PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is migrating its SAP HANA database to AWS. The system requires high network throughput and low latency between the application and database tiers. Which AWS service should be used to achieve this?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse network-level optimizations (like Global Accelerator or Route 53) with compute-level placement strategies, mistakenly believing that global traffic management or storage performance can solve inter-instance latency, when the core requirement is physical proximity between application and database servers.
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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Amazon EC2 placement group
Amazon EC2 placement groups, specifically cluster placement groups, provide low-latency, high-throughput networking by placing instances in a single Availability Zone within a logical group, ensuring they are physically close to each other. This minimizes network latency and maximizes throughput for tightly coupled workloads like SAP HANA, where application and database tiers require consistent, high-speed communication.
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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Amazon Route 53 latency-based routing
Why it's wrong here
Route 53 is DNS, not for latency between instances.
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Amazon EC2 placement group
Why this is correct
Placement groups, specifically cluster placement groups, place EC2 instances in a single Availability Zone within a single rack, providing non-blocking, low-latency 10 Gbps or 25 Gbps network throughput between SAP HANA and application tiers. This satisfies the stem’s constraint of high network throughput and low latency by minimising physical distance and eliminating cross-switch hops.
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AWS Global Accelerator
Why it's wrong here
Global Accelerator improves internet routing, not inter-instance latency.
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Amazon EBS io2 Block Express volumes
Why it's wrong here
EBS provides storage, not network performance.
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