PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is designing an SAP HANA disaster recovery (DR) solution on AWS. The primary site is in us-east-1, and the DR site is in us-west-2. The RPO must be less than 15 minutes, and the RTO must be less than 2 hours. Which replication strategy meets these requirements?
⚠ Common exam trap
The PAS-C01 exam often tests the misconception that any replication method with a 15-minute interval (like EBS snapshots or S3 replication) automatically meets a <15-minute RPO, ignoring the time required for snapshot finalization, transfer, and restoration, which pushes the actual RPO beyond the requirement.
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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SAP HANA system replication with synchronous mode and pre-provisioned DR instances.
SAP HANA system replication with synchronous mode ensures that every committed transaction is replicated to the DR site before acknowledgment, meeting the <15-minute RPO. Pre-provisioned DR instances in us-west-2 allow rapid failover, enabling the <2-hour RTO by eliminating the need to provision infrastructure during recovery.
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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SAP HANA log shipping to an S3 bucket in the DR region.
Why it's wrong here
Log shipping is not a standard HANA DR method.
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S3 cross-region replication for HANA data files.
Why it's wrong here
S3 is not used for live database replication.
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SAP HANA system replication with synchronous mode and pre-provisioned DR instances.
Why this is correct
Synchronous replication meets RPO; pre-provisioned instances reduce RTO.
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EBS snapshot replication to the DR region every 15 minutes.
Why it's wrong here
Snapshots are asynchronous and may not meet RPO consistently.
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