PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question
A company is migrating its SAP application from on-premises to AWS. The migration plan includes rehosting the SAP application servers and re-platforming the database to Amazon RDS for SAP. Which AWS service should the company use to automate the deployment of SAP application servers?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Launch Wizard for SAP
AWS Launch Wizard for SAP (Option B) is a service that automates the deployment of SAP infrastructure, including application servers. Option A (AWS OpsWorks) is for configuration management with Chef/Puppet, not SAP-specific. Option C (Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling) handles scaling, not initial deployment. Option D (AWS CloudFormation) is a general infrastructure-as-code tool but lacks SAP-specific guidance.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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AWS OpsWorks
Why it's wrong here
AWS OpsWorks uses Chef or Puppet automation for configuration management of generic server fleets, but it lacks native integration with SAP-specific deployment workflows, such as SAP Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM) or the SAP Application Performance Standard (SAPS) sizing required for rehosting SAP application servers. It is tempting because OpsWorks automates infrastructure configuration, which would be correct for deploying a standard web application stack, but it cannot handle the proprietary SAP installation procedures and lifecycle management that AWS Launch Wizard for SAP provides.
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AWS Launch Wizard for SAP
Why this is correct
Launch Wizard automates SAP deployment, including application servers.
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Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
Why it's wrong here
Auto Scaling is for scaling, not initial deployment of SAP application servers.
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AWS CloudFormation
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation can be used but is not SAP-specific; Launch Wizard simplifies SAP deployment.
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