PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question
A company is migrating an SAP environment to AWS and needs to ensure that the SAP HANA database can be backed up efficiently. Which THREE AWS services can be used together to implement a backup strategy for SAP HANA?
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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Amazon EBS snapshots
The correct answers are B, D, and E. Amazon EBS snapshots provide point-in-time backups of SAP HANA data volumes. AWS Backup can automate and manage backup schedules for EBS snapshots and other resources. Amazon S3 can be used for long-term storage of backup files. Option A (Amazon RDS) is incorrect because SAP HANA is not an RDS database; it runs on EC2 with EBS volumes. Option C (Amazon DynamoDB) is a NoSQL database not used for SAP HANA backups.
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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Amazon RDS
Why it's wrong here
RDS is not used for SAP HANA.
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Amazon EBS snapshots
Why this is correct
EBS snapshots provide quick backups of HANA volumes.
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Amazon DynamoDB
Why it's wrong here
DynamoDB is a NoSQL database.
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AWS Backup
Why this is correct
AWS Backup can automate snapshot management.
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Amazon S3
Why this is correct
S3 can store backup files for long-term retention.
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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Variation 1. A company is migrating a large SAP HANA database to AWS. They want to use SAP HANA Backup and Recovery with AWS storage. Which THREE options can be used as backup targets? (Choose THREE.)
hard- ✓ A.Amazon S3
- B.Amazon EFS
- ✓ C.Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
- ✓ D.Amazon EBS volumes
- E.Amazon S3 Glacier
Why A: SAP HANA backups can be stored on Amazon S3 (Option A) as a backup target using Backint, on Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (Option C) as a file system mount, and on Amazon EBS volumes (Option D) attached to the HANA instance. Option B (Amazon EFS) is not supported as a backup target because SAP HANA requires block storage or specific file system features like snapshots that EFS does not provide. Option E (Amazon S3 Glacier) is not directly supported; while S3 is correct, Glacier is a cold storage class not suitable for direct backup targets.
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