PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company is setting up a disaster recovery (DR) site for SAP on AWS. They need to replicate the SAP HANA database to another region. Which AWS service is BEST suited for this?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse general-purpose AWS backup or replication services (like AWS Backup or S3 CRR) with SAP-specific replication, assuming any cross-region copy can serve as DR, but only HSR provides the required database-level consistency and SAP certification for HANA DR.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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SAP HANA System Replication
SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) is the native, SAP-supported mechanism for replicating HANA databases asynchronously or synchronously across regions. It replicates at the database level using log shipping and is the only option that maintains full SAP HANA consistency, transaction integrity, and support for takeover in a DR scenario.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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SAP HANA System Replication
Why this is correct
HANA System Replication is designed for cross-region DR.
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AWS Backup cross-region copy
Why it's wrong here
Backup copy is not real-time replication.
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AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
Why it's wrong here
DMS is for migration, not ongoing replication.
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Amazon S3 Cross-Region Replication
Why it's wrong here
S3 is not a database replication service.
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