The correct answer is to deploy SAP application servers across multiple Availability Zones and use an Elastic Load Balancer to distribute traffic. This ensures high availability because if one AZ fails, the load balancer automatically routes requests to healthy application servers in another AZ, eliminating a single point of failure. On the AWS Certified SAP on AWS Specialty PAS-C01 exam, this concept tests your understanding that SAP application servers are stateless, so their HA relies on infrastructure redundancy rather than shared storage. A common trap is confusing high availability for stateless app servers with stateful database HA, which requires different mechanisms like replication. Remember the mnemonic “AZs plus ELB equals stateless HA” to quickly recall that distributing across multiple AZs with a load balancer is the core design pattern for SAP application server resilience.
PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question
This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of migration. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company is migrating an SAP system to AWS and needs to ensure that the SAP application servers are highly available. Which TWO actions should the company take? (Choose 2.)
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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Deploy application servers across multiple Availability Zones
For SAP application server HA, deploy across multiple Availability Zones and use an Elastic Load Balancer to distribute traffic. Option A (Place in a single AZ) does not provide HA. Option B (Multiple AZs) is correct. Option C (ELB) is correct. Option D (EFS) is for shared filesystems, not HA for stateless app servers. Option E (Single instance) is not HA.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Place all application servers in a single Availability Zone
Why it's wrong here
Single AZ does not protect against AZ failure.
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Use a single large EC2 instance for all application servers
Why it's wrong here
Single instance is a single point of failure.
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Deploy application servers across multiple Availability Zones
Why this is correct
Multi-AZ deployment provides HA.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Use an Elastic Load Balancer to distribute traffic across application servers
Why this is correct
ELB distributes traffic and handles failover.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Use Amazon EFS as the shared /sapmnt filesystem
Why it's wrong here
EFS is for shared files, not for HA of stateless app servers.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
An e-commerce site experiences heavy traffic on Black Friday and near-zero traffic during off-peak weeks. Rather than provisioning permanent large VMs, the team uses auto-scaling groups that add capacity automatically under load and reduce it overnight. Questions like this test whether you understand elasticity, availability zones, and cloud compute scaling patterns.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which PAS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Migration — This question tests Migration — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Deploy application servers across multiple Availability Zones — For SAP application server HA, deploy across multiple Availability Zones and use an Elastic Load Balancer to distribute traffic. Option A (Place in a single AZ) does not provide HA. Option B (Multiple AZs) is correct. Option C (ELB) is correct. Option D (EFS) is for shared filesystems, not HA for stateless app servers. Option E (Single instance) is not HA.
What should I do if I get this PAS-C01 question wrong?
Identify which PAS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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