PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is planning to migrate its SAP HANA database to AWS. They require high availability with automatic failover in less than 30 seconds. Which AWS service should be used to meet this requirement?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse high-availability load balancing (ELB) with DNS-based failover (Route 53), assuming ELB can handle database failover, but ELB cannot redirect traffic to a standby database in a different AZ or region with sub-30-second failover timing.
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 Route 53
Amazon Route 53 can be configured with health checks and DNS failover to automatically redirect traffic to a standby SAP HANA database in a different Availability Zone or region when the primary fails. With a low TTL (e.g., 5 seconds) and active-passive routing, failover can occur in under 30 seconds, meeting the high availability requirement.
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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Elastic Load Balancing
Why it's wrong here
ELB is for HTTP/TCP traffic, not SAP HANA database connections.
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AWS Direct Connect
Why it's wrong here
Direct Connect is for dedicated network, not failover.
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AWS Global Accelerator
Why it's wrong here
Global Accelerator is for global traffic, not primary choice for database failover.
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Amazon Route 53
Why this is correct
Route 53 with failover routing can meet the sub-30-second failover requirement.
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