SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a legacy application to AWS using the rehost (lift-and-shift) strategy. The application uses a proprietary database that is not supported by Amazon RDS. The company wants to automate the migration of multiple servers and minimize downtime. Which AWS service should be used to automate the server migration?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN).
AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) automates lift-and-shift with minimal downtime. Option A is wrong because AWS CloudFormation is for infrastructure provisioning, not migration. Option C is wrong because AWS Server Migration Service (SMS) is older and less automated compared to MGN. Option D is wrong because AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) is for databases, not servers.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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AWS CloudFormation to recreate the server configuration.
Why it's wrong here
AWS CloudFormation is for infrastructure provisioning, not migration.
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AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN).
Why this is correct
AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) automates lift-and-shift with minimal downtime.
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AWS Server Migration Service (SMS).
Why it's wrong here
AWS Server Migration Service (SMS) is older and less automated compared to MGN.
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AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) for the database and manual server migration.
Why it's wrong here
AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) is for databases, not servers.
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