PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question
A company is migrating an SAP system to AWS and wants to use an existing AWS Direct Connect connection for the migration. The on-premises network team reports that the Direct Connect link is consistently at 80% utilization during business hours. What should the company do to ensure a successful migration without impacting production traffic?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Schedule the migration during off-peak hours to avoid high utilization.
The correct approach is to schedule the migration during off-peak hours when the link utilization is lower to avoid congestion. Increasing bandwidth may not be feasible immediately. Using VPN over the internet may add latency and security concerns. Snowball is for large data volumes, but if the data volume is manageable, off-peak migration is simpler.
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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Increase the bandwidth of the Direct Connect link.
Why it's wrong here
May not be possible quickly and could be costly.
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Use AWS Site-to-Site VPN over the internet as an alternative.
Why it's wrong here
VPN adds latency and may be less reliable.
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Schedule the migration during off-peak hours to avoid high utilization.
Why this is correct
Off-peak hours ensure minimal impact on production traffic.
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Use AWS Snowball Edge to transfer the data physically.
Why it's wrong here
Using AWS Snowball Edge for physical data transfer does not address the 80% utilisation constraint on the Direct Connect link because Snowball Edge bypasses the network entirely; the migration data never traverses the Direct Connect connection, so the utilisation issue is irrelevant to its success. This option is tempting because Snowball Edge is designed for large-scale offline data transfers when network bandwidth is insufficient or unavailable, and it would be the correct choice if the Direct Connect link were saturated to the point of being unusable for any migration traffic.
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