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SAP HANA adoption of non-volatile memory

Authors:

Christian Lemke,

Günter Radestock,

Robert Schulze,

Rolando Blanco,

Akanksha Meghlan,

Muhammad Sharique,

Sebastian Seifert,

Surendra Vishnoi,

Werner Thesing,

Mehul Wagle, and

Thomas WillhalmAuthors Info & Claims

Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, Volume 10, Issue 12

Pages 1754 - 1765

https://doi.org/10.14778/3137765.3137780

Published: 01 August 2017 Publication History

Abstract

Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM) is a novel class of hardware technology which is an interesting blend of two storage paradigms: byte-addressable DRAM and block-addressable storage (e.g. HDD/SSD). Most of the existing enterprise relational data management systems such as SAP HANA have their internal architecture based on the inherent assumption that memory is volatile and base their persistence on explicit handling of block-oriented storage devices. In this paper, we present the early adoption of Non-Volatile Memory within the SAP HANA Database, from the architectural and technical angles. We discuss our architectural choices, dive deeper into a few challenges of the NVRAM integration and their solutions, and share our experimental results. As we present our solutions for the NVRAM integration, we also give, as a basis, a detailed description of the relevant HANA internals.

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SAP HANA adoption of non-volatile memory
1. Software and its engineering
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Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment Volume 10, Issue 12

August 2017

427 pages

ISSN:2150-8097

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University of Waterloo

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