PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is deploying a mission-critical SAP S/4HANA system on AWS. They need to ensure the highest level of availability and minimize data loss. Which TWO strategies should they implement? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse Amazon RDS Multi-AZ with SAP HANA database replication, but SAP HANA is not supported on RDS and must be managed directly on EC2 with HANA System Replication.
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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Set up HANA System Replication in synchronous mode across two Availability Zones
HANA System Replication in synchronous mode ensures that every committed transaction is written to the primary and replicated to a secondary HANA instance before the commit is acknowledged. This provides near-zero data loss (RPO=0) and, combined with automatic failover, supports high availability across Availability Zones.
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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Use EC2 Spot Instances for the primary application server
Why it's wrong here
Spot Instances can be interrupted, not suitable for mission-critical systems.
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Configure automated EBS snapshots every 5 minutes
Why it's wrong here
Snapshots are for backup, not HA; 5-minute snapshots may impact performance.
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Use Amazon RDS Multi-AZ for the HANA database
Why it's wrong here
HANA is not supported on RDS.
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Set up HANA System Replication in synchronous mode across two Availability Zones
Why this is correct
Synchronous replication ensures no data loss and automatic failover.
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Deploy the ASCS and PAS instances in a cluster with Pacemaker across AZs
Why this is correct
Pacemaker cluster provides HA for SAP Central Services and application layer.
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