HP and SAP high availability for HP-UX environments

HP and SAP provide high availability for mission-critical SAP® applications through fast, automated failure detection and application restoration. Working together, HP and SAP have combined their world-class support with a standardized solution called HP Serviceguard Extension for SAP, which expands HP Serviceguard’s powerful failover capabilities to SAP environments. Customers can also integrate SAP with HP’s disaster tolerant solutions on HP-UX

Backed by world-class support from both HP and SAP Serviceguard Extension for SAP is fully tested, approved and endorsed by SAP to minimize implementation risks.

Increased uptime for users of SAP SCM/APO with SAP liveCache technology
HP has released another new feature of Serviceguard Extension for SAP software that will increase uptime and the reach of the SAP SCM application in various of industries such as the Automotive, Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail Chemical, and Life Sciences industries: HP Hot Standby Solution for SAP SCM/APO liveCache (HSS)

“The first implementation of the Hot Standby feature of the SAP liveCache technology in a production environment was completed by HP,” said Juergen Primsch, vice president, SAP MaxDB™ and SAP liveCache, SAP AG. “Our joint customers can now benefit from the significant boost in supply chain performance delivered by SAP liveCache, combined with a high-availability product offering from HP.”

• Proven, comprehensive industry-leading solutions with thousands of successful implementations on HP-UX
• Availability of the SAP application during hardware and software maintenance, using simple HP Serviceguard commands
• Single-point, full solution service and support portfolio to meet any uptime requirement
• Comprehensive planning support using proven HP methodology
• Shortened deployment with consulting services by HP and trained partners
• Fully tested and approved solution by SAP, minimizing implementation risks