PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is planning to run SAP HANA on AWS. Which TWO of the following are required to ensure the system is supported by SAP? (Choose TWO.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse operational best practices (like placement groups or termination protection) with mandatory SAP support requirements, leading them to select options that are not explicitly required by 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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Use an operating system that is on the SAP HANA supported OS list
SAP requires the operating system to be listed on the SAP HANA supported OS list. Running an unsupported OS violates SAP's support policy and can lead to denial of support for the entire HANA system.
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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Place all instances in a cluster placement group
Why it's wrong here
Placement groups are optional.
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Use only EBS io2 Block Express volumes for all HANA data
Why it's wrong here
SAP supports various EBS types, not only io2.
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Use an operating system that is on the SAP HANA supported OS list
Why this is correct
SAP requires specific OS versions.
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Enable termination protection on all instances
Why it's wrong here
This is not a support requirement.
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Use an SAP-certified EC2 instance type
Why this is correct
SAP publishes certified instance types for HANA.
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