PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is deploying SAP NetWeaver on AWS and needs to ensure high availability for the SAP Central Services (ASCS) and Enqueue Replication Server (ERS). Which AWS services can be used to implement a failover cluster for ASCS and ERS? (Select THREE.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates assume a traditional floating IP is required for SAP ASCS/ERS failover, but AWS recommends using an NLB and/or Route 53 to provide a stable endpoint, making custom scripts for floating IP management optional rather than mandatory.
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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Elastic Load Balancing
Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) is correct because it can be used in conjunction with a Network Load Balancer (NLB) to provide a stable endpoint for SAP ASCS and ERS failover. The NLB supports static IP addresses and can be configured with health checks that monitor the SAP service, automatically routing traffic to the healthy node in the cluster. This eliminates the need for a traditional floating IP and integrates with AWS-native failover mechanisms.
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 CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail is for API auditing.
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Elastic Load Balancing
Why this is correct
Can be used to route traffic to the active ASCS instance.
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Amazon Route 53
Why this is correct
DNS failover can redirect clients to the secondary node.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config tracks configuration changes.
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Custom scripts to manage floating IP and start/stop services
Why this is correct
Scripts can orchestrate failover.
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