A colleague says HANA data/log volumes 'always' live under /hana/data/ . When is that true, when is it not, and which parameters actually decide?

SAP HANA 2.0 Administration · Database & Tenant Administration

A colleague says HANA data/log volumes 'always' live under /hana/data/<SID>. When is that true, when is it not, and which parameters actually decide?

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