PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is designing a disaster recovery (DR) strategy for SAP S/4HANA on AWS. The primary region is us-east-1 and the DR region is us-west-2. The RPO is 15 minutes and RTO is 1 hour. Which approach should be used to replicate SAP HANA data?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse AWS-native services (DMS, S3 CRR, AWS Backup) as viable for SAP HANA DR, but they fail to recognize that only HANA System Replication provides the sub-15-minute RPO and sub-1-hour RTO required for SAP-certified DR on AWS.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure HANA System Replication across regions
HANA System Replication (HSR) is the only option that meets the 15-minute RPO and 1-hour RTO for SAP HANA data replication across regions. HSR uses log-based asynchronous replication to continuously ship redo logs to the DR region, enabling near-real-time data synchronization with minimal data loss. This is the native SAP-recommended method for cross-region DR of SAP HANA databases.
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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Configure HANA System Replication across regions
Why this is correct
HANA System Replication (HSR) for cross-region DR uses asynchronous replication (typically with log shipping) to meet the 15-minute RPO and 1-hour RTO. Synchronous replication is not feasible across regions due to latency.
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Use AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) with ongoing replication
Why it's wrong here
DMS is not optimized for HANA.
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Use Amazon S3 Cross-Region Replication for backup files
Why it's wrong here
Does not meet RPO for database state.
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Use AWS Backup cross-region copy of EBS snapshots
Why it's wrong here
Snapshots are not frequent enough for 15-minute RPO.
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