PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question
A company is migrating its SAP ERP system to AWS using a heterogeneous migration where the source database is Oracle and the target is SAP HANA. Which AWS service is essential for converting the Oracle schema to SAP HANA schema?
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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AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) is designed to convert database schemas from one engine to another, including Oracle to SAP HANA. Option C is the correct choice. Option A (AWS DMS) migrates data but does not convert schema. Option B (AWS DataSync) is for file transfer. Option D (AWS SMS) is for server migration.
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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AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
Why it's wrong here
DMS migrates data but does not convert schema.
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AWS DataSync
Why it's wrong here
DataSync is for file-based data transfer.
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AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
Why this is correct
SCT converts schemas between different database engines.
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AWS Server Migration Service (SMS)
Why it's wrong here
SMS is for server migration, not schema conversion.
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Variation 1. A company is migrating an SAP BW system to AWS. The source runs on Oracle. The target is SAP HANA. Which AWS service can help with the migration of custom ABAP code and stored procedures?
medium- ✓ A.AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT)
- B.SAP HANA Studio
- C.SAP DMO
- D.AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
Why A: AWS SCT can convert Oracle PL/SQL and ABAP code to SAP HANA SQLScript. SAP HANA Studio can manually rewrite but not automate. AWS DMS does not handle code. SAP DMO is for system migration but may not convert custom code as efficiently as SCT.
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