This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of design of sap workloads on aws. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. 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 running SAP HANA on AWS. The HANA database is deployed on an r5.8xlarge instance. The company notices high CPU utilization on the instance during peak loads. The SAP team confirms that the HANA workload requires more CPU capacity. What is the most cost-effective way to increase CPU capacity without changing the instance family?
Add more EBS volumes with higher IOPS to offload CPU.
Why wrong: Storage does not increase CPU capacity.
Launch additional r5.8xlarge instances and configure HANA scale-out.
Why wrong: Scale-out is costlier and complex.
Configure Auto Scaling to add instances during peak load.
Why wrong: Auto Scaling not suitable for HANA database.
Resize the instance to a larger instance type in the r5 family.
Larger instance type provides more CPU cores.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Resize the instance to a larger instance type in the r5 family.
Option D is correct because r5.8xlarge is a fixed instance size. To increase CPU capacity, the company can move to a larger instance in the same family (r5.12xlarge or r5.24xlarge) using instance resizing (stop the instance, change instance type, start). Option A is incorrect because adding EBS volumes does not increase CPU. Option B is incorrect because launching additional instances would require a distributed HANA setup which may not be cost-effective. Option C is incorrect because auto scaling is not applicable for a single HANA instance.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Add more EBS volumes with higher IOPS to offload CPU.
Why it's wrong here
Storage does not increase CPU capacity.
Launch additional r5.8xlarge instances and configure HANA scale-out.
Why it's wrong here
Scale-out is costlier and complex.
Configure Auto Scaling to add instances during peak load.
Why it's wrong here
Auto Scaling not suitable for HANA database.
Resize the instance to a larger instance type in the r5 family.
Why this is correct
Larger instance type provides more CPU cores.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
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
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.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A startup's cloud architect reviews their monthly bill and notices costs are higher than expected for a long-running batch job. Switching from on-demand instances to Reserved Instances — or using Spot/Preemptible VMs — can reduce compute costs by up to 72 %. Questions like this test whether you understand the tradeoffs between commitment, flexibility, and cost across cloud pricing models.
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Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — This question tests Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Resize the instance to a larger instance type in the r5 family. — Option D is correct because r5.8xlarge is a fixed instance size. To increase CPU capacity, the company can move to a larger instance in the same family (r5.12xlarge or r5.24xlarge) using instance resizing (stop the instance, change instance type, start). Option A is incorrect because adding EBS volumes does not increase CPU. Option B is incorrect because launching additional instances would require a distributed HANA setup which may not be cost-effective. Option C is incorrect because auto scaling is not applicable for a single HANA instance.
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.
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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