PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company has an SAP S/4HANA system running on AWS with a custom backup solution that uses AWS Backup. The backup policy includes daily backups with a retention of 30 days. The operations team notices that backup jobs for the SAP application server are failing intermittently. What should the team do to troubleshoot the issue?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Review the CloudWatch Logs for the backup job to identify error messages.
Amazon CloudWatch Logs capture detailed error messages from AWS Backup jobs, allowing the team to identify the root cause of intermittent failures. Option A is incorrect because while IAM permissions are necessary, intermittent failures are more likely due to transient issues detectable in logs. Option C is incorrect because switching to SAP HANA Studio does not leverage AWS Backup's integration and may not resolve underlying issues. Option D is incorrect because increasing backup frequency does not address the cause of failures and may increase load.
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Verify that the IAM role used by AWS Backup has sufficient permissions.
Why it's wrong here
While permissions could be an issue, it may not explain intermittent failures.
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Review the CloudWatch Logs for the backup job to identify error messages.
Why this is correct
CloudWatch Logs contain detailed error information for troubleshooting.
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Switch to using SAP HANA Studio for backups.
Why it's wrong here
This does not leverage AWS Backup and may introduce complexity.
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Increase the backup frequency to capture more recovery points.
Why it's wrong here
More frequent backups do not fix intermittent failures.
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