Storage Configuration for SAP HANA - SAP HANA on AWS
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Storage Configuration for SAP HANA

SAP HANA stores and processes all or most of its data in memory, and provides protection against data loss by saving the data in persistent storage locations. To achieve optimal performance, the storage solution used for SAP HANA data and log volumes should meet SAP's storage KPI. AWS has worked with SAP to certify both Amazon EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2 and gp3) and Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1, io2, and io2 Block Express) storage solutions for SAP HANA workloads.

You can use Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, Amazon EBS or Amazon EFS to configure storage for your SAP HANA deployments on AWS. For more information, see Configure storage.

gp2 and gp3 volumes balance price and performance for a variety of workloads, while io1, io2, and io2 Block Express volumes provide the highest performance for mission-critical applications. From these options, you can choose the best storage solution that meets your performance and cost requirements. We recommend the io2 or io2 Block Express configuration for mission-critical SAP HANA production workloads.

For multi-node deployments, storage volumes for SAP HANA data and logs are provisioned in the master and worker nodes.

In the following configurations, we intentionally kept the same storage configuration for SAP HANA data and log volumes for all R3, certain R4 and R5, and smaller X1e/X2iedn instance types so you can scale up from smaller instances to larger instances without having to reconfigure your storage.

Note

The X1, X1e, X2idn, and X2iedn instance types include instance storage but should not be used to persist any SAP HANA related files.

gp2 and gp3 for HANA

gp2 for HANA data
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* General Purpose SSD (gp2) storage with LVM Total maximum throughput (MiB/s) Total baseline IOPS Total burst IOPS
Certified for production use
u-24tb1.112xlarge 24,576 448 6 x 4,800 GiB 1,500 86,400 N/A
u-24tb1.metal 24,576 448 6 x 4,800 GiB 1,500 86,400 N/A
u-18tb1.112xlarge 18,432 448 6 x 3,600 GiB 1,500 64,800 N/A
u-18tb1.metal 18,432 448 6 x 3,600 GiB 1,500 64,800 N/A
u-12tb1.112xlarge 12,288 448 6 x 2,400 GiB 1,500 43,200 N/A
u-12tb1.metal 12,288 448 6 x 2,400 GiB 1,500 43,200 N/A
u-9tb1.112xlarge 9,216 448 6 x 1,800 GiB 1,500 32,400 N/A
u-9tb1.metal 9,216 448 6 x 1,800 GiB 1,500 32,400 N/A
u7in-24tb.112xlarge 24,576 896 6 x 4,800 GiB 1,500 86,400 N/A
u7in-16tb.112xlarge 16,384 896 6 x 3,200 GiB 1,500 57,600 N/A
u7i-12tb.224xlarge 12,288 896 6 x 2,400 GiB 1,500 43,200 N/A
u7i-8tb.112xlarge 8,192 448 6 x 1,600 GiB 1,500 28,800 N/A
u7i-6tb.112xlarge 6,144 448 6 x 1,200 GiB 1,500 21,600 N/A
u7inh-32tb.480xlarge 32,768 1,920 6 x 6,400 GiB 1,500 96,000 N/A
u-6tb1.112xlarge 6,144 448 6 x 1,200 GiB 1,500 21,600 N/A
u-6tb1.56xlarge 6,144 224 6 x 1,200 GiB 1,500 21,600 N/A
u-6tb1.metal 6,144 448 6 x 1,200 GiB 1,500 21,600 N/A
u-3tb1.56xlarge 3,072 224 3 x 1,200 GiB 750 10,800 N/A
x2iedn.32xlarge 4,096 128 3 x 1,600 GiB 750 14,400 N/A
x2iedn.24xlarge 3,072 96 3 x 1,200 GiB 750 10,800 N/A
x2idn.32xlarge 2,048 128 3 x 800 GiB 750 7,200 9,000
x2idn.24xlarge 1,536 96 3 x 600 GiB 750 5,400 9,000
x2idn.16xlarge 1,024 64 3 x 400 GiB 750 3,600 9,000
x1e.32xlarge 3,904 128 3 x 1,600 GiB 750 14,400 N/A
x1.32xlarge 1,952 128 3 x 800 GiB 750 7,200 9,000
x1.16xlarge 976 64 3 x 400 GiB 750 3,600 9,000
r7i.48xlarge 1,536 192 3 x 600 GiB 750 5,400 9,000
r7i.24xlarge 768 96 3 x 400 GiB 750 3,600 9,000
r7i.16xlarge 512 64 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r7i.12xlarge 384 48 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r7i.8xlarge 256 32 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r6i.32xlarge 1,024 128 3 x 400 GiB 750 3,600 9,000
r6i.24xlarge 768 96 3 x 400 GiB 750 3,600 9,000
r6i.16xlarge 512 64 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r6i.12xlarge 384 48 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r6i.8xlarge 256 32 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r5.24xlarge 768 96 3 x 400 GiB 750 3,600 9,000
r5.16xlarge 512 64 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r5.12xlarge 384 48 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r5.8xlarge 256 32 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r5.metal 768 96 3 x 400 GiB 750 3,600 9,000
r5b.24xlarge 768 96 3 x 400 GiB 750 3,600 9,000
r5b.16xlarge 512 64 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r5b.12xlarge 384 48 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r5b.8xlarge 256 32 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r5b.metal 768 96 3 x 400 GiB 750 3,600 9,000
r4.16xlarge 488 64 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r4.8xlarge 244 32 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r3.8xlarge 244 32 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
Supported for nonproduction use only
x2iedn.4xlarge 512 16 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
x2iedn.2xlarge 256 8 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
x2iedn.xlarge 128 4 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
x1e.4xlarge 488 16 3 x 225 GiB 750** 2,025 9,000
x1e.2xlarge 244 8 3 x 225 GiB 750** 2,025 9,000
x1e.xlarge 122 4 3 x 225 GiB 750** 2,025 9,000
r7i.4xlarge 128 16 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r7i.2xlarge 64 8 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r6i.4xlarge 128 16 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r6i.2xlarge 64 8 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r5.4xlarge 128 16 3 x 225 GiB 750** 2,025 9,000
r5.2xlarge 64 8 3 x 225 GiB 750** 2,025 9,000
r5b.4xlarge 128 16 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r5b.2xlarge 64 8 3 x 225 GiB 750 2,025 9,000
r4.4xlarge 122 16 3 x 225 GiB 750** 2,025 9,000
r4.2xlarge 61 8 3 x 225 GiB 750** 2,025 9,000
r3.4xlarge 122 16 3 x 225 GiB 750** 2,025 9,000
r3.2xlarge 61 8 3 x 225 GiB 750** 2,025 9,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum throughput that could be achieved when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For details, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances in the AWS documentation.

***gp3 based configurations are only supported in production for Nitro based instances, not for Xen based instances as SAP HANA HCMT storage tests may not meet the minimum required KPI for log writes.

gp2 for HANA logs
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* General Purpose SSD (gp2) storage with LVM Total maximum throughput (MiB/s) Total baseline IOPS Total burst IOPS
Certified for production use
u-24tb1.112xlarge 24,576 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-24tb1.metal 24,576 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-18tb1.112xlarge 18,432 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-18tb1.metal 18,432 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-12tb1.112xlarge 12,288 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-12tb1.metal 12,288 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-9tb1.112xlarge 9,216 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-9tb1.metal 9,216 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u7in-24tb.112xlarge 24,576 896 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u7in-16tb.112xlarge 16,384 896 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u7i-12tb.224xlarge 12,288 896 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u7i-8tb.112xlarge 8,192 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u7i-6tb.112xlarge 6,144 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u7inh-32tb.480xlarge 32,768 1,920 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6000
u-6tb1.112xlarge 6,144 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-6tb1.56xlarge 6,144 224 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-6tb1.metal 6,144 448 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
u-3tb1.56xlarge 3,072 224 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
x2iedn.32xlarge 4,096 128 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
x2iedn.24xlarge 3,072 96 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
x2idn.32xlarge 2,048 128 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
x2idn.24xlarge 1,536 96 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
x2idn.16xlarge 1,024 64 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
x1e.32xlarge 3,904 128 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
x1.32xlarge 1,952 128 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
x1.16xlarge 976 64 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r7i.48xlarge 1,536 192 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r7i.24xlarge 768 96 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r7i.16xlarge 512 64 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r7i.12xlarge 384 48 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r7i.8xlarge 256 32 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r6i.32xlarge 1,024 128 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r6i.24xlarge 768 96 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r6i.16xlarge 512 64 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r6i.12xlarge 384 48 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r6i.8xlarge 256 32 2 x 175 GiB 500 1,050 6,000
r5.24xlarge 768 96 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r5.16xlarge 512 64 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r5.12xlarge 384 48 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r5.8xlarge 256 32 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r5.metal 768 96 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r5b.24xlarge 768 96 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r5b.16xlarge 512 64 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r5b.12xlarge 384 48 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r5b.8xlarge 256 32 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r5b.metal 768 96 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r4.16xlarge 488 64 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r4.8xlarge 244 32 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
r3.8xlarge 244 32 2 x 300 GiB 500 1,800 6,000
Supported for nonproduction use only
x2iedn.4xlarge 512 16 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
x2iedn.2xlarge 256 8 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
x2iedn.xlarge 128 4 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
x1e.4xlarge 488 16 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
x1e.2xlarge 244 8 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
x1e.xlarge 122 4 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r7i.4xlarge 128 16 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r7i.2xlarge 64 8 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r6i.4xlarge 128 16 2 x 175 GiB 500 1,050 6,000
r6i.2xlarge 64 8 2 x 175 GiB 500 1,050 6,000
r5.4xlarge 128 16 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r5.2xlarge 64 8 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r5b.4xlarge 128 16 2 x 175 GiB 500 1,050 6,000
r5b.2xlarge 64 8 2 x 175 GiB 500 1,050 6,000
r4.4xlarge 122 16 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r4.2xlarge 61 8 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r3.4xlarge 122 16 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000
r3.2xlarge 61 8 2 x 175 GiB 500** 1,050 6,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum throughput that could be achieved when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For details, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances in the AWS documentation.

***gp3 based configurations are only supported in production for Nitro based instances, not for Xen based instances as SAP HANA HCMT storage tests may not meet the minimum required KPI for log writes.

gp3 for HANA data
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* General Purpose SSD (gp3) storage with LVM Configured throughput per volume (MiB/s) Configured IOPS per volume Total throughput (MiB/s) Total IOPS
Certified for production use
u-24tb1.112xlarge 24,576 448 2 x 14,400 GiB 1,000 9,000 2,000 18,000
u-24tb1.metal 24,576 448 2 x 14,400 GiB 1,000 9,000 2,000 18,000
u-18tb1.112xlarge 18,432 448 2 x 10,800 GiB 1,000 9,000 2,000 18,000
u-18tb1.metal 18,432 448 2 x 10,800 GiB 1,000 9,000 2,000 18,000
u-12tb1.112xlarge 12,228 448 2 x 7,200 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u-12tb1.metal 12,228 448 2 x 7,200 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u-9tb1.112xlarge 9,216 448 2 x 5,400 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u-9tb1.metal 9,216 448 2 x 5,400 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u7in-24tb.112xlarge 24,576 896 2 x 14,400 GiB 1,000 9,000 2,000 18,000
u7in-16tb.112xlarge 16,384 896 2 x 9,600 GiB 1,000 9,000 2,000 18,000
u7i-12tb.224xlarge 12,288 896 2 x 7,200 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u7i-8tb.112xlarge 8,192 448 2 x 4,800 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u7i-6tb.112xlarge 6,144 448 2 x 3,600 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u7inh-32tb.480xlarge 32,768 1,920 4 x 9,600 GiB 1,000 6,000 4,000 24,000
u-6tb1.112xlarge 6,114 448 2 x 3,600 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u-6tb1.56xlarge 6,114 224 2 x 3,600 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u-6tb1.metal 6,114 448 2 x 3,600 GiB 1,000 6,000 2,000 12,000
u-3tb1.56xlarge 3,072 224 2 x 1,800 GiB 750 4,500 1,500 9,000
x2iedn.32xlarge 4,096 128 2 x 2,400 GiB 750 4,500 1,500 9,000
x2iedn.24xlarge 3,072 96 2 x 1,800 GiB 750 4,500 1,500 9,000
x2idn.32xlarge 2,048 128 2 x 1,200 GiB 750 4,500 1,500 9,000
x2idn.24xlarge 1,536 96 2 x 900 GiB 750 4,500 1,500 9,000
x2idn.16xlarge 1,024 64 2 x 600 GiB 500 3,750 1,000 7,500
x1e.32xlarge *** 3,904 128 2 x 2,400 GiB 750 4,500 1,500 9,000
x1.32xlarge*** 1,952 128 2 x 1,200 GiB 750 4,500 1,500 9,000
x1.16xlarge*** 976 64 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r7i.48xlarge 1,536 192 2 x 900 GiB 750 4,500 1,500 9,000
r7i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 920 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r7i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 615 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r7i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 460 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r7i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 320 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r6i.32xlarge 1,024 128 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r6i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 920 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r6i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 615 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r6i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 460 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r6i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 320 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 920 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 615 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 460 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 320 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5.metal 768 96 1 x 920 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5b.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 920 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5b.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 615 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5b.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 460 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5b.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 320 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r5b.metal 768 96 1 x 920 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r4.16xlarge*** 488 64 1 x 585 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r4.8xlarge*** 244 32 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
r3.8xlarge*** 244 32 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 500 7,500
Supported for nonproduction use only
x2iedn.4xlarge 512 16 1 x 585 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x2iedn.2xlarge 256 8 1 x 295 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x2iedn.xlarge 128 4 1 x 150 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x1e.4xlarge 488 16 1 x 585 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x1e.2xlarge 244 8 1 x 295 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x1e.xlarge 122 4 1 x 150 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r7i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 150 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r7i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 80 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r6i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 150 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r6i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 80 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r5.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 150 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r5.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 80 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r5b.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 150 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r5b.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 80 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r4.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 150 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r4.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 80 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r3.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 150 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r3.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 80 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum throughput that could be achieved when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For details, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances in the AWS documentation.

***gp3 based configurations are only supported in production for Nitro based instances, not for Xen based instances as SAP HANA HCMT storage tests may not meet the minimum required KPI for log writes.

gp3 for HANA logs
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* General Purpose SSD (gp3) storage with LVM Configured throughput per volume (MiB/s) Configured IOPS per volume Total throughput (MiB/s) Total IOPS
Certified for production use
u-24tb1.112xlarge 24,576 448 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u-24tb1.metal 24,576 448 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u-18tb1.112xlarge 18,432 448 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u-18tb1.metal 18,432 448 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u-12tb1.112xlarge 12,228 448 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u-12tb1.metal 12,228 448 1 x 512 GiB 500 3000 500 3,000
u-9tb1.112xlarge 9,216 448 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
u-9tb1.metal 9,216 448 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
u7in-24tb.112xlarge 24,576 896 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u7in-16tb.112xlarge 16,384 896 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u7i-12tb.224xlarge 12,288 896 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u7i-8tb.112xlarge 8,192 448 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u7i-6tb.112xlarge 6,144 448 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u7inh-32tb.480xlarge 32,768 1,920 1 x 512 GiB 500 3,000 500 3,000
u-6tb1.112xlarge 6,114 448 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
u-6tb1.56xlarge 6,114 224 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
u-6tb1.metal 6,114 448 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
u-3tb1.56xlarge 3,072 224 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
x2iedn.32xlarge 4,096 128 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
x2iedn.24xlarge 3,072 96 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
x2idn.32xlarge 2,048 128 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
x2idn.24xlarge 1,536 96 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
x2idn.16xlarge 1,024 64 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
x1e.32xlarge *** 3,904 128 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
x1.32xlarge*** 1,952 128 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
x1.16xlarge*** 976 64 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r7i.48xlarge 1,536 192 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r7i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r7i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 256 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r7i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 192 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r7i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 128 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r6i.32xlarge 1,024 128 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r6i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r6i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 256 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r6i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 192 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r6i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 128 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 256 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 192 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 128 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5.metal 768 96 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5b.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5b.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 256 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5b.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 192 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5b.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 128 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r5b.metal 768 96 1 x 512 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r4.16xlarge *** 488 64 1 x 256 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r4.8xlarge *** 244 32 1 x 128 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
r3.8xlarge *** 244 32 1 x 128 GiB 300 3,000 300 3,000
Supported for nonproduction use only
x2iedn.4xlarge 512 16 1 x 245 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x2iedn.2xlarge 256 8 1 x 125 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x2iedn.xlarge 128 4 1 x 64 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x1e.4xlarge 488 16 1 x 245 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x1e.2xlarge 244 8 1 x 125 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
x1e.xlarge 122 4 1 x 64 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r7i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 64 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r7i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 32 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r6i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 64 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r6i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 32 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r5.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 64 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r5.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 32 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r5b.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 64 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r5b.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 32 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r4.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 64 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r4.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 32 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r3.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 64 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000
r3.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 32 GiB 125 3,000 125 3,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum throughput that could be achieved when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For details, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances in the AWS documentation.

***gp3 based configurations are only supported in production for Nitro based instances, not for Xen based instances as SAP HANA HCMT storage tests may not meet the minimum required KPI for log writes.

General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes created or modified after 12/03/2018 have a throughput maximum between 128 MiB/s and 250 MiB/s depending on volume size. Volumes greater than 170 GiB and below 334 GiB deliver a maximum throughput of 250 MiB/s if burst credits are available. Volumes with 334 GiB and above deliver 250 MiB/s, irrespective of burst credits. For details, see Amazon EBS Volume Types in the AWS documentation.

General Purpose SSD gp3 volumes deliver a consistent baseline of 3,000 IOPS and 125 MiB/s. You can also purchase additional IOPS (up to 16,000) and throughput (up to 1,000 MiB/s). While we recommend you to use the configurations shown in this guide, gp3 volumes provide flexibility to customize SAP HANA’s storage configuration (IOPS and throughput) according to your needs and usage.

The minimum gp3 configuration required to meet SAP HANA KPIs are the following:

Storage Area IOPS Throughput
SAP HANA Data 7,000 425 MiB/s
SAP HANA Logs 3,000 275 MiB/s

io1, io2, and io2 Block Express for HANA

io1 for HANA data
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1/io2) storage with LVM Total maximum throughput (MiB/s) Provisioned IOPS per volume Total provisioned IOPS
Certified for production use
u-24tb1.112xlarge 24,576 448 6 x 4,800 GiB 3,000 3,000 18,000
u-24tb1.metal 24,576 448 6 x 4,800 GiB 3,000 3,000 18,000
u-18tb1.112xlarge 18,432 448 6 x 3,600 GiB 3,000 3,000 18,000
u-18tb1.metal 18,432 448 6 x 3,600 GiB 3,000 3,000 18,000
u-12tb1.112xlarge 12,288 448 6 x 2,400 GiB 3,000 2,000 12,000
u-12tb1.metal 12,288 448 6 x 2,400 GiB 3,000 2,000 12,000
u-9tb1.112xlarge 9,216 448 6 x 1,800 GiB 3,000 2,000 12,000
u-9tb1.metal 9,216 448 6 x 1,800 GiB 3,000 2,000 12,000
u7in-24tb.112xlarge 24,576 896 6 x 4,800 GiB 3,000 3,000 18,000
u7in-16tb.112xlarge 16,384 896 6 x 3,200 GiB 3,000 3,000 18,000
u7i-12tb.224xlarge 12,288 896 6 x 2,400 GiB 3,000 3,000 18,000
u7i-8tb.112xlarge 8,192 448 6 x 1,600 GiB 3,000 2,000 12,000
u7i-6tb.112xlarge 6,144 448 6 x 1,200 GiB 3,000 2,000 12,000
u7inh-32tb.480xlarge 32,768 1,920 6 x 6,400 GiB 3,000 3,000 18,000
u-6tb1.112xlarge 6,144 448 6 x 1,200 GiB 3,000 2,000 12,000
u-6tb1.56xlarge 6,144 224 6 x 1,200 GiB 3,000 2,000 12,000
u-6tb1.metal 6,144 448 6 x 1,200 GiB 3,000 2,000 12,000
u-3tb1.56xlarge 3,072 224 3 x 1,200 GiB 1,500 3,000 9,000
x2iedn.32xlarge 4,096 128 2 x 2,400 GiB 1,000 4,500 9,000
x2iedn.24xlarge 3,072 96 2 x 1,800 GiB 1,000 4,500 9,000
x2idn.32xlarge 2,048 128 2 x 1,200 GiB 1,000 4,500 9,000
x2idn.24xlarge 1,536 96 2 x 900 GiB 1,000 4,500 9,000
x2idn.16xlarge 1,024 64 2 x 600 GiB 1,000 3,750 7,500
x1e.32xlarge 3,904 128 3 x 1,600 GiB 1,500 3,000 9,000
x1.32xlarge 1,952 128 3 x 800 GiB 1,500 3,000 9,000
x1.16xlarge 976 64 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r7i.48xlarge 1,536 192 1 x 1,800 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r7i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 900 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r7i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r7i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r7i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r6i.32xlarge 1,024 128 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r6i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r6i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r6i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r6i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5.metal 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5b.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5b.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5b.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5b.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r5b.metal 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r4.16xlarge 488 64 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r4.8xlarge 244 32 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r3.8xlarge 244 32 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
Supported for nonproduction use only
x2iedn.4xlarge 512 16 1 x 600 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2iedn.2xlarge 256 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2iedn.xlarge 128 4 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x1e.4xlarge 488 16 1 x 600 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
x1e.2xlarge 244 8 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
x1e.xlarge 122 4 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
r7i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r7i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r6i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r4.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
r4.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
r3.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
r3.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum throughput that could be achieved when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For details, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances in the AWS documentation.

io1 for HANA logs
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1/io2) storage with LVM Total maximum throughput (MiB/s) Provisioned IOPS per volume Total provisioned IOPS
Certified for production use
u-24tb1.112xlarge 24,576 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-24tb1.metal 24,576 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-18tb1.112xlarge 18,432 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-18tb1.metal 18,432 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-12tb1.112xlarge 12,288 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-12tb1.metal 12,288 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-9tb1.112xlarge 9,216 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-9tb1.metal 9,216 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7in-24tb.112xlarge 24,576 896 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7in-16tb.112xlarge 16,384 896 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7i-12tb.224xlarge 12,288 896 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7i-8tb.112xlarge 8,192 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7i-6tb.112xlarge 6,144 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7inh-32tb.480xlarge 32,768 1,920 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-6tb1.112xlarge 6,144 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-6tb1.56xlarge 6,144 224 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-6tb1.metal 6,144 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-3tb1.56xlarge 3,072 224 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2iedn.32xlarge 4,096 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2iedn.24xlarge 3,072 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2idn.32xlarge 2,048 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2idn.24xlarge 1,536 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2idn.16xlarge 1,024 64 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x1e.32xlarge 3,904 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x1.32xlarge 1,952 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x1.16xlarge 976 64 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.48xlarge 1,536 192 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.32xlarge 1,024 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r5.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.metal 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.metal 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r4.16xlarge 488 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r4.8xlarge 244 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r3.8xlarge 244 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
Supported for nonproduction use only
x2iedn.4xlarge 512 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
x2iedn.2xlarge 256 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
x2iedn.xlarge 128 4 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
x1e.4xlarge 488 16 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000
x1e.2xlarge 244 8 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000
x1e.xlarge 122 4 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000
r7i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r6i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r6i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r5.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r5.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r5b.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r5b.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r4.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r4.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000
r3.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r3.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum achievable throughput when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For more information, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances.

io2 for HANA data
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1/io2) storage with LVM Total maximum throughput (MiB/s) Provisioned IOPS per volume Total provisioned IOPS
Certified for production use
x1e.32xlarge 3,904 128 3 x 1,600 GiB 1,500 3,000 9,000
x1.32xlarge 1,952 128 3 x 800 GiB 1,500 3,000 9,000
x1.16xlarge 976 64 1 x 1,200 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r4.16xlarge 488 64 1 x 600 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r4.8xlarge 244 32 1 x 300 GiB 500 7,500 7,500
r3.8xlarge
Supported for nonproduction use only
x1e.4xlarge 488 16 1 x 600 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
x1e.2xlarge 244 8 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
x1e.xlarge 122 4 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
r4.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
r4.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
r3.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000
r3.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 300 GiB 500** 2,000 2,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum throughput that could be achieved when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For details, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances in the AWS documentation.

io2 for HANA logs
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1/io2) storage with LVM Total maximum throughput (MiB/s) Provisioned IOPS per volume Total provisioned IOPS
Certified for production use
x1e.32xlarge 3,904 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x1.32xlarge 1,952 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x1.16xlarge 976 64 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r4.16xlarge 488 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r4.8xlarge 244 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r3.8xlarge
Supported for nonproduction use only
x1e.4xlarge 488 16 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000
x1e.2xlarge 244 8 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000
x1e.xlarge 122 4 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000
r4.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r4.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000
r3.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r3.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 260 GiB 250** 1,000 1,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum achievable throughput when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For more information, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances.

io2 Block Express for HANA data
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1/io2) storage with LVM Total maximum throughput (MiB/s) Provisioned IOPS per volume Total provisioned IOPS
Certified for production use
u-24tb1.112xlarge 24,576 448 2 x 14,400 GiB 4,500 9,000 18,000
u-24tb1.metal 24,576 448 2 x 14,400 GiB 4,500 9,000 18,000
u-18tb1.112xlarge 18,432 448 2 x 10,800 GiB 4,500 9,000 18,000
u-18tb1.metal 18,432 448 2 x 10,800 GiB 4,500 9,000 18,000
u-12tb1.112xlarge 12,288 448 2 x 7,200 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u-12tb1.metal 12,288 448 2 x 7,200 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u-9tb1.112xlarge 9,216 448 2 x 5,400 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u-9tb1.metal 9,216 448 2 x 5,400 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u7in-24tb.112xlarge 24,576 896 2 x 14,400 GiB 4,500 9,000 18,000
u7in-16tb.112xlarge 16,384 896 2 x 9,600 GiB 4,500 9,000 18,000
u7i-12tb.224xlarge 12,288 896 2 x 7,200 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u7i-8tb.112xlarge 8,192 448 2 x 4,800 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u7i-6tb.112xlarge 6,144 448 2 x 3,600 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u7inh-32tb.480xlarge 32,768 1,920 4 x 9,600 GiB 9,000 9,000 36,000
u-6tb1.112xlarge 6,144 448 2 x 3,600 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u-6tb1.56xlarge 6,144 224 2 x 3,600 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u-6tb1.metal 6,144 448 2 x 3,600 GiB 3,000 6,000 12,000
u-3tb1.56xlarge 3,072 224 2 x 1,800 GiB 2,250 4,500 9,000
x2iedn.32xlarge 4,096 128 2 x 2,400 GiB 2,250 4,500 9,000
x2iedn.24xlarge 3,072 96 2 x 1,800 GiB 2,250 4,500 9,000
x2idn.32xlarge 2,048 128 2 x 1,200 GiB 2,250 4,500 9,000
x2idn.24xlarge 1,536 96 2 x 900 GiB 1,875 3,750 7,500
x2idn.16xlarge 1,024 64 2 x 600 GiB 1,875 3,750 7,500
r7i.48xlarge 1,536 192 1 x 1,800 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r7i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 900 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r7i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 600 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r7i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 300 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r7i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 300 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r6i.32xlarge 1,024 128 1 x 1,200 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r6i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r6i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 600 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r6i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 600 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r6i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 300 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 600 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 600 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 300 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5.metal 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5b.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5b.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 600 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5b.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 600 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5b.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 300 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
r5b.metal 768 96 1 x 1,200 GiB 1,875 7,500 7,500
Supported for nonproduction use only
x2iedn.4xlarge 512 16 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2iedn.2xlarge 256 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2iedn.xlarge 128 4 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 300 GiB 500 2,000 2,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum throughput that could be achieved when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For details, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances in the AWS documentation.

io2 Block Express for HANA logs
Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1/io2) storage with LVM Total maximum throughput (MiB/s) Provisioned IOPS per volume Total provisioned IOPS
Certified for production use
u-24tb1.112xlarge 24,576 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-24tb1.metal 24,576 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-18tb1.112xlarge 18,432 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-18tb1.metal 18,432 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-12tb1.112xlarge 12,288 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-12tb1.metal 12,288 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-9tb1.112xlarge 9,216 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-9tb1.metal 9,216 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7in-24tb.112xlarge 24,576 896 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7in-16tb.112xlarge 16,384 896 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7i-12tb.224xlarge 12,288 896 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7i-8tb.112xlarge 8,192 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7i-6tb.112xlarge 6,144 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u7inh-32tb.480xlarge 32,768 1,920 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-6tb1.112xlarge 6,144 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-6tb1.56xlarge 6,144 224 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-6tb1.metal 6,144 448 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
u-3tb1.56xlarge 3,072 224 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2iedn.32xlarge 4,096 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2iedn.24xlarge 3,072 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2idn.32xlarge 2,048 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2idn.24xlarge 1,536 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
x2idn.16xlarge 1,024 64 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.48xlarge 1,536 192 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r7i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.32xlarge 1,024 128 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r6i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5.metal 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 260 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
r5b.metal 768 96 1 x 525 GiB 500 2,000 2,000
Supported for nonproduction use only
x2iedn.4xlarge 512 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
x2iedn.2xlarge 256 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
x2iedn.xlarge 128 4 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r7i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r7i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r6i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r6i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r5.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r5.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r5b.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000
r5b.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 260 GiB 250 1,000 1,000

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** This value represents the maximum throughput that could be achieved when striping multiple EBS volumes. Actual throughput depends on the instance type. Every instance type has its own Amazon EBS throughput maximum. For details, see Amazon EBS-Optimized Instances in the AWS documentation.
Note

io2 Block Express volume supports up to 4000 MiB/s throughput per volume with 16,000 IOPS at 256 KiB I/O size or with 64,000 IOPS at 16 KiB I/O size. The maximum throughput value represented in the Total maximum throughput column = Total provisioned IOPS * 256 KiB I/O. To increase the throughput, increase the provisioned IOPS.

Root, binaries, shared, and backup volumes

In addition to the SAP HANA data and log volumes, we recommend the following storage configuration for root, SAP binaries, and SAP HANA shared and backup volumes:

Instance type Memory (GiB) vCPUs / logical processors* Root volume (gp2/gp3) SAP binaries (gp2/gp3) SAP HANA shared** (gp2/gp3) SAP HANA backup*** (st1)
Certified for production use
u-24tb1.112xlarge 24,576 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 2 x 16,384 GiB
u-24tb1.metal 24,576 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 2 x 16,384 GiB
u-18tb1.112xlarge 18,432 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 2 x 16,384 GiB
u-18tb1.metal 18,432 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 2 x 16,384 GiB
u-12tb1.112xlarge 12,288 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 16,384 GiB
u-12tb1.metal 12,288 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 16,384 GiB
u-9tb1.112xlarge 9,216 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 16,384 GiB
u-9tb1.metal 9,216 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 16,384 GiB
u7in-24tb.112xlarge 24,576 896 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 2 x 16,384 GiB
u7in-16tb.112xlarge 16,384 896 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 2 x 16,384 GiB
u7i-12tb.112xlarge 12,288 896 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 2 x 16,384 GiB
u7i-8tb.112xlarge 8,192 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 16,384 GiB
u7i-6tb.224xlarge 6,144 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 12,288 GiB
u7inh-32tb.480xlarge 32,768 1,920 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 3 x 16,384 GiB
u-6tb1.112xlarge 6,144 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 12,288 GiB
u-6tb1.56xlarge 6,144 224 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 12,288 GiB
u-6tb1.metal 6,144 448 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 12,288 GiB
u-3tb1.56xlarge 3,072 224 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 6,144 GiB
x2iedn.32xlarge 4,096 128 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 8,192 GiB
x2iedn.24xlarge 3,072 96 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 6,144 GiB
x2idn.32xlarge 2,048 128 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 4,096 GiB
x2idn.24xlarge 1,536 96 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 3,096 GiB
x2idn.16xlarge 1,024 64 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 2,048 GiB
x1e.32xlarge 3,904 128 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 8,192 GiB
x1.32xlarge 1,952 128 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 4,096 GiB
x1.16xlarge 976 64 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 2,048 GiB
r7i.48xlarge 1,536 192 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 3,096 GiB
r7i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 2,048 GiB
r7i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r7i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r7i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r6i.32xlarge 1,024 128 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 2,048 GiB
r6i.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 2,048 GiB
r6i.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r6i.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r6i.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r5.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 2,048 GiB
r5.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r5.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r5.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r5.metal 768 96 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 2,048 GiB
r5b.24xlarge 768 96 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 2,048 GiB
r5b.16xlarge 512 64 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r5b.12xlarge 384 48 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r5b.8xlarge 256 32 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r5b.metal 768 96 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB 1 x 2,048 GiB
r4.16xlarge 488 64 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r4.8xlarge 244 32 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
r3.8xlarge
Supported for nonproduction use only
x2iedn.4xlarge 512 16 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
x2iedn.2xlarge 256 8 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
x2iedn.xlarge 128 4 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
x1e.4xlarge 488 16 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 512 GiB 1 x 1,024 GiB
x1e.2xlarge 244 8 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
x1e.xlarge 122 4 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r7i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r7i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r6i.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r6i.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r5.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r5.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r5b.4xlarge 128 16 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r5b.2xlarge 64 8 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r4.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r4.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r3.4xlarge 122 16 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB
r3.2xlarge 61 8 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 50 GiB 1 x 300 GiB 1 x 512 GiB

* Each logical processor offered by Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances is a hyperthread on a physical CPU core.

** In a multi-node architecture, the SAP HANA NFS shared volume is provisioned only once on the master node.

*** In a multi-node architecture, the SAP HANA backup volume can be deployed as NFS or Amazon EFS. The size of the SAP HANA NFS backup volume is multiplied by the number of nodes. The SAP HANA backup volume is provisioned only once on the master node, and NFS is mounted on the worker nodes. There is no provision needed for Amazon EFS as it is built to scale on demand, growing and shrinking automatically as files are added and removed.

Backup options

For SAP HANA backup, you can choose file-based backup with storage configuration recommended in this guide or AWS Backint for SAP HANA to backup your database on Amazon S3. AWS Backint Agent for SAP HANA is an SAP-certified backup and restore solution for SAP HANA workloads running on Amazon EC2 instances. With AWS Backint for SAP HANA as your backup solution, provisioning additional Amazon EBS storage volumes or Amazon EFS file systems becomes optional. For more details, see AWS Backint Agent for SAP HANA.

For Disaster Recovery (DR) purposes, you can also automate the creation of application-consistent EBS snapshots for SAP HANA using Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager and the AWS Systems Manager document for SAP HANA. EBS snapshots make it easy to maintain a copy of your SAP HANA databases in another Region or account. Restoring an entire SAP HANA database from an EBS snapshot can take longer than other backups. However, you can reduce the restore time by enabling the EBS snapshots for Amazon EBS fast snapshot restore. We recommend that you use EBS snapshots to supplement your existing backups with AWS Backint Agent, and to use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to automate the copying and retention of EBS snapshots in DR Regions as needed. For more information, see Amazon EBS snapshots for SAP HANA.

For single-node deployment, we recommend using Amazon EBS Throughput Optimized HDD (st1) volumes for SAP HANA to perform file-based backup. This volume type provides low-cost magnetic storage designed for large sequential workloads. SAP HANA uses sequential I/O with large blocks to back up the database, so st1 volumes provide a low-cost, high-performance option for this scenario. To learn more about st1 volumes, see Amazon EBS Volume Types.

The SAP HANA backup volume size is designed to provide optimal baseline and burst throughput as well as the ability to hold several backup sets. Holding multiple backup sets inthe backup volume makes it easier to recover your database if necessary. You may resize your SAP HANA backup volume after initial setup if needed. To learn more about resizing your Amazon EBS volumes, see Expanding the Storage Size of an EBS Volume on Linux.

For multi-node deployment, we recommend using Amazon EFS for SAP HANA to perform file-based backup. It can support performance over 10 GB/sec and over 500,000 IOPS.

The configurations recommended in this guide are used by AWS Launch Wizard for SAP.