PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is migrating an SAP system to AWS and needs to ensure that the SAP license is compliant. The current license is based on the number of users. Which AWS pricing model is most appropriate for this scenario?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse SAP licensing models (user-based vs. core-based) and assume that Dedicated Hosts or Reserved Instances are always required for SAP on AWS, when in fact the licensing model dictates the appropriate AWS pricing option.
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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On-Demand instances
On-Demand instances are the most appropriate pricing model for this SAP migration because the SAP license is based on the number of users, not on the underlying hardware or instance type. With On-Demand instances, the company pays only for compute capacity by the hour or second, avoiding any long-term commitment that could inadvertently trigger SAP license compliance issues related to dedicated hardware or specific instance sizing. This flexibility allows the company to align AWS costs directly with the user-based SAP licensing model without additional constraints.
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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Spot Instances
Why it's wrong here
Spot Instances are not recommended for production SAP workloads.
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Reserved Instances
Why it's wrong here
Reserved Instances may limit flexibility in instance type changes.
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Dedicated Hosts
Why it's wrong here
Dedicated Hosts are not required for user-based licensing.
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On-Demand instances
Why this is correct
On-Demand allows scaling based on demand without affecting user-based licensing.
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