This is the release of the HANA plugin version 4.2.0.
New Features
With this release, we are including the support for basepath_databackup parameter. Backups created via plugin will now be created on the PATH specified by this parameter. This parameter can be defined at the system and at the tenant level. If this parameter has not been specified then default location will be used for creating the backups.
Plugin Installation
Plugin to support HANA virtualization are not automatically included in the Virtualisation Engine deployment and are installed by Delphix Professional Services or Technical Support. A support case can be opened requesting installation by following this link.
Migration and Compatibility
Supported DBMS Versions
- HANA Standard and Enterprise Edition 2.0 SP03
- HANA Standard and Enterprise Edition 2.0 SP04
Supported Operating Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- S.u.S.E Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Supported DBMS Version | HANA 2.0 SPS 03 (Standard and Enterprise Editions) | HANA 2.0 SPS 04 (Standard and Enterprise Editions) | |
Supported OS Version | |||
RHEL 7.3 | Supported | Supported | |
RHEL 7.4 | Supported | Supported | |
| RHEL 7.5 | Supported | Supported | |
| RHEL 7.6 | Supported | Supported | |
SUSE Linux
Supported DBMS Version | HANA 2.0 SPS 03 (Standard and Enterprise Editions) | HANA 2.0 SPS 04 (Standard and Enterprise Editions) | |
Supported OS Version | |||
SUSE 12 SP3 | Supported | Supported | |
Plugin/Delphix Engine Compatibility
The plugin should be installed on compatible Delphix Engines per the table below:
Delphix Engine | HANA 3.4.5 | HANA 3.5.0 | HANA 3.5.1 | HANA 4.0.0 | HANA 4.1.0 | HANA 4.1.1 | HANA 4.1.2 | HANA 4.2.0 |
| 6.0.0.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 6.0.1.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 6.0.2.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 6.0.3.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 6.0.4.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Unsupported Versions and Features
- The HANA 2.0 Plugin does not support multiple HANA installations on the same host.
- Multiple duplicate services are not supported in this release.
- Point in Time recovery of the HANA database is not possible.
- HANA 1.0 MDC and SDC configurations are not supported.
- Parallel or concurrent VDB creation against a single target host is not supported.
- Third-party backup tools other than Commvault are not supported.
- Scale-out source and target environments are not supported.
- V2P is not supported with this release.
- Only child VDBs should be made available to Self-Service users.
Plugin Upgrade Path
Your Version | Recommended upgrade path to 4.1.2 |
|---|---|
| 3.4.5 | Upgrade to version 3.5.1 and then upgrade to 4.0.0 and then to 4.1.1 and then to 4.1.2 and then to 4.2.0 |
| 3.5.0 | Upgrade to version 3.5.1 and then upgrade to 4.0.0 and then to 4.1.1 and then to 4.1.2 and then to 4.2.0 |
| 3.5.1 | Upgrade to version 4.0.0 and then to 4.1.1 and then to 4.1.2 and then to 4.2.0 |
| 4.0.0 | Upgrade to version 4.1.1 and then to 4.1.2 and then to 4.2.0 |
| 4.1.1 | Upgrade directly to version 4.1.2 and then to 4.2.0 |
| 4.1.2 | Upgrade directly to version 4.2.0 |
Known Issues
The following issues are known to exist in this release:
Delphix Ticket Number | Summary | Workaround/Comments |
HANA-821 | HANA SQL Port value should remain consistent for the life of VDB. | None. |
DLPX-44359 | Job cancellation may fail. | None. |
| CTCHANA-930 | Upgrade from 3.4.5 to 3.5.0/3.5.1/4.0.0/4.1.1/4.1.2/4.2.0 needs a manual deletion of the existing tenant databases for disable/enable to work. | Drop the tenant database manually before enabling the VDB. |