Pushing Performance Boundaries: Fsas’s SAP Q2C Benchmark of 20 Million Initial Documents on SUSE

We’re thrilled to share a significant achievement by Fsas Technologies, a Fujitsu company – our esteemed strategic partner for over 25 years. Fsas recently announced the General Availability (GA) of their Granite Rapids-based PRIMERGY RX2540 M8 server. This new hardware is already certified for critical SAP HANA and NetWeaver workloads and has already achieved an extraordinary  SAP Q2C benchmark result in the category with 20 million initial documents as of October 14, 2025!

What makes this achievement particularly significant for the SAP ecosystem?

The entire performance stack was achieved exclusively using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications (SLES for SAP).

This achievement reinforces SUSE’s position as the leading platform for SAP environments, providing the performance, stability, and trusted security required for mission-critical digital transformation, from core data centers to hybrid cloud and the edge.

Benchmark Details:

• Benchmark: SAP Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) Standard Application Benchmark
• Key Performance Indicators: 28,380 benchmark users, 136,800 aSAPS
• Configuration: Two-tier, Fsas Technologies PRIMERGY RX2540 M8 (2 processors / 172 cores / 344 threads, Intel Xeon 6787P processor), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SAP S/4HANA 2021, SAP HANA 2.0.  Result achieved with 20 million initial documents.
• Certification Number: 2025062
• For more details, access:
  • PRIMERGY RX2540 M8 SAP Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) Standard Application Benchmark 
  • http://www.sap.com/benchmark 

1. Proven Performance: The Benchmark Advantage

SUSE has a long history of leading the SAP performance metrics, consistently demonstrating superior capabilities in high-demand environments.

• Benchmark Dominance: As of June 2025, SUSE has a long and successful history of powering top-performing SAP systems, as evidenced by the results on the official SAP benchmark directory. The world-record result, as of October 14th, on the new PRIMERGY hardware further confirms this technical leadership.
• Real-World Speed: The performance enhancements delivered by this optimized stack translate directly into business value. Customers migrating to SLES for SAP Applications and SAP HANA have experienced dramatic improvements, including business intelligence reporting speeds accelerated by up to 100 times, and the reduction of month-end financial closing processes from days to just a few hours.
• SAP’s Preferred Platform: Our leadership is why approximately 80% of all SAP HANA installations run on SUSE. Furthermore, SLES for SAP Applications was the first Linux distribution officially qualified to run SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA.

2. Optimization: Engineered for Speed

Raw hardware speed is only half the battle; true performance demands deep operating system optimization. SLES for SAP Applications delivers this through built-in automation features designed specifically for SAP workloads:

• Automated Tuning (saptune): SLES for SAP Applications is purpose-built and optimized for SAP solutions. It includes the utility saptune, which automatically tunes the operating system for specific SAP environments, including HANA, NetWeaver, and S/4HANA application servers. This integration ensures the kernel and OS configurations are optimized out-of-the-box, maximizing the efficiency of cutting-edge hardware like the Granite Rapids based PRIMERGY RX2540 M8.

3. Beyond Performance: Operational Excellence and Security

For SAP systems, peak performance must be matched by guaranteed reliability and security. Our partnership, leveraging SLES, ensures operational excellence across all critical areas:

Achieving Zero Downtime (HA and Live Patching)

Downtime, whether planned or unplanned, impacts productivity, revenues, and reputation. SUSE provides solutions to achieve near-zero downtime:

• High Availability (HA): SLES for SAP Applications includes integrated High Availability solutions for SAP HANA, S/4HANA, and NetWeaver. SUSE automates failover actions using specialized resource agents, which eliminate the time and risk associated with manual failover. Our innovations include the Fast Dying Indexserver solution, which reduces recovery time after an indexserver crash from hours to mere minutes.
• Eliminating the Paradox of Patching: Many critical systems remain unpatched due to the risk of service interruption, creating the “Paradox of Patching”. SLES resolves this through SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching, which allows you to apply critical kernel and user-space library security patches immediately, without requiring a system reboot or interrupting SAP services.

Assured Security and Compliance

SUSE ensures the platform core is secure to reduce operational risks:

• Industry-Leading Certifications: SUSE solutions secure the SAP environment from the source via a secure software supply chain. The platform holds critical security certifications, including the German BSI EAL4+ security certification, ensuring compliance and trust, even in highly regulated industries.

The Foundation for RISE: For customers adopting SAP’s cloud strategy, SUSE is explicitly the ONLY Linux Supported in RISE Private Edition, further demonstrating its foundational role in SAP’s most reliable environments.