PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question
A company is migrating an SAP Business Suite system to AWS. The system runs on AIX on IBM Power Systems. The company wants to rehost the system on AWS using a lift-and-shift approach. Which AWS service can replicate the AIX operating system to run on AWS?
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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AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN)
AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) supports agent-based migration for AIX via the AWS Replication Agent. Option A (AWS CloudEndure Migration) has been rebranded as AWS MGN. Option B (AWS SMS) does not support AIX. Option C (AWS Database Migration Service) is for databases, not OS.
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 CloudEndure Migration
Why it's wrong here
CloudEndure is now AWS MGN; but AIX is only supported via AWS MGN agent, not the legacy CloudEndure.
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AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
Why it's wrong here
DMS is for database migration, not OS.
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AWS Server Migration Service (AWS SMS)
Why it's wrong here
SMS does not support AIX.
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AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN)
Why this is correct
AWS MGN supports AIX via the AWS Replication Agent for lift-and-shift.
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