PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Test 26 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A company is planning to run SAP HANA on AWS and needs to ensure that the instance is optimally placed for low latency between the application and database tiers. Which AWS feature should be used?

Accepted Answer

Cluster placement group. Option C is correct because a cluster placement group is designed for low-latency, high-throughput communication between instances. Option A is wrong because an Auto Scaling group is for scaling, not placement. Option B is wrong because an ALB is for load balancing. Option D is wrong because a VPC endpoint does not affect instance placement.

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Application Load Balancer

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VPC endpoint

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Auto Scaling group

Question 2

A company is migrating an SAP system to AWS and needs to ensure that the SAP license is compliant. The current license is based on the number of users. Which AWS pricing model is most appropriate for this scenario?

Accepted Answer

On-Demand instances. Option B is correct because On-Demand instances provide flexibility to scale without upfront commitment, and SAP licensing is user-based, not tied to instance size. Option A is wrong because Reserved Instances lock in a specific instance type. Option C is wrong because Dedicated Hosts may be needed for some SAP licenses but not for user-based licensing. Option D is wrong because Spot Instances are not suitable for production SAP systems.

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Spot Instances

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Reserved Instances

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Dedicated Hosts

Question 3

An SAP system on AWS is using an Oracle database. The company wants to implement automated backups to Amazon S3. Which AWS service should be used to orchestrate the backup process?

Accepted Answer

AWS Backup. Option A is correct because AWS Backup supports Oracle databases and can automate backups to S3. Option B is wrong because DMS is for migration, not backups. Option C is wrong because RDS is a managed service, not applicable to self-managed Oracle. Option D is wrong because S3 Lifecycle policies manage object lifecycle, not backup orchestration.

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Amazon RDS for Oracle

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Amazon S3 Lifecycle policies

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AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)

Question 4

A company is designing a disaster recovery solution for SAP HANA on AWS. The primary site is in us-east-1, and the DR site is in us-west-2. Which TWO strategies can be used to replicate HANA data to the DR region? (Choose TWO.)

Accepted Answer

Use AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) for ongoing replication. Options A and C are correct. SAP HANA System Replication can be configured across regions for continuous replication. AWS DMS can also replicate data to a target database in another region. Option B is wrong because EBS snapshots are not real-time and require manual copying. Option D is wrong because S3 Cross-Region Replication is for objects, not block storage. Option E is wrong because CloudEndure is for server migration, not HANA replication.

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Copy EBS snapshots to the DR region using AWS CLI

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Configure S3 Cross-Region Replication for HANA data files

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Use AWS CloudEndure Disaster Recovery

Question 5

A company is using SAP S/4HANA on AWS and wants to optimize costs. Which THREE actions would help reduce costs without impacting performance? (Choose THREE.)

Accepted Answer

Implement automatic start/stop for development and test instances. Options A, C, and E are correct. Using Reserved Instances for predictable workloads reduces cost. Rightsizing instances ensures you are not over-provisioned. Automating start/stop for non-production instances saves costs. Option B is wrong because gp2 is less expensive than io2 but may not meet performance requirements. Option D is wrong because Dedicated Hosts are more expensive.

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Use Dedicated Hosts for better isolation

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Replace io2 Block Express volumes with gp2 volumes

Question 6

A company is planning to run SAP NetWeaver on AWS. Which TWO services are recommended for monitoring the SAP system? (Choose TWO.)

Accepted Answer

Amazon CloudWatch with SAP monitoring agent. Options A and C are correct. Amazon CloudWatch can monitor SAP metrics, and SAP Solution Manager can be integrated with AWS for comprehensive monitoring. Option B is wrong because AWS Config is for configuration auditing. Option D is wrong because AWS Trusted Advisor provides best-practice checks, not real-time monitoring. Option E is wrong because Amazon Inspector is for security assessment.

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Amazon Inspector

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AWS Trusted Advisor

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AWS Config

Question 7

A company is designing an SAP HANA workload on AWS. They need to ensure high availability for the SAP HANA database with automatic failover in case of an instance failure. Which AWS service should they use to achieve this?

Accepted Answer

Pacemaker cluster on Amazon EC2 with EBS multi-attach. SAP HANA supports system replication, and using a cluster manager like Pacemaker on Amazon EC2 with EBS multi-attach enables automatic failover. AWS does not offer a managed SAP HANA HA service.

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Amazon RDS for SAP HANA

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AWS Elastic Beanstalk

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Amazon Route 53 health checks with DNS failover

Question 8

An SAP Basis administrator is migrating an SAP NetWeaver system from on-premises to AWS. They want to minimize downtime during the migration of the database. Which AWS service is best suited for this?

Accepted Answer

AWS Database Migration Service (DMS). AWS DMS can perform live migration with minimal downtime by continuously replicating changes from the source database to the target RDS instance.

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AWS Server Migration Service (SMS)

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AWS CloudEndure Migration

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AWS Snowball Edge

Question 9

A company is running SAP S/4HANA on AWS and needs to back up the SAP HANA database to Amazon S3 with the ability to perform point-in-time recovery. Which approach meets these requirements?

Accepted Answer

Use the SAP HANA BACKUP command with S3 as the backup destination via the hdbsql tool. Option C is correct because SAP HANA natively supports backing up directly to Amazon S3 using the `BACKUP DATA` command with the `S3` destination parameter via `hdbsql`. This allows point-in-time recovery by leveraging HANA's own log backup mechanism, which writes transaction log backups to S3 continuously, enabling restore to any specific point in time without intermediate storage layers.

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Configure SAP HANA backup to write to Amazon EFS, then use AWS DataSync to copy to S3

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Use AWS Backup to schedule backups of the EC2 instances running SAP HANA

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Attach Amazon EBS volumes and use EBS snapshots for point-in-time recovery

Question 10

A company wants to implement a disaster recovery (DR) strategy for its SAP landscape on AWS. The primary site is in us-east-1, and the DR site is in us-west-2. They need to replicate SAP HANA database asynchronously with a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 15 minutes. Which AWS service should they use?

Accepted Answer

SAP HANA System Replication. SAP HANA System Replication is the native mechanism for asynchronous replication of HANA databases. AWS does not provide a managed replication service for HANA.

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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS)

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Amazon S3 cross-region replication for HANA backup files

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AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) with ongoing replication

Question 11

An SAP administrator is designing a new SAP NetWeaver system on AWS. They need to choose an EC2 instance type that is certified for SAP. Which source should they consult?

Accepted Answer

SAP Note 2235581 (SAP HANA Hardware Directory). SAP Note 2235581 is the authoritative source for the SAP HANA Hardware Directory, which lists all EC2 instance types certified for SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver. AWS relies on SAP's own certification process, so only SAP's official directory provides the definitive list of supported instance types.

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Amazon EC2 console

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AWS Pricing Calculator

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AWS documentation on EC2 instance types

Question 12

A company is experiencing performance issues with their SAP ERP system on AWS. The system is running on an r5.4xlarge EC2 instance with gp2 EBS volumes. The database is SAP HANA. CloudWatch metrics show high write latency on the data volume. Which change would most likely improve performance?

Accepted Answer

Change the volume type to io2 Block Express. io2 Block Express volumes provide higher IOPS and lower latency compared to gp2, suitable for SAP HANA.

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Increase the size of the gp2 volume to get more baseline IOPS

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Move the database to a t3.large instance

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Enable EBS optimization on the instance

Question 13

A company is planning to run SAP S/4HANA on AWS and needs to ensure that the system can automatically recover from an Availability Zone failure. They want to use SAP HANA System Replication with automatic failover. Which AWS configuration is required?

Accepted Answer

Pacemaker cluster with STONITH across two Availability Zones. Pacemaker cluster with STONITH ensures automatic failover by fencing failed nodes. EBS Multi-Attach is not supported across AZs, so NFS or other shared storage is used.

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AWS Auto Scaling groups with lifecycle hooks

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Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployment

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Amazon EFS as shared storage for HANA data

Question 14

A company wants to automate the deployment of SAP systems on AWS. Which AWS service is most appropriate for infrastructure as code (IaC) for SAP?

Accepted Answer

AWS CloudFormation. AWS CloudFormation is the most appropriate service for infrastructure as code (IaC) for SAP because it allows you to define and provision AWS infrastructure declaratively using templates. This enables repeatable, version-controlled deployments of complex SAP landscapes, including EC2 instances, networking, storage, and security groups, which is critical for SAP's strict architectural requirements.

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AWS OpsWorks

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AWS Elastic Beanstalk

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AWS CodeDeploy

Question 15

Which TWO of the following are valid considerations when designing the network for SAP workloads on AWS? (Select TWO.)

Accepted Answer

Enable jumbo frames on the VPC for SAP application tier. SAP systems require jumbo frames to improve network performance, and placement groups can reduce latency. NACLs are stateless and can be used for security, but the question asks for design considerations.

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Use a single subnet for all SAP tiers to simplify routing

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Use a public subnet for the SAP database tier

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Disable VPC Flow Logs to save costs