SAP HANA Cloud, HANA Database
At the core of SAP HANA Cloud is the HANA database itself—the in-memory data platform. In this section, we will discuss topics you as an architect would like to know, from its system architecture, various development scenarios, data integration approaches, HA and BC, data encryption, feature compatibility, migration, and pricing, as well as its release strategy and data center availability. We have quite a lot to cover, so let’s start!
System architecture and server types
The HANA system is comprised of multiple server components running as different operating system (OS) processes and services in a host or a cluster of hosts. In SAP HANA Cloud, here are the core servers:
- Name server: Owns the information of the topology of the overall system. In a distributed system, it knows where the components are running and where data is located.
- Index server: Contains in-memory data stores. It segments all queries and contains several...
