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 planning to migrate its SAP ERP system to AWS. The system currently uses an Oracle database. The company wants to switch to a supported database on AWS. Which THREE database options are supported by SAP on AWS?
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
SAP ASE is a supported database for SAP systems.
SAP MaxDB
Why wrong: SAP MaxDB is no longer supported for new installations.
IBM Db2 for SAP
IBM Db2 is a supported database for SAP.
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
Why wrong: Aurora is not supported for SAP systems.
SAP HANA
SAP HANA is fully supported for SAP workloads on AWS.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) is a certified database platform for SAP applications on AWS. SAP officially supports ASE as a database option for SAP ERP and other SAP Business Suite systems, provided the correct SAP ASE version and patch levels are used. This makes it a valid choice for migrating from Oracle to a supported SAP database on AWS.
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.
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
Why this is correct
SAP ASE is a supported database for SAP systems.
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SAP MaxDB
Why it's wrong here
SAP MaxDB is no longer supported for new installations.
IBM Db2 for SAP
Why this is correct
IBM Db2 is a supported database for SAP.
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Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
Why it's wrong here
Aurora is not supported for SAP systems.
SAP HANA
Why this is correct
SAP HANA is fully supported for SAP workloads on AWS.
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Common exam traps
Cisco often tests the misconception that any AWS-managed database (like Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL) is automatically supported for SAP workloads, but SAP strictly limits database support to its own and certified third-party databases listed in the SAP PAM.
Detailed technical explanation
SAP's database certification for AWS is governed by the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM), which lists supported database versions for each SAP application. For SAP ERP on AWS, the supported databases include SAP HANA (for S/4HANA), SAP ASE (for Business Suite), and IBM Db2 (for specific releases). AWS provides specific instance types and storage configurations (e.g., EBS-optimized instances, io2 Block Express volumes) that must be used to meet SAP's performance and availability requirements, as detailed in the SAP on AWS Support Matrix.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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: SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) — SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) is a certified database platform for SAP applications on AWS. SAP officially supports ASE as a database option for SAP ERP and other SAP Business Suite systems, provided the correct SAP ASE version and patch levels are used. This makes it a valid choice for migrating from Oracle to a supported SAP database on AWS.
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