PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company needs to back up its SAP HANA database running on Amazon EC2. The database is 500 GB. What is the recommended approach for backups?
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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Use SAP HANA Studio to back up to an S3 bucket directly
Option A (automated backups) is not applicable for EC2 instances running SAP HANA. Option B (manual EBS snapshots) can lead to inconsistent backups and is not recommended. Option C (mysqldump) is for MySQL databases, not SAP HANA. The correct approach is to use SAP HANA Studio with the Backint agent to back up directly to an S3 bucket, which is a supported and recommended method for SAP HANA running on Amazon EC2.
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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Enable automated backups and configure the backup retention period
Why it's wrong here
Amazon RDS does not support SAP HANA, so automated backups are not available. This option is incorrect because it is based on a non-existent service.
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Create manual EBS snapshots of the RDS instance
Why it's wrong here
Manual EBS snapshots of an RDS instance are not recommended for SAP HANA; they can lead to inconsistent backups and are not integrated with RDS backup management. Even on EC2, application-consistent snapshots would be needed, but this is not the simplest recommended approach.
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Export the database using mysqldump and store the dump in S3
Why it's wrong here
mysqldump is a utility for MySQL databases. SAP HANA is not MySQL-based, so this option is invalid.
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Use SAP HANA Studio to back up to an S3 bucket directly
Why this is correct
This is the recommended approach. SAP HANA Studio can be used with the Backint agent to back up the database directly to an S3 bucket. This is a common and supported method for SAP HANA on AWS.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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