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 plans to migrate its SAP ERP system to AWS. The system currently runs on IBM Db2 and uses a large amount of memory. The architect needs to choose an EC2 instance type that is SAP certified and provides high memory. Which instance family should the architect select?
c5.18xlarge
Why wrong: c5 instances are compute-optimized and not ideal for high-memory SAP workloads.
x1e.32xlarge
x1e instances are SAP-certified with up to 3,904 GiB of memory, suitable for large SAP systems.
r5.24xlarge
Why wrong: r5 instances are memory-optimized but x1e provides higher memory sizes certified for SAP.
i3.16xlarge
Why wrong: i3 instances are storage-optimized with NVMe SSD, not designed for high-memory workloads.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
x1e.32xlarge
The x1e.32xlarge instance is SAP-certified for high-memory workloads and is specifically designed for large in-memory databases like IBM Db2. It offers up to 3,904 GiB of memory, making it suitable for SAP ERP systems that require a large memory footprint. Other instance families like C5, R5, and I3 are not SAP-certified for high-memory SAP workloads or lack the necessary memory capacity.
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.
c5.18xlarge
Why it's wrong here
c5 instances are compute-optimized and not ideal for high-memory SAP workloads.
x1e.32xlarge
Why this is correct
x1e instances are SAP-certified with up to 3,904 GiB of memory, suitable for large SAP systems.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
r5.24xlarge
Why it's wrong here
r5 instances are memory-optimized but x1e provides higher memory sizes certified for SAP.
i3.16xlarge
Why it's wrong here
i3 instances are storage-optimized with NVMe SSD, not designed for high-memory workloads.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse memory-optimized families (like R5) with SAP-certified high-memory families (like X1e), not realizing that SAP certification requires specific instance types that have passed SAP's validation for large memory configurations and database compatibility.
Detailed technical explanation
The X1e instance family uses Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 processors and supports up to 3,904 GiB of memory, which is critical for SAP ERP systems that rely on in-memory database processing with IBM Db2. SAP certification requires that instances pass rigorous testing for specific SAP applications and database combinations; the X1e family is explicitly listed in the SAP AWS Certified Instance list for SAP Business Suite on Db2. Under the hood, the X1e instances also support large page sizes and memory bandwidth optimizations that benefit SAP's memory allocation patterns.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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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: x1e.32xlarge — The x1e.32xlarge instance is SAP-certified for high-memory workloads and is specifically designed for large in-memory databases like IBM Db2. It offers up to 3,904 GiB of memory, making it suitable for SAP ERP systems that require a large memory footprint. Other instance families like C5, R5, and I3 are not SAP-certified for high-memory SAP workloads or lack the necessary memory capacity.
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