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PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question

A company is migrating an on-premises Oracle database to Amazon RDS for Oracle. They need to minimize downtime and ensure data consistency. Which AWS service should be used for the initial data load?

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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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AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)

AWS DMS can perform a full load and then ongoing replication to keep the target in sync, minimizing downtime. AWS SCT helps with schema conversion but not data transfer. AWS DataSync is for file data, not databases. AWS Snowball is for large offline data transfer but not suitable for minimal downtime with replication.

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 Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)

    Why this is correct

    AWS DMS supports full load and ongoing replication for minimal downtime.

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    AWS Snowball Edge

    Why it's wrong here

    Snowball is for offline data transfer, not continuous replication.

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    AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT)

    Why it's wrong here

    AWS SCT is for schema conversion, not data transfer.

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    AWS DataSync

    Why it's wrong here

    DataSync is for file and object storage, not databases.

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