PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
A company operates an SAP system on AWS with a shared SAP HANA database across multiple SAP applications. The database size is 5 TB. The operations team 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. Which solution meets these requirements with the least operational overhead?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse backup-based recovery (Option B) with replication-based recovery, underestimating the time required to restore a 5 TB database from S3, or they overcomplicate the solution by choosing a generic server replication tool (Option D) instead of the native, database-optimized replication provided by SAP HANA System Replication.
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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Configure SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) to a secondary instance in another AWS Region
SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) to a secondary instance in another AWS Region meets the RPO of 15 minutes and RTO of 2 hours with the least operational overhead because HSR provides synchronous or near-synchronous replication at the database level, ensuring minimal data loss and fast failover. It is natively supported by SAP HANA, requires no additional third-party tools, and integrates directly with AWS for cross-Region networking via VPC peering or Direct Connect, making it the most efficient and low-maintenance DR solution for a shared 5 TB HANA database.
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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Use AWS DMS to replicate data to an S3 bucket in a different Region
Why it's wrong here
DMS does not support HANA as source for S3 target for DR.
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Use SAP HANA backup to S3 and restore in another Region
Why it's wrong here
Backup/restore cannot meet 15-minute RPO.
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Configure SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) to a secondary instance in another AWS Region
Why this is correct
HSR provides near-real-time replication and fast failover.
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Use AWS CloudEndure Disaster Recovery to replicate the entire server
Why it's wrong here
CloudEndure replicates at block level and may not be optimized for HANA.
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