| Constraint | Details | |------------|---------| | | Strictly for development, learning, and prototyping – not for production or performance testing. | | Expiration | Many appliances have time-bombed licenses (e.g., valid for 90 days). Solution: Take a snapshot before first start, or re-download later. | | Hardware | You need 16–32 GB RAM and a modern SSD. Running an SAP VM on 8 GB RAM is painfully slow. | | Disk Space | Extracted VM size is often 80–150 GB – plan accordingly. |
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