sap-linuxlab · marcelmamula · Jan 27, 2026 · Jan 21, 2026 · Jan 26, 2026 · Jan 26, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 This Ansible Collection executes various SAP Software installations and configuration tasks for various SAP solutions and deployment scenarios on supported Linux operating systems.
 
 Included roles cover range of tasks:
+
 - Preparation of Operating system and SAP installation media before installation
 - Installation of SAP Database, either SAP HANA or Oracle Database
 - Installation of SAP Products, like SAP S4HANA, SAP BW4HANA, SAP Netweaver, SAP Solution Manager and others.
@@ -15,28 +16,20 @@ Included roles cover range of tasks:
 
 ## Requirements
 
-### Control Nodes
-Operating system:
-- Any operating system with required Python and Ansible versions.
-
-Python: 3.11 or higher
-
-Ansible: 9.9.x
-
-Ansible-core: 2.16.x
-
-**NOTE: Ansible 10 and ansible-core 2.17.x are not supported, because of breaking changes requiring higher Python version on managed nodes.**
-
-### Managed Nodes
-Operating system:
-- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 15 SP5+ (SLE4SAP)
-- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions 8.x 9.x (RHEL4SAP)
+| Component | Control Node | Managed Node |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Operating System | Any OS | Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions 8.x, 9.x and 10.x<br>SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 15 SP5, 15 SP6, 15 SP7 and 16.0 |
+| Python | 3.11 or higher | 3.9 or higher |
+| Ansible-Core | 2.18 or higher | N/A |
+| Ansible | 12 or higher | N/A |
 
-**NOTE: Operating system needs to have access to required package repositories either directly or via subscription registration.**
+> **Managed Node Registration**<br>
+> Operating system needs to have access to required package repositories either directly or via subscription registration.
 
+**Additional notes:**
 
-Python: 3.6 or higher
-
+- **Version Compatibility:** For a detailed mapping of supported Python versions and Ansible-Core lifecycles, refer to the official [Ansible-Core Support Matrix](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-core-support-matrix).
+- **Control Node Permissions:** Ensure the user executing the playbooks has the necessary SSH keys and sudo privileges configured for the target environment.
 
 ## Installation Instructions
 
@@ -73,6 +66,7 @@ See [Installing collections](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections
 ## Use Cases
 
 ### Example Scenarios
+
 - Preparation of Operating system for SAP installation
 - Preparation of SAP installation media for SAP installation
 - Installation of SAP HANA (including High Availability with replication) or Oracle Database
@@ -85,7 +79,7 @@ More deployment scenarios are available in [ansible.playbooks_for_sap](https://g
 All included roles can be executed independently or as part of [ansible.playbooks_for_sap](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/ansible.playbooks_for_sap) playbooks.
 
 | Name | Summary |
-| :--- | :--- |
+| --- | --- |
 | [sap_anydb_install_oracle](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_install/tree/main/roles/sap_anydb_install_oracle) | Install Oracle DB 19.x for SAP |
 | [sap_general_preconfigure](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_install/tree/main/roles/sap_general_preconfigure) | Configure general OS settings for SAP software |
 | [sap_ha_install_hana_hsr](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_install/tree/main/roles/sap_ha_install_hana_hsr) | Configure and enable SAP HANA System Replication |
@@ -104,20 +98,25 @@ All included roles can be executed independently or as part of [ansible.playbook
 This Ansible Collection was tested across different Operating Systems, SAP products and scenarios. You can find examples of some of them below.
 
 Operating systems:
-- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 15 SP5+ (SLE4SAP)
-- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions 8.x 9.x (RHEL4SAP)
+
+- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions 8.x, 9.x and 10.x
+- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 15 SP5, 15 SP6, 15 SP7 and 16.0
 
 Deployment scenarios:
+
 - All scenarios included in [ansible.playbooks_for_sap](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/ansible.playbooks_for_sap) repository
 
 SAP Products:
+
 - SAP S/4HANA AnyPremise (1809, 1909, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) with setup as Standard, Distributed, High Availability and optional Maintenance Planner or Restore System Copy
 - SAP Business Suite (ECC) on HANA and SAP Business Suite (ECC) with SAP AnyDB - SAP ASE, SAP MaxDB, IBM Db2, Oracle DB
 - SAP BW/4HANA (2021, 2023) with setup as Standard or Scale-Out
 - SAP HANA 2.0 (SPS04+) with setup as Scale-Up, Scale-Out, High Availability
 - Other SAP installation activities; such as System Rename, System Copy Export, SAP Solution Manager and SAP Web Dispatcher
 
-**NOTE: It is not possible to test every Operating System and SAP Product combination with every release. Testing is regularly done for common scenarios: SAP HANA, SAP HANA HA, SAP S4HANA Distributed HA**
+> **Testing Disclaimer**<br>
+> It is not possible to test every Operating System and SAP Product combination with every release.<br>
+> Testing is regularly done for common scenarios: SAP HANA, SAP HANA HA, SAP S4HANA Distributed HA**
 
 
 ## Contributing

diff --git a/docs/getting_started/secure-your-passwords.md b/docs/getting_started/secure-your-passwords.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Use ansible-vault to encrypt the string, which it reads from the file. Adding th
 ansible-vault encrypt_string $(cat passfile) -n my_secret_var
 ```
 
-Ansible-vault will ask to enter a vault password, which is required to decrypt the value during ansible runtime afterwards.  
+Ansible-vault will ask to enter a vault password, which is required to decrypt the value during ansible runtime afterwards.<br>
 Consider this the "master key" for your vault-encrypted credentials.
 
 ```text
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ my_secret_var: !vault |
 Encryption successful
 ```
 
-Save the `my_secret_var` and encrypted multi-line value in your variable definitions and include the definition file as usual.  
+Save the `my_secret_var` and encrypted multi-line value in your variable definitions and include the definition file as usual.<br>
 The variable can as well be referenced and used by other variables for more flexibility.
 
 ```yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ rm passfile
 
 ## Run playbook which uses vault-encrypted content
 
-As soon as a vault-encrypted value is present in your playbook, ansible will require the vault password to be entered for playbook execution.  
+As soon as a vault-encrypted value is present in your playbook, ansible will require the vault password to be entered for playbook execution.<br>
 Add `--ask-vault` to your `ansible-playbook` command to prompt for this "master key" password and allow secure decryption.
 
 ```bash
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ _When encrypting multiple values that will be used together, you have to make su
 
 You can also encrypt an entire file, e.g. containing multiple secrets.
 
-However, if variables are defined in the file it will encrypt the variable names as well and makes it harder to identify the source definition of a referenced variable.  
+However, if variables are defined in the file it will encrypt the variable names as well and makes it harder to identify the source definition of a referenced variable.<br>
 Also, encrypting the entire file will require ansible-vault commands to view or edit the contents of the file. A file containing individually encrypted values can be viewed and edited as any other file without uncovering the actual secret value.
 
 `ansible-vault` will prompt for the vault password - either to be created for a new encrypted file, or to be used for decrypting existing content (for view or edit operations).
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ ansible-vault view file_containing_secrets.yml
 ansible-vault edit file_containing_secrets.yml
 ```
 
-This file can be included into a playbook similar to any other file include.  
+This file can be included into a playbook similar to any other file include.<br>
 The playbook will only be usable when the correct vault password is provided to `ansible-playbook` for the runtime, see above.
 
 ## More features and information

diff --git a/roles/sap_anydb_install_oracle/README.md b/roles/sap_anydb_install_oracle/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ The Ansible role `sap_anydb_install_oracle` is used to install Oracle Database 1
 <!-- BEGIN Prerequisites -->
 ## Prerequisites
 Managed Nodes:
+
 - Directory with installation media is present and `sap_anydb_install_oracle_extract_path` updated.</br>
   Download can be completed using [community.sap_launchpad](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_launchpad) Ansible Collection.
 <!-- END Prerequisites -->

diff --git a/roles/sap_general_preconfigure/README.md b/roles/sap_general_preconfigure/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Install required collections by `ansible-galaxy collection install -vv -r meta/c
 ## Prerequisites
 
 (Red Hat specific) Ensure system is installed according to:
+
 - RHEL 8: SAP note 2772999, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x: Installation and Configuration, section `Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8`.
 - RHEL 9: SAP note 3108316, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x: Installation and Configuration, section `Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9`.
 
@@ -64,52 +65,52 @@ Further referenced as `example.yml`
 
 <!-- BEGIN Role Tags -->
 ### Role Tags
+
 With the following tags, the role can be called to perform certain activities only:
+
 - tag `sap_general_preconfigure_installation`: Perform only the installation tasks
 - tag `sap_general_preconfigure_configuration`: Perform only the configuration tasks
 - tag `sap_general_preconfigure_3108316`: Perform only the tasks(s) related to this SAP note.
 - tag `sap_general_preconfigure_2772999_03`: Perform only the tasks(s) related to step 3 of the SAP note.
 - tag `sap_general_preconfigure_etc_hosts`: Perform only the tasks(s) related to this step. This step might be one of multiple
   configuration activities of a SAP note. Also this step might be valid for multiple RHEL major releases.
 
-<details>
-  <summary><b>How to run sap_general_preconfigure with tags</b></summary>
-
-  #### Perform only installation tasks:
-  ```console
-  ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_installation
-  ```
-
-  #### Perform only configuration tasks:
-  ```console
-  ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_configuration
-  ```
-
-  #### Verify and modify /etc/hosts file:
-  ```console
-  ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_etc_hosts
-  ```
-
-  #### Perform all configuration steps except verifying and modifying the /etc/hosts file
-  ```
-  ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_configuration --skip_tags=sap_general_preconfigure_etc_hosts
-  ```
-
-  #### (Red Hat) Perform configuration activities related to SAP note 3108316 (RHEL 9)
-  ```
-  ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_3108316
-  ```
-
-  #### (Red Hat) Perform configuration activities related to step 2 (SELinux settings) of SAP note 3108316 (RHEL 9)
-  ```
-  ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_3108316_02
-  ```
-
-  #### (Red Hat) Perform all configuration activities except those related to step 2 (SELinux settings) of SAP note 3108316 (RHEL 9 specific)
-  ```
-  ansible-playbook sap-general-preconfigure.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_configuration --skip_tags=sap_general_preconfigure_3108316_02
-  ```
-</details>
+#### How to run sap_general_preconfigure with tags
+
+Perform only installation tasks:
+```console
+ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_installation
+```
+
+Perform only configuration tasks:
+```console
+ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_configuration
+```
+
+Verify and modify /etc/hosts file:
+```console
+ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_etc_hosts
+```
+
+Perform all configuration steps except verifying and modifying the /etc/hosts file
+```
+ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_configuration --skip_tags=sap_general_preconfigure_etc_hosts
+```
+
+(Red Hat) Perform configuration activities related to SAP note 3108316 (RHEL 9)
+```
+ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_3108316
+```
+
+(Red Hat) Perform configuration activities related to step 2 (SELinux settings) of SAP note 3108316 (RHEL 9)
+```
+ansible-playbook sap.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_3108316_02
+```
+
+(Red Hat) Perform all configuration activities except those related to step 2 (SELinux settings) of SAP note 3108316 (RHEL 9 specific)
+```
+ansible-playbook sap-general-preconfigure.yml --tags=sap_general_preconfigure_configuration --skip_tags=sap_general_preconfigure_3108316_02
+```
 <!-- END Role Tags -->
 
 <!-- BEGIN Further Information -->

diff --git a/roles/sap_ha_install_anydb_ibmdb2/README.md b/roles/sap_ha_install_anydb_ibmdb2/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 The Ansible Role for instantiation of IBM Db2 'Integrated Linux Pacemaker' HADR cluster.
 
 **NOTE:** IBM Db2 with 'Integrated Linux Pacemaker' can use two deployment models:
+
 - Mutual Failover option, **not** covered by this Ansible Role
 - High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR) option for Idle Standby, initialized by this Ansible Role
 <!-- END Description -->
@@ -17,10 +18,13 @@ The Ansible Role for instantiation of IBM Db2 'Integrated Linux Pacemaker' HADR
 
 <!-- BEGIN Prerequisites -->
 ## Prerequisites
+
 Managed nodes:
+
 - Directory with installation media is present and `sap_ha_install_anydb_ibmdb2_software_directory` updated. Download can be completed using [community.sap_launchpad](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_launchpad) Ansible Collection.
 
 Software compatibility:
+
 - This Ansible Role is applicable to IBM Db2 11.5 certified for SAP.
 - It is applicable to 11.5.9 and later, which provides `db2cm` binary compatibility for AWS, GCP and MS Azure.
 <!-- END Prerequisites -->

diff --git a/roles/sap_ha_install_hana_hsr/README.md b/roles/sap_ha_install_hana_hsr/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ The Ansible Role `sap_ha_install_hana_hsr` is used to configure and enable SAP H
 <!-- BEGIN Prerequisites -->
 ## Prerequisites
 Managed nodes:
+
 - Same Operating system version
 - SAP HANA is installed with same version on both nodes.
 <!-- END Prerequisites -->
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ Managed nodes:
 <!-- BEGIN Execution Recommended -->
 ### Recommended
 It is recommended to execute this role together with other roles in this collection, in the following order:
+
 1. [sap_general_preconfigure](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_install/tree/main/roles/sap_general_preconfigure)
 2. [sap_hana_preconfigure](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_install/tree/main/roles/sap_hana_preconfigure)
 3. [sap_install_media_detect](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_install/tree/main/roles/sap_install_media_detect)