SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a large number of on-premises virtual machines (VMs) to AWS using AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN). During the initial replication, some VMs fail with the error 'Replication agent cannot communicate with the AWS MGN endpoint'. Which TWO actions should the company take to resolve this issue? (Choose TWO.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure AWS PrivateLink VPC endpoints for AWS MGN in the target VPC
The correct actions are B and D. AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) requires the replication agent to communicate with the AWS MGN endpoint. If the source servers do not have outbound internet access (option D), you can configure AWS PrivateLink VPC endpoints for AWS MGN (option B) to establish connectivity without internet access. Option A (reinstalling the agent) is not a first troubleshooting step for connectivity issues. Option C (security group inbound rules) is about inbound traffic, but the agent initiates outbound connections. Option E (increasing CPU/memory) does not resolve communication failures.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Reinstall the AWS Replication Agent on the source servers
Why it's wrong here
Reinstalling does not fix network connectivity issues; the error indicates a communication problem.
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Configure AWS PrivateLink VPC endpoints for AWS MGN in the target VPC
Why this is correct
VPC endpoints allow private connectivity without internet access.
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Ensure that the security group of the replication servers allows inbound traffic from the source servers
Why it's wrong here
Inbound rules are for traffic coming into replication servers, not for agent communication.
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Verify that the source servers have outbound internet access to the AWS MGN endpoint
Why this is correct
Outbound access is required for the agent to communicate with AWS MGN.
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Increase the instance type of the source servers to provide more CPU and memory
Why it's wrong here
Instance type does not affect network connectivity to the MGN endpoint.
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