_XAS_ERS52 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_sap_XAS_ERS52 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Stopped (unmanaged) Resource Group: grp_WAS_ASCS31 rsc_ip_WAS_ASCS31 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_fs_WAS_ASCS31 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Stopped (unmanaged) Resource Group: grp_WAS_ERS41 rsc_ip_WAS_ERS41 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_fs_WAS_ERS41 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Stopped (unmanaged) Resource Group: grp_ZAS_ASCS53 rsc_ip_ZAS_ASCS53 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_fs_ZAS_ASCS53 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_sap_ZAS_ASCS53 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Stopped (unmanaged) Resource Group: grp_ZAS_ERS63 rsc_ip_ZAS_ERS63 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_fs_ZAS_ERS63 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_sap_ZAS_ERS63 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Stopped (unmanaged) Resource Group: grp_VAS_ASCS20 rsc_ip_VAS_ASCS20 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_fs_VAS_ASCS20 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Stopped (unmanaged) Resource Group: grp_VAS_ERS30 rsc_ip_VAS_ERS30 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_fs_VAS_ERS30 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Stopped (unmanaged) rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Stopped (unmanaged)
As user root, release the cluster from maintenance and check that the new cluster resources became active.
# crm configure property maintenance-mode=false # crm_mon -rfn
As user vasadm, for example on ASCS host, check the SAP system.
# su - vasadm # sapcontrol -nr 20 -function GetSystemInstanceList # sapcontrol -nr 20 -function GetProcessList -host sapascs2 # sapcontrol -nr 30 -function GetProcessList -host sapers2
Repeat these steps for each SID you have installed.
As user root, use crm_mon or crm status.
# crm_mon -1rfn
Stack: corosync
Current DC: freki (version 1.1.18+20180430.b12c320f5-3.3.1-b12c320f5) - partition with quorum
Last updated: Tue Oct 15 16:26:57 2019
Last change: Tue Oct 15 16:25:55 2019 by root via cibadmin on freki
2 nodes configured
31 resources configured
Node freki: online
rsc_ip_WAS_ASCS31 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_WAS_ASCS31 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
rsc_ip_VAS_ERS30 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_VAS_ERS30 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
rsc_ip_YAS_ERS10 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_YAS_ERS10 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_YAS_ERS10 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
rsc_ip_ZAS_ERS63 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_ZAS_ERS63 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_ZAS_ERS63 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
rsc_ip_XAS_ERS52 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_XAS_ERS52 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_XAS_ERS52 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
Node geri: online
rsc_ip_WAS_ERS41 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_WAS_ERS41 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
rsc_ip_YAS_ASCS00 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_YAS_ASCS00 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_YAS_ASCS00 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
rsc_ip_XAS_ASCS42 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_XAS_ASCS42 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_XAS_ASCS42 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
rsc_ip_VAS_ASCS20 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_VAS_ASCS20 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
rsc_ip_ZAS_ASCS53 (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
rsc_fs_ZAS_ASCS53 (ocf::heartbeat:Filesystem): Started
rsc_sap_ZAS_ASCS53 (ocf::heartbeat:SAPInstance): Started
rsc_ip_hawk (ocf::heartbeat:IPaddr2): Started
No inactive resources
Migration Summary:
* Node freki:
* Node geri:Each group consists of three resources, rsc_ip, rsc_fs and rsc_sap. The resource rsc_ip_hawk is the optional virtual IP for the HAWK Web interface.
3.5 Example ENSA2 in a Two-Node Cluster #
As known from the setup based on the SUSE Best Practice document for SAP S/4HANA (https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap → SAP S/4HANA - Enqueue Replication 2 High Availability Cluster - Setup Guide), the cluster integration can be done with a configuration file. Create one configuration file for each SID and load them one by one into the cluster. The following description will help to do the steps in the right direction.
The cluster is already up and running and still runs one ASCS / ERS configuration based on the group concept. The following tasks must be executed:
Stop the new installed SAP system, which will be added to the cluster.
Unmount the file system with umount and remove the IP address from the new SAP system.
Check and/or modify the ASCS and ERS profile files and add the section for the sap-suse-cluster-connector integration, if not done already.
for example for VAS: /sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ASCS20_sapascs2
for example for VAS: /sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ERS30_sapers2
Modify the haclient group on each cluster node and add the new <sid>adm to it, if not done already.
Set the cluster into maintenance mode.
Load the new configuration with crm configure load update <filename>.
Pre-check the cluster with crm status.
Release the cluster from maintenance mode.
Check the cluster and SAP instances with crm_mon and sapcontrol -nr ….
As user root prepare a file for the SAP system VAS
# cat ensa2-2nd-vas.txt primitive rsc_fs_VAS_ASCS20 Filesystem \ params device="172.17.0.1:/srv/install/sapascs2" directory="/usr/sap/VAS/ASCS20" fstype=nfs options="vers=3" \ op start timeout=60s interval=0 \ op stop timeout=60s interval=0 \ op monitor interval=20s timeout=300s primitive rsc_fs_VAS_ERS30 Filesystem \ params device="172.17.0.1:/srv/install/sapers2" directory="/usr/sap/VAS/ERS30" fstype=nfs options="vers=3" \ op start timeout=60s interval=0 \ op stop timeout=60s interval=0 \ op monitor interval=20s timeout=300s primitive rsc_ip_VAS_ASCS20 IPaddr2 \ params ip=172.17.1.17 \ op monitor interval=10s timeout=20s primitive rsc_ip_VAS_ERS30 IPaddr2 \ params ip=172.17.1.18 \ op monitor interval=10s timeout=20s primitive rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20 SAPInstance \ operations $id=rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20-operations \ op monitor interval=11 timeout=60 on-fail=restart \ params InstanceName=VAS_ASCS20_sapascs2 START_PROFILE="/sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ASCS20_sapascs2" AUTOMATIC_RECOVER=false \ meta resource-stickiness=5000 primitive rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30 SAPInstance \ operations $id=rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30-operations \ op monitor interval=11 timeout=60 on-fail=restart \ params InstanceName=VAS_ERS30_sapers2 START_PROFILE="/sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ERS30_sapers2" AUTOMATIC_RECOVER=false IS_ERS=true group grp_VAS_ASCS20 rsc_ip_VAS_ASCS20 rsc_fs_VAS_ASCS20 rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20 \ meta resource-stickiness=3000 group grp_VAS_ERS30 rsc_ip_VAS_ERS30 rsc_fs_VAS_ERS30 rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30 colocation col_sap_VAS_no_both -5000: grp_VAS_ERS30 grp_VAS_ASCS20 order ord_sap_VAS_first_start_ascs Optional: rsc_sap_VAS_ASCS20:start rsc_sap_VAS_ERS30:stop symmetrical=false
As user root prepare a file for the SAP system WAS
# cat ensa2-3nd-was.txt primitive rsc_fs_WAS_ASCS31 Filesystem \ params device="172.17.0.1:/srv/install/sapascs3" directory="/usr/sap/WAS/ASCS31" fstype=nfs options="vers=3" \ op start timeout=60s interval=0 \ op stop timeout=60s interval=0 \ op monitor interval=20s timeout=300s primitive rsc_fs_WAS_ERS41 Filesystem \ params device="172.17.0.1:/srv/install/sapers3" directory="/usr/sap/WAS/ERS41" fstype=nfs options="vers=3" \ op start timeout=60s interval=0 \ op stop timeout=60s interval=0 \ op monitor interval=20s timeout=300s primitive rsc_ip_WAS_ASCS31 IPaddr2 \ params ip=172.17.1.27 \ op monitor interval=10s timeout=20s primitive rsc_ip_WAS_ERS41 IPaddr2 \ params ip=172.17.1.28 \ op monitor interval=10s timeout=20s primitive rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31 SAPInstance \ operations $id=rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31-operations \ op monitor interval=11 timeout=60 on-fail=restart \ params InstanceName=WAS_ASCS31_sapascs3 START_PROFILE="/sapmnt/WAS/profile/WAS_ASCS31_sapascs3" AUTOMATIC_RECOVER=false \ meta resource-stickiness=5000 primitive rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41 SAPInstance \ operations $id=rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41-operations \ op monitor interval=11 timeout=60 on-fail=restart \ params InstanceName=WAS_ERS41_sapers3 START_PROFILE="/sapmnt/WAS/profile/WAS_ERS41_sapers3" AUTOMATIC_RECOVER=false IS_ERS=true group grp_WAS_ASCS31 rsc_ip_WAS_ASCS31 rsc_fs_WAS_ASCS31 rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31 \ meta resource-stickiness=3000 group grp_WAS_ERS41 rsc_ip_WAS_ERS41 rsc_fs_WAS_ERS41 rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41 colocation col_sap_WAS_no_both -5000: grp_WAS_ERS41 grp_WAS_ASCS31 order ord_sap_WAS_first_start_ascs Optional: rsc_sap_WAS_ASCS31:start rsc_sap_WAS_ERS41:stop symmetrical=false
This is similar to the SID examples before. You must adapt the:
File system sources which will be mounted
IP address for virtual host name of ASCS and ERS
Instance number for ASCS and ERS
Local mount point for ASCS and ERS
Profile path for ASCS and ERS
The cluster is already up and running and still run one ASCS / ERS configuration based on the group concept. The following tasks must be executed:
Stop the new installed SAP system, which will be added to the cluster.
Unmount the file system with umount and remove the IP address from the new SAP system.
Check and/or modify the ASCS and ERS profile files and add the section for the sap-suse-cluster-connector integration, if not done already.
for example for VAS: /sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ASCS20_sapascs2
for example for VAS: /sapmnt/VAS/profile/VAS_ERS30_sapers2
Modify the haclient group on each cluster node and add the new <sid>adm to it, if not done already.
Set the cluster into maintenance mode.
Load the new configuration with crm configure load update <filename>.
Pre-check the cluster with crm status.
Release the cluster from maintenance mode.
Check the cluster and SAP instances with crm_mon -1rnf and sapcontrol -nr ….
Login to one of the cluster nodes and run the commands from there.
As user root set cluster from maintenance and load the configuration into the cluster
# crm configure property maintenance-mode=true # crm configure load update ensa2-2nd-vas.txt # crm configure load update ensa2-3nd-was.txt # crm configure load update ensa2-4nd-xas.txt ... # crm status
You should get back the prompt only. No further messages should be shown. If a message is displayed, there might be something wrong in the configuration file.
If a wrong path is used, for example for the profile, this will not be detected during the configuration load. However, it will be shown during the cluster start action.
As user root release cluster from maintenance and check the new cluster resources
# crm configure property maintenance-mode=false # crm_mon -rfn
As user vasadm, for example on ASCS host, check the SAP system
# su - vasadm # sapcontrol -nr 20 -function GetSystemInstanceList # sapcontrol -nr 20 -function GetProcessList -host sapascs2 # sapcontrol -nr 30 -function GetProcessList -host sapers2
Repeat the steps for each SID you have installed.
3.6 Example ENSA1 in a Multi-Node Cluster #
This base setup is already documented in the SUSE Best Practices document for SAP NetWeaver (https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap → SAP S/4HANA - SAP NetWeaver High Availability Cluster 7.40 - Setup Guide - Best Practice Guide). The OS and node preparation must be done for each future cluster member:
patch level
settings for date and time, DNS
access to the same fencing device (method)
The major difference compared to the two-node setup is: run the ha-cluster-join command multiple time until all nodes are member of the cluster.
The cluster integration can be done with a configuration file. Create one configuration file for each SID and load them one by one into the cluster. The steps are equal to the steps described in Section 3.4, “Example ENSA1 in a Two-Node Cluster”.
3.7 Example ENSA2 in a Multi-Node Cluster #
This base setup is already documented in the SUSE Best Practices document for SAP S/4HANA (https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap → SAP S/4HANA - Enqueue Replication 2 High Availability Cluster - Best Practice Guide). The OS and node preparation must be done for each future cluster member:
patch level
settings for date and time, DNS
access to the same fencing device (method)
The major difference compared to the two-node setup is: run the ha-cluster-join command multiple times until all nodes are member of the cluster.
The cluster integration can be done with a configuration file. Create one configuration file for each SID and load them one by one into the cluster. The steps are equal to the steps described in Section 3.5, “Example ENSA2 in a Two-Node Cluster”.
3.8 Example ENSA1 and ENSA2 in a Two-Node Cluster #
As known from the setup based on the SUSE Best Practices document for SAP NetWeaver and SAP S/4HANA (https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap → SAP NetWeaver High Availability Cluster 7.40 - Setup Guide) (https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap → SAP S/4HANA - Enqueue Replication 2 High Availability Cluster - Setup Guide), the cluster integration can be done with a configuration file. Create one configuration file for each SID and load them one by one into the cluster.
We expect the cluster is already up and running and still runs one ASCS / ERS configuration based on the group concept.
Follow and combine the chapters "Example ENSA1 in a Two-Node Cluster" and "Example ENSA2 in a Two-Node Cluster". Be careful and keep in mind each SAP system must be independent from each other.
3.9 Example ENSA1 and ENSA2 in a Multi-Node Cluster #
The setup here is similar to the one described in the chapter Section 3.8, “Example ENSA1 and ENSA2 in a Two-Node Cluster” but only with more nodes in the cluster.
After the basic cluster part is done, the procedure is the same as for a two-node cluster setup. Check the following chapter for further instructions: Section 3.8, “Example ENSA1 and ENSA2 in a Two-Node Cluster”.
3.10 Workload Balancing of Central Services #
Under evaluation.
3.10.1 Automatic Load Balancing by Pacemaker #
There is no additional task necessary.
3.10.2 Manual Load Balancing by Pacemaker #
Under evaluation.
3.11 Testing the New Configuration of Multiple SID in One Cluster #
A well-defined and overall test of the new configuration is extremely recommended. Read the requirements for each setup carefully. The test procedure will demonstrate if the cluster works as expected. We already have described multiple test scenarios in our base Best Practices documentation for SAP NetWeaver and SAP S/4HANA.
4 Multi-SID - Database Services #
This is currently under evaluation. Send an e-mail to saphana@suse.com if this might be from interest for you.
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