Amazon Web Services · 2026 Edition
A complete preparation guide written by Amazon Web Services-certified engineers. Covers the exam format,all 4 blueprint domains, a week-by-week study plan, and proven tips for passing first time.
3–5 months
Prep time
Advanced
Difficulty
65
Exam questions
750/1000
Pass mark
Exam code
PAS-C01
Full name
AWS SAP on AWS Specialty
Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Duration
170 minutes
Questions
65 items
Passing score
750/1000 (scaled)
Domains covered
4 blueprint domains
Recommended experience
5+ years of SAP administration experience; AWS experience strongly recommended
Typical prep time
3–5 months
PAS-C01 earns the AWS Certified: SAP on AWS – Specialty designation. It validates deep knowledge of SAP architecture on AWS — a niche but high-value credential for SAP Basis administrators, SAP architects, and AWS professionals supporting large SAP installations.
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Domain percentage weights are not currently available for this exam. The checklist below is still useful for planning your study.
Weeks 1–3
SAP on AWS Architecture: certified instance types, storage layout, network design
Tip: Not all EC2 instance types are SAP-certified. Know the primary SAP-certified instance families: x1e and x2idn (high memory, SAP HANA), r-series (general SAP workloads), and that SAP HANA has strict requirements for memory-to-core ratios documented in the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM).
Weeks 4–6
SAP HANA on AWS: deployment options, high availability, SAP HANA System Replication
Tip: SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) Tier 1 (synchronous, same AZ for HA) vs Tier 2 (asynchronous, different AZ for DR) — know the replication modes and what they protect against. Pacemaker cluster manager is used for automatic failover in HA configurations.
Weeks 7–8
SAP Migration to AWS: Lift and Shift, conversion to SAP HANA, RISE with SAP
Tip: Know the SAP migration path options: homogeneous system copy (same OS and DB), heterogeneous system copy (different OS or DB — used for SAP HANA database migration), and SAP SWPM (Software Provisioning Manager) for the migration execution.
Weeks 9–12
SAP Operations on AWS: backups (AWS Backint Agent), monitoring, security, cost optimisation
Tip: AWS Backint Agent for SAP HANA integrates directly with SAP HANA's backup framework and stores backups to S3. Know that it supports full, differential, and log backups, and that the recovery procedure uses HANA Studio or hdbsql with the Backint catalog.
SAP HANA memory requirements are directly tested — know that SAP HANA is an in-memory database and that all OLAP data must fit in RAM. AWS x2idn and x2iedn instances with up to 24 TiB RAM are used for the largest HANA workloads.
Amazon EFS vs Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP for SAP shared file systems: EFS is simpler NFS-based storage; FSx for NetApp ONTAP supports NFS, SMB, and iSCSI with NetApp SnapMirror for replication — preferred for SAP workloads requiring NetApp features or where on-premises SAP uses NetApp storage.
AWS Launch Wizard for SAP automates the deployment of SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA on AWS following AWS and SAP best practices. Know that Launch Wizard validates instance type compatibility and network configuration before deployment.
SAP Fiori on AWS: S3 and CloudFront are used to host Fiori apps statically, improving performance for global users. Know that Fiori apps can be deployed independently of the SAP backend system.
Cost optimisation for SAP on AWS: schedule non-production SAP systems to stop outside business hours using AWS Systems Manager Automation or Lambda, use Reserved Instances for production SAP workloads (3-year term for maximum discount), and right-size using CloudWatch memory metrics from the SAP HANA Cloud Connector.
Apply everything in this guide with adaptive practice questions, detailed answer explanations, and domain analytics.
Deep-dive explanations of the key topics tested on PAS-C01 — with exam key points and common misconceptions.