PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is migrating SAP workloads to AWS and needs to choose storage for SAP HANA. Which two storage options are supported for SAP HANA data volumes? (Select TWO.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse supported storage for SAP HANA data volumes with log volumes, where Instance Store (NVMe SSD) is supported for log volumes but not for data volumes, leading to incorrect selection of Option D.
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 EBS io2 Block Express volumes.
Amazon EBS io2 Block Express volumes are supported for SAP HANA data volumes because they provide high durability (99.999% durability) and sub-millisecond latency with up to 256,000 IOPS per volume, meeting SAP's performance requirements for production HANA workloads. Amazon EBS gp3 volumes are also supported for SAP HANA data volumes, offering a baseline of 3,000 IOPS and 125 MB/s throughput with the ability to scale independently, making them suitable for non-production or smaller production environments.
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 EBS io2 Block Express volumes.
Why this is correct
Supports high IOPS and low latency required by HANA.
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Amazon S3.
Why it's wrong here
Object storage, not block storage.
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Amazon EFS.
Why it's wrong here
File storage, not supported for HANA data volumes.
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Instance Store (NVMe SSD) volumes.
Why it's wrong here
Ephemeral storage, not suitable for persistent data.
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Amazon EBS gp3 volumes.
Why this is correct
gp3 is a general-purpose SSD that can meet HANA performance requirements.
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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