commit 29003efa866e8f691076023ccf2eede2032173d6 Author: Bernd Finger Date: Thu Mar 4 13:10:01 2021 +0100 added detailed explanations for sap_hana_preconfigure_kernel_parameters_ppc64le in README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 74ca820..50359b5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -245,6 +245,17 @@ sap_hana_preconfigure_kernel_parameters: - { name: net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle, value: 0 } ``` +### HANA kernel parameters for IBM POWER servers +[SAP Note 2055470](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2055470) contains links to IBM documents for SAP HANA on POWER. +Among these is a document document which contains certain recommended Linux kernel settings for SAP HANA on POWER: +Network_Configuration_for_HANA_Workloads_on_IBM_Power_Servers_V7.1.pdf. +This document is linked from SAP note 2055470 via "SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems and IBM System Storage - Guides", then via +"SAP on Linux and IBM Storage Guides (incl. HANA)", and then then via +"SAP on Power Linux Network and Fibre Channel Guides". +The default parameter recommendations are also defined in ./vars/{{ansible_os_release}}.yml. If you need to add or change parameters +for your system, copy these parameters from the vars file into the variable sap_hana_preconfigure_kernel_parameters_ppc64le and +add or change your settings, similar to the previous example. + Example Playbook ----------------