SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 9.9 out of 10

Score

9.9 out of 10

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Business Problems Solved

Suse Linux Enterprise Server is a widely used operating system that offers a stable and secure environment for running applications and services. Users appreciate its smooth implementation process, allowing for easy configuration and deployment on multiple machines. It has gained popularity among businesses of all sizes due to its stability, security, and scalability. Organizations seeking a reliable server platform often turn to Suse Linux Enterprise Server, as it provides a wide range of tools and technologies for managing and deploying complex applications, such as containers, cloud, and virtualization solutions. The product's accessibility and user-friendly interface make it suitable even for those with limited Linux knowledge. Moreover, Suse Linux Enterprise Server is highly recommended for running critical business applications like SAP ECC Suite running on SAP HANA, thanks to its compatibility and support from SAP.

Reviews

17 Reviews

Review for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 31, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 sp5 version for our sap application and also Hana database. We have also configured High availability with crm cluster configured in application and Hana database both system. All system are hosted in cloud & We have not faced any critical issue yet for the application and databases.

Pros

Package installation with zypper command.
Cluster configuration and check with crm command.
System falure journal notification
Lvm configuration for storage devices
User management with sudo privileged
Network device configuration

Cons

Secure log notification should be in separate file
Audit lig should be more accurate
Systemd failure notification should be more accurate

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited in sap application. In Microsoft related application it us not well suited yet.

Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

15 years of experience

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a good Linux for every case!

Rating: 9 out of 10

July 3, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Good Documentation, easy CMD Administration , built in Graphic UI Administration. The customer support is very great - responds fast and has a great knowledge.

The knowledge base is also a real timesaver, shoutout to SUSE for that one.

It really helps out in our daily work.

Deploying SUSE was getting easier if you know about the generalizing tool that cleans up you images.

But even without an image implementing and administering SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is really easy. We use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for hosting our Linux infrastrucure on it. We also do use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 4 SAP, which also works really well.

Pros

Good Documentation
Easy CMD Administration
Built in Graphic UI Administration
Easy manageable with Suse Manager

Cons

YaST has some different ALT + (letter) codes in every submenu
Sometimes it is difficult to change repositories

Likelihood to Recommend

We use it for every linux service we need to have running. It really works great and is easily manageable with the SUSE Manager, which helps a lot with the updating process. Although it is not stressfull on the CMD itself, it really does simplify things. Besides that, we are really happy with working with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

R6R! Robust 'n' Reliable!

Rating: 9 out of 10

February 21, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP with HA extension, for SAP, virtualized, and on-premise. It's a solid-robust OS for long time runs. Some servers still in use are SuSE 10!

This doesn't mean it is immutable, as with the new version, new characteristics (mainly to secure the OS) come up.

Pros

Robust. A distro focused in reliability that allows you to patch live without the need to reboot.
Complete installation options to fit almost any need.
Yast2 is a great system-wide configuration utility.

Cons

Documentation for advanced functionalities are not always well documented.
Subscriptions are not an easy thing to manage, but no impossible.
There are some issues related to too strict rpm management.

Likelihood to Recommend

It's a must if you're thinking of SAP. Stability and good support also are something to count on. Robustness is also a characteristic of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. With physical systems in the tens of terabytes range, we need an OS that can handle massive data collection.

Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

SLE for sure Enterprise ready

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

February 21, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a reliable and robust operating system that offers enterprise-level features and support. The platform is known for its stability, security, and scalability, making it a popular choice for businesses of all sizes. The server provides a wide range of tools and technologies, including containers, cloud, and virtualization solutions, which allow administrators to easily manage and deploy complex applications. Additionally, the support and services offered by SUSE are top-notch, with 24/7 technical support and a vast online community. Overall, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is an excellent choice for any organization looking for a stable and secure server platform.As someone with limited Linux knowledge, I have found SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to be a very accessible and user-friendly operating system. The platform provides a stable and secure environment for running applications and services, and its intuitive interface makes it easy to perform basic administrative tasks. The server provides a wide range of tools and technologies, including containers, cloud, and virtualization solutions, which allow administrators to easily manage and deploy complex applications. Additionally, the support and services offered by SUSE are top-notch, with 24/7 technical support and a vast online community available to answer any questions I may have. Overall, I would highly recommend SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to anyone looking for a stable and secure server platform, regardless of their level of technical expertise.

Pros

Stability
Support
ease of use

Cons

docker-compose

Likelihood to Recommend

Services with need stable servers

Peter Salzer

IT Services in Information Technology at FFG (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

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A Superior OS Especially for SAP

Rating: 10 out of 10

December 20, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Originally purchased to run SAP these servers have now become the vast majority of our Linux OS used. Over the last decade plus we have continued to upgrade existing servers in place and migrated all applications we can to SLES. Even as we moved workloads to the cloud SLES is the preferred OS with very few exceptions.

Pros

Upgrade in place with short downtimes.
SUSE supported software packages for almost everything
Stable and high preforming OS

Cons

Like most software companies license audits can be frustrating

Likelihood to Recommend

SLES has been the only OS for our large SAP landscape in North America and has been adopted by the rest of our global divisions because of our performance. We have not encountered any scenarios where SLES is not a good choice. We only use other OS when the vendor will not support SLES.

Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

12 years of experience

Best run SAP solutions run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Rating: 9 out of 10

December 15, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

98% of our end customer workloads run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server . The remaining 2% are those who need to manage Administrative server tasks visually. SAP HANA & all other SAP Solutions are Best Run on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server From what I recall one of oldest SUSE Linux Enterprise Server was in use for several years in our own Cloud, today the latest SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SP is in use across multi public cloud and in various patching states. I can't imagine that any other flavors be even close to this success.

Pros

Seems Custom made for SAP workloads
Longest standing collaboration between platform and apps
SuSE for SAP works seamless on-prem, on SAP Cloud, Azure, AWS & GCP
Support for oldest SP of SuSE so our customers can run their business without fear

Cons

Documentation can still be enhanced
Repo upgrades may need to be more agile

Likelihood to Recommend

Its less likely a colleague would ask for Linux OS recommendation. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is default choice for all hardware types, all processors including Intel Optane, all public cloud hosting options. There is no need for special recommendation

CHETHAN CHANDRA

IT Technology Principal Consultant in Information Technology at SAP Labs India (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP actually is the best OS for your SAP workload

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

October 3, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have several types of application from SAP and oracle which all relies on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to run properly in our private cloud. SUSE OS is providing specialized OS for SAP and also easy utilities to manage SAP application by applying SAP notes using Saptune utility.

Pros

Multi-cloud environment support
Stability
Specialized OS for SAP
good documentation

Cons

Sometimes good packes from openSUSE leap don't make it into the SLES repos
The documentation is good, but sometimes some topics are missing or a work in progress

Likelihood to Recommend

I went straight to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server when I was initially started installing sap on-premises since at that time, suse came the first os because it's support and easy GUI for using ,SLES was a good fit for us.

Younes Lakhdari

Senior Software Engineer in Information Technology at sonatrach (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

A good fit for running SAP workloads

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

August 30, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My company runs the full SAP workload on SLES and SLES for SAP. In total, we have about 120 running SUSE instances. We run our SAP application servers on SLES and our HANA databases on SLES for SAP.

Pros

very stable product
excellent package selection
up to date repository's
top notch support department

Cons

Sometimes good packes from openSUSE leap don't make it into the SLES repos
The documentation is good, but sometimes some topics are missing or a work in progress

Likelihood to Recommend

SLES is a good fit for running supported enterprise applications like SAP, HANA, oracle,.. We use it to run all our SAP workloads, and so far everything has worked great. All libraries are right in the repository, all documentation is correct and the support answers really fast in case you have problems.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server leads the market

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

August 25, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I started using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server when Novell started to implement their products on it. Since then, I am a faithful customer. Seldom I met a Linux distribution of such a stability and a great support in the background. I never had to face any outages or interruptions. Also, the educational courses offered by SUSE are sound and extensive and keep our staff in a good position to work with SUSE. Only sometimes, when web application developers present their products to us, and need the latest packages for e.g. Python we faced problems and had to use packages from OpenSUSE - which sometimes leads to download and installation marathons for depending packages. But this got better starting SLE15.

Pros

Support
Updates and Patches
Education

Cons

faster updates for some packages e.g. script languages

Likelihood to Recommend

Web hosting, file and print services and container platform are great areas for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Sometimes, hosting web applications are a little bit tricky - but are working after some time.

Andreas Ollenburg

IT-Sicherheitsexperte in Information Technology at OWL-IT (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

20 years of experience

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Stable and best OS for your SAP workload

Rating: 10 out of 10

March 24, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have several types of application from SAP which all relies on SLES to run properly. Also these application runs in all kind of environment be it in Azure, AWS, GCP, Alibaba, IBM Cloud, Bare Metal servers, etc. SUSE OS is providing specialized OS for SAP and also easy utilities to manage SAP application by applying SAP notes using Saptune utility.

Pros

Enhance documentation for more and more problems in their knowledge base

Likelihood to Recommend

SUSE is well suited to handle different types of CPU architecture like Intel and IBM Power. It's support and dedication towards SAP application is also recommendable.

Naveen Kumar

IT Technology Senior Consultant in Information Technology at SAP (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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