This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of design of sap workloads on aws. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. 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 its SAP HANA database to AWS. The database requires high I/O and low latency. Which storage option should be used for the /hana/data volume?
io2 EBS volume
io2 EBS volumes provide high IOPS and low latency required for SAP HANA data.
gp3 EBS volume
Why wrong: gp3 is for general purpose, not meeting HANA's low latency requirements.
Amazon S3
Why wrong: S3 is object storage, not suitable for database volumes.
Amazon EFS
Why wrong: EFS is file storage, not block storage for HANA data.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
io2 EBS volume
The /hana/data volume for SAP HANA requires high I/O and low latency, which is best met by io2 EBS volumes. io2 volumes are provisioned IOPS SSD volumes designed for latency-sensitive transactional workloads, offering up to 64,000 IOPS per volume and 99.999% durability, making them ideal for SAP HANA data files.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
io2 EBS volume
Why this is correct
io2 EBS volumes provide high IOPS and low latency required for SAP HANA data.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
gp3 EBS volume
Why it's wrong here
gp3 is for general purpose, not meeting HANA's low latency requirements.
Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 is object storage, not suitable for database volumes.
Amazon EFS
Why it's wrong here
EFS is file storage, not block storage for HANA data.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse gp3's high baseline performance with suitability for production SAP HANA, but the exam expects knowledge that only io2 (or io1) volumes meet the strict latency and IOPS consistency requirements for /hana/data as per SAP's official guidance.
Detailed technical explanation
SAP HANA is an in-memory database that persists data to disk using block-level storage; the /hana/data volume must support synchronous writes with low latency to avoid impacting transaction log commits. io2 EBS volumes use a provisioned IOPS model with a consistent latency profile, and SAP Note 1943937 explicitly recommends using EBS io1 or io2 volumes for production SAP HANA on AWS. In contrast, gp3 volumes use a burst-and-credit model that can lead to performance degradation under sustained high I/O, which is why they are only recommended for non-production or development HANA instances.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — This question tests Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: io2 EBS volume — The /hana/data volume for SAP HANA requires high I/O and low latency, which is best met by io2 EBS volumes. io2 volumes are provisioned IOPS SSD volumes designed for latency-sensitive transactional workloads, offering up to 64,000 IOPS per volume and 99.999% durability, making them ideal for SAP HANA data files.
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