PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question
A company is migrating an SAP ERP system to AWS. Which AWS service should they use to set up a highly available SAP HANA database?
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 EFS
Only Amazon EFS is correct for setting up a highly available SAP HANA database. Amazon EFS provides the shared storage (e.g., for /hana/shared) required for SAP HANA multi-node or scale-out configurations, which support high availability. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) is a disaster recovery service that enables replication and recovery to a different region or account, but it does not provide automatic failover for high availability within a single region. Amazon Redshift is a data warehouse and cannot host SAP HANA. Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL database and cannot run SAP HANA. Amazon S3 is object storage, not designed for the low-latency, high-throughput requirements of SAP HANA.
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 Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS)
Why it's wrong here
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) is for disaster recovery, not high availability. It requires manual failover and does not provide automatic failover within a region.
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Amazon EFS
Why this is correct
Amazon EFS provides shared storage essential for SAP HANA high availability (e.g., for /hana/shared).
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Amazon Redshift
Why it's wrong here
Amazon Redshift is a data warehouse and cannot run SAP HANA.
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Amazon DynamoDB
Why it's wrong here
Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL database and cannot run SAP HANA.
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Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
Amazon S3 is object storage, not suitable for the low-latency, high-throughput requirements of SAP HANA.
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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