PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is deploying SAP S/4HANA on AWS and needs to back up the HANA database to Amazon S3. The database is 1 TB and changes frequently. The backup must be completed within 4 hours. What is the most efficient backup method?
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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Configure SAP HANA Backint agent to stream backups directly to Amazon S3.
SAP HANA Backint for Amazon S3 is the most efficient backup method because it enables direct, integrated streaming of HANA backups to S3 without intermediate files or manual steps. This reduces backup time and complexity. Option A (EBS snapshots) captures entire volumes, not a database-consistent backup, and requires additional steps to copy to S3. Option B (manual export and upload) is slow and error-prone for a 1 TB database. Option C (AWS Backup) supports HANA but is less integrated than Backint and may not meet the 4-hour window efficiently. Therefore, configuring the SAP HANA Backint agent to stream directly to S3 is the best choice.
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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Take EBS snapshots of the HANA data volumes and copy them to S3.
Why it's wrong here
EBS snapshots capture entire volume, not HANA-consistent without extra steps.
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Export the HANA database to a file and manually upload to S3 using AWS CLI.
Why it's wrong here
Manual upload is slow and inefficient.
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Use AWS Backup to schedule HANA database backups to S3.
Why it's wrong here
AWS Backup supports HANA but Backint is more direct and efficient.
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Configure SAP HANA Backint agent to stream backups directly to Amazon S3.
Why this is correct
Backint provides efficient, integrated streaming backups to S3.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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