Edge Integration Cell: SAP® Integration Suite On-premise Runtime with SUSE®

In today’s hybrid-cloud landscape, enterprises deploying SAP’s Edge Integration Cell need a robust, scalable, and SAP-validated software infrastructure. SUSE’s tailor-made solutions simplify the design, deployment, and management of SAP® hybrid-cloud environments. By providing a secure platform for the Edge Integration Cell on-premise runtime, part of the SAP® Integration Suite, SUSE® ensures that SAP teams can maintain the same high standards they’ve come to expect while streamlining operations across the cloud and edge.

SUSE’s solution is built on several SAP-validated software infrastructure components, each designed to optimize SAP containerized deployments. These components work together to provide an efficient, scalable, and secure foundation, enabling seamless integration across hybrid cloud and edge environments.

To streamline the installation process of the SAP® Integration Suite on-premise runtime, be sure to follow SUSE’s Best Practices for a smooth, optimized setup.

Key Components of SUSE’s SAP-Validated Software Infrastructure for SAP’s Edge Integration Cell

SUSE® Linux Micro

SUSE’s solution provides the ideal lightweight platform for running containerized workloads, including Edge Integration Cell. Built from the same foundation as SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, SUSE® Linux Micro is a container host based on an immutable operating system with transactional updates and full rollback capabilities. SUSE® Linux Micro is designed to minimize deployment, maintenance, and operational overhead, reducing the hurdles for SAP departments while optimizing costs and mitigating risks. Whether in a factory, datacenter, or the cloud, SUSE® Linux Micro allows SAP’s Edge Integration Cell runtime to be deployed near the application and data source, ensuring optimal performance. It also supports confidential computing, enabling secure, private container environments in public clouds for processing sensitive data.

SUSE® Rancher Prime and RKE2 (Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2)

Rancher Prime, an SAP-validated Kubernetes management platform, simplifies container orchestration for SAP® Integration Suite runtime environments. With RKE2, part of SAP’s validated software infrastructure, SUSE® ensures that Kubernetes clusters are securely and efficiently orchestrated, offering enhanced security and scalability for hybrid environments. Notably, SUSE® RKE2 was the first Kubernetes environment supported in physical deployments by SAP to run Edge Integration Cell.

• Centralized Multi-Cluster Management: With Rancher Prime, businesses can manage multiple Edge Integration Cell installations in different locations from a single console, streamlining Kubernetes management.
• Scalability for Hybrid Environments: By streamlining operations across on-premise and cloud environments, Rancher Prime ensures that SAP® Integration Suite on-premise runtime scales effortlessly to meet enterprise needs.

Longhorn for Persistent Storage

Longhorn provides reliable, highly available persistent storage, ensuring data integrity across SAP’s Edge Integration Cell environments. It’s ideal for managing the storage requirements of distributed workloads, particularly in hybrid cloud settings where uptime and availability are critical.

High Availability and Security

SUSE’s SAP-validated software infrastructure provides enterprise-grade security and a highly available platform. Built on the always-ready-to-service SUSE® Linux Micro, developed within a Secure Software Supply Chain and evaluated by Common Criteria EAL4+ certification, these features ensure that the Edge Integration Cell runtime remains secure and continuously available. SUSE® Linux Micro also enables businesses to run confidential computing-ready container environments, creating secure, private environments in public clouds.

For enhanced security, SUSE® Security can be optionally deployed to provide full lifecycle container security, including deep network inspection and runtime protection, ideal for hybrid SAP® cloud environments.

Leveraging Decades of SUSE’s Technical Experience and Expertise

While not directly part of the SUSE® solution for SAP’s Edge Integration Cell, most SAP customers will run SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications alongside it. This trusted, SAP-validated platform has been the backbone of mission-critical SAP workloads, like SAP® S/4HANA ERP, for decades, delivering unmatched reliability, high availability, and automated failover. Thousands of businesses, SAP partners, and SAP itself trust SUSE’s innovation, from pioneering support for SAP® HANA to introducing cutting-edge technologies. SUSE’s latest solutions inherit this legacy, offering the same expert support and commitment.

Conclusion

SUSE® offers the perfect SAP-validated software infrastructure for organizations looking to use SAP® Integration Suite in a hybrid-cloud deployment scenario using the Edge Integration Cell runtime. With SAP-validated components like RKE2 and Rancher Prime, SUSE® provides the security, scalability, and ease of management needed for modern SAP deployments. To learn more, visit www.suse.com/sap.

For more detailed guidance on preparing for deployment of SAP’s Edge Integration Cell on SUSE® Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE2), check the official SAP documentation here.