PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is implementing SAP S/4HANA on AWS and wants to ensure that the system is backed up properly. They need to back up the HANA database and the application layer. Which approach is recommended for backing up the HANA database?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse crash-consistent EBS snapshots (Option A) or generic AWS Backup plans (Option C) with the application-consistent, HANA-integrated backup method required for SAP workloads, assuming any snapshot-based approach is sufficient for database consistency.
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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Use the AWS Backint agent to back up HANA to Amazon S3
The AWS Backint agent is the recommended and supported method for backing up SAP HANA databases on AWS. It integrates directly with SAP HANA's native backup interface (backint for SAP HANA) to stream backup data to Amazon S3, ensuring consistent, incremental, and catalog-aware backups without relying on file-system-level snapshots.
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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Use EBS snapshots for the HANA data volumes
Why it's wrong here
EBS snapshots alone are not application-consistent for HANA; require pre- and post-snapshot scripts.
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Configure an S3 lifecycle policy to archive the HANA log files
Why it's wrong here
Lifecycle policies manage object storage, not database backups.
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Use AWS Backup with a backup plan that includes the HANA instance
Why it's wrong here
AWS Backup does not natively support HANA Backint; it can create EBS snapshots but not HANA-specific backups.
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Use the AWS Backint agent to back up HANA to Amazon S3
Why this is correct
AWS Backint agent provides application-consistent backups of HANA to S3 via SAP Backint interface.
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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