PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company is migrating an SAP HANA database to AWS and needs to ensure high availability with automatic failover. Which solution meets this requirement with the least administrative overhead?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure SAP HANA System Replication across two EC2 instances in different Availability Zones and use a custom script for failover.
SAP HANA System Replication is the native, widely-used method for high availability with automatic failover. While it requires some initial scripting for failover automation, it has the least administrative overhead among the given options. Option B is not a real AWS service, so it is invalid. Option C offers no automatic failover, and Option D is not designed for database high availability.
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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Configure SAP HANA System Replication across two EC2 instances in different Availability Zones and use a custom script for failover.
Why this is correct
SAP HANA System Replication with automatic failover is the standard approach for high availability, providing the least administrative overhead when properly configured.
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Use AWS SAP HANA Multi-AZ deployment.
Why it's wrong here
This option refers to a non-existent AWS managed service; therefore, it cannot be a valid solution.
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Deploy a single EC2 instance with an EBS volume and take regular snapshots.
Why it's wrong here
Taking regular snapshots does not provide automatic failover and requires manual intervention, increasing overhead.
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Use an Application Load Balancer to distribute traffic to multiple HANA instances.
Why it's wrong here
An Application Load Balancer is not suitable for HANA database failover and does not address database high availability.
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