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End of support in 2020 for HANA 2.0 SPS03

Jens Gleichmann • 6. Juni 2020

Bitte beachten Sie das Supportende von SPS03 im Juli 2020

Im Juli 2020 endet der Support für HANA 2 SPS03 . Dies bedeutet, dass nach diesem Zeitpunkt keine neuen Maintenance Revisions mehr für SPS03 (aktuell letzte Revision 37.06) von SAP freigegeben werden. Daher sollten alle Kunden sofort auf die neueste HANA 2.0 SPS04 Revision upgraden.
SPS05 wird zwar ebenso in diesem Zeitraum freigegeben, sollte aber erst nach etwas "Reifezeit" konsumiert werden. Dieses Release wird anders als bisherige nicht 2 Jahre Support, sondern 5 Jahre "long Term" Support erhalten. SPS06 wird dann wieder voraussichtlich 2 Jahre Support erhalten.
Jeder Upgrade birgt Gefahren hinsichtlich Stabilität und Performance, daher sollte dies mit der nötigen Sorgfalt getestet werden. Wir unterstützen Sie gerne mit unserer Erfahrung bei Upgrades oder anstehenden Herausforderungen hinsichtlich Performance oder Stabilität.

Support for HANA 2 SPS03 will end in July 2020 . This means that after this point in time, no new maintenance revisions for SPS03 (currently last revision 37.06) will be released by SAP. Therefore, all customers should immediately upgrade to the latest HANA 2.0 SPS04 revision.
SPS05 will also be released during this period, but should only be consumed after a bit of "maturing time" . Unlike previous releases, this release will not receive 2 years of support, but 5 years of "long term" support . SPS06 will then probably receive 2 years of support again.
Every upgrade is dangerous in terms of stability and performance, so this should be tested with the necessary care. We would be happy to support you with our experience with upgrades or upcoming challenges in terms of performance or stability.

Details:

2378962 - SAP HANA 2.0 Revision and Maintenance Strategy

SAP HANA 2.0 Revision Strategy

End of Support HANA 2.0 SPS06

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