SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a virtualized workload to AWS. The current environment uses VMware vSphere. The company wants to migrate the virtual machines (VMs) to AWS with minimal changes. Which AWS service should the company use?
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 VM Import/Export
AWS VM Import/Export allows you to import virtual machines from on-premises environments, including VMware vSphere, into Amazon EC2 as AMIs, enabling migration with minimal changes. Option A is wrong because VMware Cloud on AWS is a managed service that runs VMware SDDC on AWS, but it does not directly migrate existing VMs to EC2; it requires the VMs to be moved into the SDDC. Option B is wrong because AWS Application Discovery Service is used for discovery and assessment, not for actual migration. Option C is wrong because AWS Migration Hub provides a central tracking dashboard for migrations but does not perform the migration itself.
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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VMware Cloud on AWS
Why it's wrong here
VMware Cloud on AWS runs VMware SDDC, not a direct lift-and-shift of existing VMs.
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AWS Migration Hub
Why it's wrong here
Migration Hub tracks migrations but does not perform the actual migration.
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AWS Application Discovery Service
Why it's wrong here
Discovery service collects information about VMs but does not migrate them.
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AWS VM Import/Export
Why this is correct
VM Import/Export enables importing VMs from on-premises to AWS as EC2 instances.
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