SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a large number of on-premises VMs to AWS. They need to assess the current environment and track migration progress. Which THREE AWS services should be used together?
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Why each option matters
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AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)
To assess the current environment and track migration progress for a large number of on-premises VMs, the correct combination is AWS Application Discovery Service (to discover and map dependencies), AWS Migration Hub (to track progress across multiple tools), and AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) (to automate VM migration). Option A (SMS) is deprecated and replaced by MGN. Option D (DMS) is for databases, not VMs.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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AWS Server Migration Service (SMS)
Why it's wrong here
SMS is deprecated; replaced by MGN.
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AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)
Why this is correct
Automates lift-and-shift migration of VMs.
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AWS Migration Hub
Why this is correct
Centralized tracking of migration progress.
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AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
Why it's wrong here
DMS is for database migration, not VMs.
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AWS Application Discovery Service
Why this is correct
Discovers on-premises servers and dependencies.
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