PAS-C01 SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) Practice Question
A company is running SAP HANA on AWS and wants to implement a disaster recovery strategy with a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 15 minutes and a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 2 hours. The primary site is in us-east-1, and the DR site is in us-west-2. Which two actions should the company take to meet these objectives? (Choose TWO.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates think that any cross-region backup solution can achieve a 15-minute RPO, but only continuous replication like HSR works.
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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Set up SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) in async mode between the two regions.
SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) in async mode can achieve an RPO of less than 15 minutes by continuously replicating log data to the DR region. Option E is correct because pre-configuring EC2 instances with the same SAP HANA software and configuration in the DR region minimizes the time needed to bring up the DR system, helping meet the 2-hour RTO. Option B is incorrect because daily snapshots cannot achieve a 15-minute RPO. Option C is incorrect because AWS CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is not optimized for SAP HANA and may not meet the RPO/RTO requirements. Option D is incorrect because AWS Backup does not support HANA log replication and cannot achieve the required RPO.
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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Set up SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) in async mode between the two regions.
Why this is correct
SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) in async mode provides continuous log shipping, enabling an RPO of 15 minutes or less.
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Take daily snapshots of the HANA volumes and copy them to the DR region.
Why it's wrong here
Daily snapshots provide only one recovery point per day, which cannot meet the 15-minute RPO requirement because any data loss between snapshots would exceed that threshold. This approach is tempting because it is a standard, low-cost method for protecting HANA data against accidental deletion or corruption, and would be correct if the RPO were 24 hours or longer.
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Use AWS CloudEndure Disaster Recovery to replicate the entire server.
Why it's wrong here
AWS CloudEndure Disaster Recovery replicates entire servers, but it is not designed for SAP HANA and may not provide database-consistent recovery points.
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Use AWS Backup to schedule cross-region backups of the HANA database.
Why it's wrong here
AWS Backup can schedule backups but its cross-region backup frequency is typically daily or longer, not meeting the 15-minute RPO.
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Pre-configure EC2 instances in the DR region with the same SAP HANA software and configuration.
Why this is correct
Pre-configuring EC2 instances with SAP HANA software and configuration in the DR region significantly reduces the time needed to start the database, helping meet the 2-hour RTO.
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