Note 1554717 - SYB: Planning information for SAP on Sybase ASE

Summary
Symptom
SAP release information for customers deploying SAP on Sybase ASE
Other terms
Release Planning, NetWeaver, Sybase, ASE
Reason and Prerequisites
Strategic release planning information for the SAP Sybase ASE platform.

The general availability of SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 announced by the SAP database team does not automatically imply the use of SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 with SAP application systems. After completion of a dedicated verification and certification process for the different SAP release versions to be supported, SAP will release SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 for use with the corresponding SAP component versions.
Solution
The SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 package provided by SAP includes the SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 server as well as the according JDBC and ODBC drivers for database connectivity (DB client).

SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 is installed silently as part of the installation of the respective SAP product and must not be installed separately before starting the SAP installation tool SWPM (Software Provisioning Manager).

SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 as database platform for SAP Business Suite applications is generally available.
Supported operating systems
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
  • Windows Server 2012 (requires at least ASE Version 15.7.0.042)
  • RedHat EL6 on x86_64 64bit
  • SuSE SLES 11 SP1, SP2 on x86_64bit
  • AIX 7.1
  • HP-UX 11.31 on IA64 64bit
  • Solaris on Sparc 10, 11
SAP product availability

Prerequisites:
           LIB_DBSL: minimum 720_EXT 64 UC pl 431
           Sybase ASE: minimum 15.7.0.050
           ODBC Driver: minimum 15.7.0.508
           JDBC Driver: minimum 7.07 GA/EBF 21334 
Supported:
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.02 incl. SAP BW 7.02
           Prerequisites:
           SAP_BASIS: minimum 702 SP9 (ABAP, Java)
           SAP Kernel: minimum 720_EXT 64 UC pl 402
  • SAP Business Suite 7i2010 on SAP NetWeaver 7.02;
    Java Hubs based on SAP NetWeaver 7.30:
    • SAP ERP 6.05
    • SAP CRM 7.01
    • SAP SRM 7.01
    • SAP SCM 7.01
           At least one technical usage of the above mentioned product versions has to be installed on the system.
           Prerequisites:
           see SAP NetWeaver 7.02
           minimum 7.3 SP4 (Java Hubs)
  • SAP Solution Manager 7.1 SR1
           Prerequisites:
           see SAP NetWeaver 7.02
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.3 incl. SAP BW 7.3
           Prerequisites:
           SAP_BASIS: minimum 7.3 SP4 (ABAP, Java)
           SAP Kernel: minimum 720_EXT 64 UC pl 402
  • SAP components based on SAP NetWeaver 7.3: WFM 3.1, PI Adapter BCONS, Elster and Swift, Store UI 5.1, MII 12.2 SP3 and MII Content
  • SAP Business Suite 7i2011 on SAP NetWeaver 7.31:
    • SAP ERP 6.06
    • SAP CRM 7.02
    • SAP SRM 7.02
    • SAP SCM 7.02
           Prerequisites:
           see SAP NetWeaver 7.3
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.31 incl. SAP BW 7.31
           Prerequisites:
           see SAP NetWeaver 7.3
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.4 incl. SAP BW 7.4
  • SAP Business Suite 7i2013 on SAP NetWeaver 7.4:
    • SAP ERP 6.07
    • SAP CRM 7.03
    • SAP SRM 7.03
    • SAP SCM 7.03

Limitations (temporarily not supported):
  • No limitations known.

    For SAP NetWeaver usage type Development Infrastructure (DI) on 7.02, 7.3, 7.31: please check note 1650822 for prerequisite minimum versions.
Not supported:
  • R/3 3.1I, 4.0B, 4.5B, 4.6B, 4.6C, WebAS 6.20, SAP NetWeaver based on WebAS 6.40 incl. Business Suite 2004
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.00 and Business Suite 2005
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.01 and Business Suite 7
  • SAP components based on SAP AS ABAP 7.1x: (SAP Banking Services, SAP NetWeaver Mobile Infrastructure 7.1, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1...)
  • SAP MDM 5.5
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.30: CE Voice
SAP technology availability

We recommend going to the most current version of SAP Sybase ASE available on SAP Service Marketplace right after installation/migration, see SAP Note 1590719.

The installation of dual-stack systems is generally not supported on SAP Sybase ASE, with the exception of PI, MI, and Solution Manager.
MCOD is not supported for SAP solutions on SAP Sybase ASE. The general support and maintenance for the SAP One Server 2.0 (MCOD) installation process has ended.

SAP Kernel:
The only SAP kernel versions that are supported for use with SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 are SAP KERNEL 7.20 EXT 64-BIT UC or SAP Kernel 7.21 EXT 64-BIT UC.
That is, only 64-Bit Unicode SAP systems are supported for use with SAP Sybase ASE 15.7.

SAP Host Agent for SAP Sybase ASE is available, starting with minimum patch level 115 of SAP Host Agent 7.20.

SL Toolset 1.0/SUM:
To use SL Toolset 1.0, you have to use a minimum database version of Sybase ASE 15.7.0.030, ODBC 15.7.0.410, JDBC 7.07 GA/EBF 20552 and SAP Kernel pl 402.

Virtualization:
With SAP Sybase ASE you use a database owned by SAP. Therefore, the "General Support Statement for Virtual Environments", which is available in SAP Note 1492000, fully applies for SAP Sybase ASE, and it is supported on all virtual solutions that are supported by SAP NetWeaver.

Further components:
Redwood Scheduler is available for SAP Sybase ASE, starting with minimum patch level ETPRJSCHEDULER33_43-20007176.SCA of SAP CPS BY REDWOOD 8.0.
For NW 7.31, a minimum of ETPRJSCHEDULER33_56-20007176.SCA is required.
SAP minimal sizing requirements

For an example of a default SAP system sizing, see SAP Note 1584897.

The hardware vendor for the respective customer is responsible for providing a sizing that is tailored to the customer's needs.

Header Data
Release Status:Released for Customer
Released on:18.09.2013  08:36:41
Master Language:English
Priority:Recommendations/additional info
Category:Release planning information
Primary Component:BC-DB-SYB Sybase ASE Database Platform
Affected Releases
Release-Independent
Related Notes

 
1799291 - SYB: Inst.Systems Based on NW 7.0 incl. EHPs: SAP Sybase ASE
 
1748888 - SYB: Inst.Systems Based on NW 7.3 and Higher: SAP Sybase ASE
 
1680803 - SYB: Migration to SAP Sybase ASE - Best Practice
 
1650822 - Sybase platform is supported by DTR
 
1590719 - SYB: Updates for SAP Sybase ASE

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