PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is planning to run SAP NetWeaver on AWS and wants to use Auto Scaling for the application server tier. Which consideration is critical when implementing Auto Scaling for SAP application servers?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is that candidates often focus on infrastructure-level concerns like encryption or termination protection, overlooking the application-level dependency that SAP application servers must be explicitly registered with Central Services to function as part of the SAP system.
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
✓
Automatically register new instances with the SAP Central Services instance.
SAP application servers must be registered with the SAP Central Services instance (ASCS/SCS) to be recognized as part of the SAP system. Auto Scaling can launch new instances, but without automatic registration via sapstartsrv or the SAP Host Agent, the new instances will not be able to communicate with the Central Services instance, and the SAP system will not utilize them for workload.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Ensure the database can scale automatically with the application tier.
Why it's wrong here
Database scaling is independent and usually not scaled automatically with app servers.
- ✗
Enable termination protection on all Auto Scaling instances.
Why it's wrong here
Termination protection is not an SAP-specific requirement.
- ✗
Use encrypted EBS volumes for all instances.
Why it's wrong here
Encryption is a security best practice but not critical for Auto Scaling functionality.
- ✓
Automatically register new instances with the SAP Central Services instance.
Why this is correct
New app servers must be registered with ASCS to join the SAP system.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
Courseiva writes every PAS-C01 question from scratch — 1,616 in total, each with an explanation and a wrong-answer breakdown. None are copied from real exams or dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This PAS-C01 practice question is part of Courseiva's free Amazon Web Services certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the PAS-C01 exam.