PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
A company has an SAP HANA database running on an EC2 instance with EBS volumes. The database requires 10,000 IOPS consistently. The current volume type is gp3 with 3000 IOPS. Which change should be made to meet the IOPS requirement?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Change the volume type to io2 Block Express and provision 10,000 IOPS.
Io2 Block Express volumes are designed for high-performance workloads and can provision up to 256,000 IOPS, easily meeting the 10,000 IOPS requirement. Option B is wrong because increasing the volume size of a gp3 volume does not automatically increase IOPS beyond the baseline; gp3 IOPS are provisioned independently of size. Option C is wrong because while gp3 can be provisioned up to 16,000 IOPS, io2 Block Express offers consistent low-latency performance needed for SAP HANA. Option D is wrong because instance store volumes are ephemeral and data is lost on instance stop or termination, making them unsuitable for persistent database storage.
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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Change the volume type to io2 Block Express and provision 10,000 IOPS.
Why this is correct
io2 Block Express volumes support high IOPS and are suitable for SAP HANA.
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Increase the volume size of the gp3 volume to automatically increase IOPS.
Why it's wrong here
gp3 base IOPS is independent of size; you can provision up to 16,000 IOPS but io2 is preferred for consistent high IOPS.
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Increase the IOPS on the existing gp3 volume to 10,000.
Why it's wrong here
gp3 max IOPS is 16,000, but io2 is more cost-effective for high IOPS and consistent performance.
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Add an instance store volume and move the data to it.
Why it's wrong here
Instance store is ephemeral and data is lost on stop/termination.
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