PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
A company is deploying SAP NetWeaver on AWS and needs to configure the SAP application server instances for high availability. Which AWS feature is used to distribute traffic across multiple application server instances in different Availability Zones?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse DNS-based routing (Route 53) with application-layer load balancing, not realizing that Route 53 weighted routing lacks health-check-aware traffic distribution and session persistence, which are required for SAP high availability.
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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Application Load Balancer
The Application Load Balancer (ALB) is the correct AWS service for distributing traffic across multiple SAP application server instances in different Availability Zones. ALB operates at Layer 7, supports health checks, and can route HTTP/HTTPS traffic to target groups spanning multiple AZs, which is essential for SAP NetWeaver's stateless application layer high availability.
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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Auto Scaling group
Why it's wrong here
Manages instance count, not traffic distribution.
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Amazon Route 53 weighted routing
Why it's wrong here
DNS-based routing, not real-time load balancing.
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Application Load Balancer
Why this is correct
ALB distributes traffic across instances in multiple AZs.
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NAT Gateway
Why it's wrong here
For outbound internet traffic, not load balancing.
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