SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating its on-premises applications to AWS. The company has a mix of Windows and Linux servers. The migration team wants to automate the discovery of application dependencies and track the migration progress. Which TWO AWS services should the team use? (Choose TWO.)
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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AWS Application Discovery Service
AWS Application Discovery Service (option C) is correct because it is purpose-built to automatically discover on-premises servers (both Windows and Linux via the Discovery Agent or agentless VMware collector) and map application dependencies, network connections, and performance data to support migration planning. AWS Migration Hub (option E) is correct because it provides a single location to track the progress of application migrations across multiple AWS and partner migration tools, giving the team the migration-tracking capability they require. Together these two services directly address the stated goals of dependency discovery and progress tracking. AWS Systems Manager (option A) is for operational management of EC2 and hybrid instances (patching, run commands, inventory), not for discovering on-premises application dependencies or tracking migrations. AWS Config (option B) evaluates and records resource configuration compliance, and AWS CloudTrail (option D) logs API activity for auditing — neither performs dependency discovery or migration progress tracking.
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 Systems Manager
Why it's wrong here
Systems Manager handles patching, run commands and inventory on EC2 instances, but it neither maps application dependencies across servers nor tracks migration progress. It would be chosen for ongoing operational management of migrated nodes, not for the discovery and tracking phase this migration team requires.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config records resource configuration changes and evaluates compliance against rules; it does not discover application dependencies between servers or track migration waves. Config is the right pick for continuous configuration auditing and drift detection after resources exist, not for pre-migration dependency mapping.
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AWS Application Discovery Service
Why this is correct
AWS Application Discovery Service uses agentless or agent-based collection to map server dependencies, network connections and process data across both Windows and Linux hosts. This directly satisfies the stem's requirement to automate discovery of application dependencies before migration, feeding that inventory into Migration Hub for progress tracking.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API activity for audit and security investigation, capturing who called which AWS API. It provides no application dependency discovery and no migration progress tracking. CloudTrail would be correct for forensic auditing or detecting unusual API calls, not for planning and monitoring a server migration.
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AWS Migration Hub
Why this is correct
AWS Migration Hub provides a single location to track migration progress across multiple AWS migration tools, satisfying the requirement to monitor status centrally. It aggregates discovery data from Application Discovery Service, letting the team follow each application's migration journey without switching consoles.
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