PAS-C01 Migration Practice Test 18 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A company is migrating its SAP Business Suite on SAP HANA from on-premises to AWS. The on-premises system uses a custom SAP kernel with specific patch levels. During the migration, the team must ensure that the target system on AWS runs a supported SAP kernel and that the database is migrated with minimal downtime. The company wants to use AWS services to automate the migration process. Which combination of steps should the team take?

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Accepted Answer

Perform a homogeneous system copy using SAP HANA system replication for the database, and install a supported SAP kernel on the target application servers before cutover.. The correct approach combines SAP HANA system replication for the database to minimize downtime and installing a supported SAP kernel on the target application servers before cutover. This ensures both minimal downtime and compliance with SAP support requirements on AWS. Other options either use unsupported services, cause excessive downtime, or rely on incorrect tools.

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Use AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) to replicate the entire SAP system, including the custom kernel, and then upgrade the kernel on AWS after cutover.

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Export the SAP HANA database to a flat file and import it on an Amazon EC2 instance, then update the kernel using SAP Kernel Update Manager.

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Use AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to migrate the SAP HANA database to Amazon RDS for SAP HANA, and then apply the supported kernel on the application servers.

Question 2

A company is migrating an SAP NetWeaver Java stack used for SAP Process Integration to AWS. The system connects to on-premises SAP ERP systems over RFC and to external partners over HTTPS. Security policy requires that no SAP traffic traverse the public internet and that the migration preserve the existing IP addresses of the SAP servers. Which AWS design meets these requirements?

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Deploy the SAP systems in a VPC with the same CIDR as on-premises, assign the original private IP addresses to the EC2 instances, and connect to on-premises with AWS Direct Connect; route partner HTTPS traffic over the Direct Connect link through the on-premises network.. Preserving private IP addresses during a migration requires the target VPC CIDR to include the original address range, which in practice means a matching or carefully routed CIDR design. Private connectivity to on-premises is provided by AWS Direct Connect or Site-to-Site VPN, and keeping partner traffic off the public internet can be achieved by routing it through the on-premises network over that private connection. This combination satisfies both the privacy and IP preservation requirements.

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Deploy the SAP systems in private subnets, use AWS Site-to-Site VPN or AWS Direct Connect for on-premises connectivity, and use a Network Load Balancer with a private IP for partner HTTPS traffic routed through a transit gateway to the partner network.

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Deploy the SAP systems in a VPC with a non-overlapping CIDR, use AWS PrivateLink for on-premises RFC connectivity, and use AWS Global Accelerator for partner HTTPS traffic.

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Deploy the SAP systems in a public subnet with Elastic IP addresses, and use an internet gateway for partner HTTPS traffic; use a VPN connection for on-premises RFC traffic.

Question 3

A company is migrating an SAP NetWeaver Java stack to AWS. The source system uses an Oracle database. The target will use SAP HANA on Amazon EC2. The migration must be performed with minimal downtime and the source system must remain available for users until the final cutover. Which method should they use for the database migration?

Accepted Answer

Use SAP Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM) with the 'Database Migration' option and the SAP Migration Monitor to perform a parallel export/import.. For a heterogeneous database migration from Oracle to SAP HANA with minimal downtime, SAP's Database Migration Option (DMO) within SWPM is the correct tool. It combines the system copy and database migration, allowing parallel processing and keeping the source available until cutover. Other options are either unsupported or do not directly migrate to SAP HANA.

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Use Oracle Data Guard to replicate the Oracle database to an Amazon RDS for Oracle instance, then migrate to SAP HANA.

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Use SAP HANA System Replication to replicate the Oracle database to the target SAP HANA system, then perform a takeover.

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Use AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) with Oracle as source and SAP HANA on EC2 as target.

Question 4

A company is migrating a distributed SAP NetWeaver system (ABAP+Java) to AWS. The system includes a central services instance, multiple application servers, and a database. The migration team must ensure that the target AWS environment meets SAP's requirements for high availability and disaster recovery. Which TWO actions should they take to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Configure an Application Load Balancer to distribute traffic across multiple application servers in multiple Availability Zones.. To meet SAP's high availability and disaster recovery requirements on AWS, the central services must be distributed across Availability Zones, and application servers should be load-balanced across multiple AZs. These actions ensure that a single AZ failure does not cause a complete outage. The other options either concentrate resources in one AZ, lack failover capabilities, or do not provide cross-AZ redundancy.

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Use Amazon EBS snapshots to back up the SAP HANA database and store them in a single Availability Zone.

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Place all SAP application servers in a single Availability Zone to reduce network latency.

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Use Amazon Route 53 with a simple routing policy to direct users to the SAP system.

Question 5

A company is migrating a large SAP Business Warehouse (BW) system on SAP HANA to AWS. The system is currently on-premises and uses a scale-up architecture. The company wants to minimize downtime during the migration and ensure data consistency. They plan to use a combination of AWS services and SAP tools. Which TWO steps should be included in the migration plan to achieve these goals? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Perform a backup and restore using SAP HANA's native backup and recovery tools, transferring the backup to Amazon S3 and restoring to the target EC2 instance.. To minimize downtime and ensure data consistency during a large SAP BW on HANA migration, two viable steps are SAP HANA System Replication and SAP HANA backup/restore. System Replication allows near-zero downtime by replicating changes and then performing a takeover. Backup/restore is a reliable method for large databases, though it may require some downtime. AWS DMS does not support HANA as a target, AWS MGN is not suitable for HANA consistency, and SWPM export/import is time-consuming. Therefore, the two correct steps are System Replication and backup/restore.

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Use AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) with the SAP HANA target endpoint to continuously replicate data.

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Use AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) to replicate the entire SAP BW application server and database to AWS.

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Use SAP Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM) to export the SAP BW system and import it to the target AWS environment.

Question 6

A company is migrating a large SAP S/4HANA system to AWS. The source system runs on SAP HANA 2.0 SPS05 on-premises. The migration team wants to use SAP HANA system replication to minimize downtime. The target environment will be on Amazon EC2 using High Memory instances. The team needs to ensure that the replication link is secure and that the takeover is as fast as possible. Which combination of steps should they take to meet these requirements?

Accepted Answer

Configure SAP HANA system replication in async mode with log shipping, and use AWS Direct Connect with a private virtual interface for the replication traffic.. SAP HANA system replication in async mode with log shipping avoids performance impact on the primary by not waiting for synchronous acknowledgment. AWS Direct Connect with a private virtual interface offers a dedicated, secure, and low-latency network path, which is critical for shipping logs and enabling a fast takeover. This combination balances performance and security for a large S/4HANA migration.

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Configure SAP HANA system replication in sync mode over a VPN connection, and use AWS Direct Connect for the initial data transfer.

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Use SAP HANA system replication in sync mode over AWS Site-to-Site VPN, and enable compression to reduce bandwidth usage.

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Use SAP HANA system replication in async mode over the public internet with TLS encryption, and use AWS Snowball to seed the secondary.

Question 7

A company is migrating a large SAP Business Warehouse (BW) system to AWS. The system uses SAP HANA as the database and has a significant amount of historical data. The company wants to reduce the migration time and ensure data consistency. They plan to use SAP HANA system replication for the initial data transfer. Which TWO additional steps should they take to ensure a successful migration with minimal downtime? (Choose two.)

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Set up AWS Direct Connect or VPN between on-premises and AWS to ensure reliable and secure data transfer.. To migrate SAP HANA with minimal downtime, a reliable network connection (Direct Connect or VPN) is essential for system replication. Configuring system replication in delta mode allows continuous synchronization until cutover, minimizing downtime. AWS DMS does not support HANA, Snowball is for offline transfer and not for continuous replication, and multi-tier replication is unnecessary for a straightforward migration.

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Use AWS Snowball Edge to transfer the HANA data to AWS.

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Enable SAP HANA multi-tier system replication to distribute the load.

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Use AWS DMS to replicate data from the on-premises HANA database to Amazon RDS for HANA.

Question 8

A company is planning to migrate its SAP S/4HANA system to AWS. The system uses SAP HANA database and SAP NetWeaver application servers. The migration team wants to ensure that the SAP system is properly licensed and supported on AWS. Which TWO actions should the team take before the migration? (Choose two.)

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Register the AWS account with SAP to obtain the necessary SAP licenses and support.. Before migrating SAP to AWS, the team must register the AWS account with SAP to enable proper licensing and support. Additionally, they must use SAP-certified AWS services, such as certified EC2 instance types for SAP HANA, to maintain SAP support and ensure performance. These two actions are critical for a supported and compliant migration.

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Migrate the SAP system to a single Availability Zone to reduce latency.

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Convert the SAP HANA database to a non-certified database engine to reduce costs.

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Implement a bring-your-own-license (BYOL) model for the SAP applications and databases.

Question 9

A company is migrating an SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) system running on SAP ASE to AWS. The target will use SAP ASE on Amazon EC2. The migration must preserve the SAP SID and the existing database schema, and the change window is 8 hours. The database is 2 TB. The team wants to use a physical migration approach. Which method should the team use?

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Perform an SAP homogeneous system copy using SAP ASE dump and load, transferring the dump files to Amazon S3 and loading them on the target EC2 instance.. SAP ASE dump and load is the physical homogeneous system copy method that preserves the SAP SID and schema. Transferring dump files through Amazon S3 and loading them on the target EC2 instance fits a 2 TB database into an 8-hour window far better than a logical export/import, which rewrites all data and typically exceeds that time.

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Use AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to replicate the SAP ASE database to an Amazon RDS for SAP ASE instance.

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Create an Amazon EBS snapshot of the on-premises SAP ASE data and log volumes and restore it to the target EC2 instance.

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Use SAP Software Provisioning Manager to perform a homogeneous system copy with a database export and import on the target EC2 instance.

Question 10

A company is migrating an SAP NetWeaver Java system to AWS. The source system uses an Oracle database on AIX. The target will use SAP HANA on an EC2 instance. The migration project requires minimal downtime and the ability to roll back quickly if issues arise. Which migration strategy should be used?

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Use the Software Update Manager (SUM) with Database Migration Option (DMO) to migrate directly from Oracle to SAP HANA.. SUM with DMO is the recommended tool for migrating SAP NetWeaver systems from any database to SAP HANA, especially when minimal downtime and rollback capability are required. It performs the migration and optional upgrade in a single process, reducing the overall downtime window. Other methods either replicate to the wrong target, add unnecessary steps, or result in longer downtime.

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Use Oracle Data Guard to replicate the database to an Amazon RDS for Oracle instance, then use AWS SCT and DMS to convert to SAP HANA.

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Perform a homogeneous system copy using SWPM, then convert the database to SAP HANA using SUM with DMO.

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Perform a heterogeneous system copy using SAP migration monitor with export/import, then install SAP HANA as the new database.

Question 11

A company is migrating a distributed SAP NetWeaver system to AWS. The system consists of a central services instance, multiple application servers, and an SAP HANA database. The company wants to minimize downtime and ensure high availability during the migration. They plan to use SAP HANA system replication for the database and AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) for the application servers. Which TWO additional steps are necessary to ensure a successful cutover? (Choose two.)

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Stop the SAP application servers on-premises before performing the final takeover of the SAP HANA database.. The two necessary steps are to stop the SAP application servers on-premises before the final database takeover and to test the cutover procedure in a non-production environment. Stopping the application servers prevents data inconsistency during the database takeover. Testing the procedure validates the steps and timing, reducing risk. Other options involve unsupported tools or unnecessary configurations.

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Ensure that the SAP HANA system replication is set up in synchronous mode with full sync to guarantee zero data loss.

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Configure AWS MGN to perform a final synchronization of the application servers with the SAP HANA database after the database takeover.

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Use AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to replicate ongoing changes from the on-premises SAP HANA database to Amazon EC2 after the initial system replication.

Question 12

A company is migrating a distributed SAP NetWeaver system to AWS. The system consists of a central services instance, multiple application servers, and an SAP HANA database. The company wants to ensure that the migration minimizes downtime and that the target architecture is highly available. The migration team plans to use AWS native services for high availability. Which TWO actions should the team take to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Deploy the SAP HANA database on Amazon EC2 with a secondary instance in a different Availability Zone using SAP HANA System Replication.. To achieve high availability for a distributed SAP NetWeaver system on AWS, the database should use SAP HANA System Replication across Availability Zones, and the Central Services should be configured with a cluster manager like Pacemaker across Availability Zones. These actions address the critical components and minimize downtime during failover. Other options either use unsupported services or incorrect load balancing methods for SAP.

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Place the SAP application servers behind a Network Load Balancer and use sticky sessions.

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Use AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to continuously replicate the SAP HANA database to a standby instance in another Region.

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Use an Application Load Balancer to distribute traffic across multiple SAP application servers.

Question 13

A company is migrating a large SAP Business Warehouse (BW) system on SAP HANA to AWS. The source system is on-premises and uses a scale-out HANA configuration with multiple worker nodes. The target on AWS will also use a scale-out configuration. The migration must ensure data consistency and minimal downtime. Which two steps should be performed as part of the migration? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Perform a HANA backup on the on-premises system, transfer the backup to Amazon S3, and restore it on the target HANA system using HANA Studio or HDBSQL.. SAP HANA system replication and backup/restore are both valid methods for migrating a scale-out HANA system to AWS. System replication provides continuous synchronization and minimal downtime through takeover, while backup/restore is a reliable method for large databases when replication is not feasible. Both ensure data consistency. The other options either use tools not suited for HANA migration or do not maintain consistency across scale-out nodes.

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Use AWS DataSync to copy the HANA data and log files to Amazon S3, then restore them to the target HANA system.

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Use SAP HANA remote data sync to continuously replicate data to an AWS-based HANA instance, then switch over.

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Use AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) to replicate the entire on-premises HANA server to AWS, then reconfigure the scale-out nodes.

Question 14

A company is migrating a Business Warehouse (BW) system on SAP HANA to AWS. The source system is 10 TB and is used for critical reporting. The company wants to use a backup/restore method to minimize the migration window. They have a 1 Gbps AWS Direct Connect connection. They need to ensure that the backup and restore process is as fast as possible and that the target system is ready for production. Which approach should they take?

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Perform a full backup to a file system on the source, transfer the backup files over AWS Direct Connect to the target SAP HANA instance, and restore using SAP HANA Studio.. For a 10 TB SAP HANA database with a 1 Gbps Direct Connect, transferring backup files directly over the network to the target instance is the fastest and simplest method. It leverages the existing high-bandwidth connection and avoids the overhead of additional services like DataSync or Snowball. The restore can be done with standard SAP HANA tools, and the target system can be readied for production.

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Perform a full backup directly to an Amazon EBS volume attached to the target SAP HANA instance, then restore from that volume.

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Perform a full backup to a network file system (NFS) share on-premises, then copy the backup files to Amazon S3 using AWS DataSync, and restore to SAP HANA on AWS.

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Use AWS Snowball Edge to ship the backup files to AWS, then restore to SAP HANA on AWS.

Question 15

A company is migrating an SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) system to AWS. The system runs on IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows on AIX. The target will be an EC2 instance running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications with IBM Db2 on Linux. The migration must preserve the SAP SID and hostname. Which migration method should be used?

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Perform a homogeneous system copy using SWPM, restoring the Db2 backup on the target and running post-processing steps.. A homogeneous system copy is the correct approach when the database type remains the same, even if the OS changes. SWPM handles the restore of the Db2 backup and performs the necessary adaptations to preserve the SAP SID and hostname. The other options either misclassify the copy type, use replication not suitable for SAP migration, or rely on a tool that does not support the source OS or SAP-specific steps.

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Use AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) to replicate the AIX server to an EC2 instance, then convert the OS to Linux.

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Perform a heterogeneous system copy using SWPM with export/import, then install Db2 on the target.

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Use IBM Db2 High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) to replicate the database to an Amazon RDS for Db2 instance, then switch over.