This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of technology. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. 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 run SAP NetWeaver on AWS and needs to ensure that the system is highly available. Which TWO AWS services should be combined to achieve HA for the SAP central services (ASCS/SCS) and the database? (Choose TWO.)
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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Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) to distribute traffic across multiple application server instances.
Options A and B are correct. Elastic Load Balancing distributes traffic to multiple application servers. EC2 Auto Recovery automatically recovers an instance from hardware failure. Option C (S3) is for storage. Option D (CloudFront) is a CDN. Option E (Route 53) is for DNS, not HA for services.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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 (ELB) to distribute traffic across multiple application server instances.
Why this is correct
ELB provides load balancing and failover for application servers.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Amazon CloudFront to cache static content.
Why it's wrong here
CloudFront is a CDN, not for HA.
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Amazon EC2 Auto Recovery to automatically recover the instance hosting ASCS/SCS if it becomes impaired.
Why this is correct
Auto Recovery restarts the instance on healthy hardware.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Amazon S3 to store the SAP system configuration files.
Why it's wrong here
S3 does not provide HA for services.
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Amazon Route 53 health checks with failover routing.
Why it's wrong here
Route 53 can route traffic away from unhealthy endpoints, but does not provide HA for services directly.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which PAS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Technology — This question tests Technology — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) to distribute traffic across multiple application server instances. — Options A and B are correct. Elastic Load Balancing distributes traffic to multiple application servers. EC2 Auto Recovery automatically recovers an instance from hardware failure. Option C (S3) is for storage. Option D (CloudFront) is a CDN. Option E (Route 53) is for DNS, not HA for services.
What should I do if I get this PAS-C01 question wrong?
Identify which PAS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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