PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
A company needs to set up a disaster recovery solution for SAP on AWS with a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 15 minutes and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 2 hours. Which strategy is most appropriate?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse Multi-AZ (Option C) as a disaster recovery solution, but it only protects against AZ failures, not regional disasters, and the question's RPO/RTO targets imply a cross-region requirement, making cross-region backup and restore the correct choice despite its higher RTO compared to pilot light.
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 cross-region backup and restore with AWS Backup.
Cross-region backup and restore with AWS Backup is the most appropriate strategy because it meets both the RPO of 15 minutes and RTO of 2 hours for SAP on AWS. AWS Backup supports continuous backups for SAP HANA databases with a 15-minute RPO via Backint integration, and restoring from a cross-region backup can complete within 2 hours for typical SAP workloads. This approach provides the required recovery point and time objectives while maintaining data durability across AWS Regions.
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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Deploy all SAP components in a single AWS Region.
Why it's wrong here
Single region does not protect against region failure.
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Use cross-region backup and restore with AWS Backup.
Why this is correct
Backups to S3 can be restored in another region within RPO/RTO.
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Use Multi-AZ deployment for the database.
Why it's wrong here
Multi-AZ is for HA, not DR across regions.
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Set up a pilot light environment with database replication.
Why it's wrong here
A pilot light environment with database replication typically achieves an RTO of several hours, not the required 2 hours, because the SAP application stack must be manually provisioned and configured from snapshots or backups before failover can complete. This option is tempting because database replication alone can meet a 15-minute RPO, and a pilot light is a cost-effective DR pattern for non-critical SAP workloads where an RTO of 4–8 hours is acceptable.
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