## 7.6 SAP HANA Hardware and Software Requirements
A number of hardware and software requirements apply to SAP HANA.
##  Note
You can find a complete list of all SAP HANA components and the corresponding SAP HANA hardware and software requirements in the Product Availability Matrix (PAM), in the SAP HANA Hardware Directory, and in the SAP Community Network.
## Software Requirements
##  Note
Only software installed by certified hardware partners, or any person holding certification, is recommended for use on the SAP HANA system. Do not install any other software on the SAP HANA system. The components of SAP HANA can only be installed by certified hardware partners, or any person holding certification. Furthermore, it must be installed on validated hardware running an approved operating system.
For more information, see the blogs SAP Certified Technology Associate: C\_HANATEC\_13 - by the SAP HANA Academy and Recent changes in the SAP HANA Technology certification program 2016 in the Related Information section.
## Supported Hardware Platforms
SAP HANA is available for:
- Intel-based hardware platforms
- IBM Power Systems
##  Note
You can perform a system copy of an SAP system with SAP HANA database as the source database and also SAP HANA database as the target database. This is relevant if you want to change the hardware platform on the SAP HANA system.
For more information, see the SAP NetWeaver Documentation on System Copy for your SAP NetWeaver release.
The following features are supported on Intel-based hardware platforms only :
- SAP HANA Accelerator for SAP ASE
- SAP HANA Remote Data Sync
For detailed information about the supported hardware, see Related Information in On-Premise in the SAP HANA Master Guide .
## Supported Operating Systems for SAP HANA
For information about supported operating systems for SAP HANA, see SAP Note 2235581 - SAP HANA: Supported Operating Systems .
## Hardware Requirements
The supported hardware for SAP HANA depends on the deployment method (appliance or TDI). For more information, see the Related Information in this section and in On-Premise in the SAP HANA Master Guide .
## Network Time Protocol (NTP)
We strongly recommend setting up an NTP server for the SAP HANA system landscape.
##  Note
If an NTP server is not available, this means, for example, that trace files from distributed hosts cannot be displayed in the correct chronological order.
## Hardware Requirements for SAP HANA Network Connection
For information about hardware requirements for SAP HANA network connections, see SAP HANA Network Requirements .
For installations on IBM Power Servers, Ethernet virtualization using dual VIOS is normally deployed. Natively attached Ethernet cards can also be used however.
## Intel Cluster-on-Die (CoD) and sub-NUMA clustering
SAP HANA does not support Intel Cluster-on-Die (CoD) and sub-NUMA clustering technology.
## Related Information
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
SAP Note 1944799
SAP Note 2205917
SAP Note 1984787
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
SAP Note 2009879
SAP Note 2292690
Supported Hardware Platforms
SAP Certified and Supported SAP HANA Hardware
On-Premise Deployment [page 29]
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