PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
A company is migrating its SAP landscape to AWS. The SAP systems consist of multiple instances (development, quality, production) running on different EC2 instances. The company wants to automate the provisioning of these instances using infrastructure as code. Which AWS service should be used to define and provision the SAP infrastructure in a repeatable manner?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse AWS OpsWorks or Elastic Beanstalk as infrastructure-as-code solutions, but they are designed for application management and configuration, not for declarative provisioning of raw infrastructure resources like EC2 instances for SAP.
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 CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation is the correct service because it allows you to define your entire SAP infrastructure—including EC2 instances, VPCs, security groups, and storage—as code using a JSON or YAML template. This enables repeatable, version-controlled provisioning of development, quality, and production environments, which is essential for an SAP migration requiring consistent and automated deployments.
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 Elastic Beanstalk
Why it's wrong here
Elastic Beanstalk is a PaaS service, not for defining infrastructure as code.
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AWS CloudFormation
Why this is correct
CloudFormation enables you to model and provision AWS resources using templates.
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AWS Service Catalog
Why it's wrong here
Service Catalog helps create and manage approved IT services, not provisioning.
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AWS OpsWorks
Why it's wrong here
OpsWorks is for configuration management with Chef/Puppet.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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