PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company runs an SAP HANA database on AWS. The operations team wants to automate the monitoring of HANA alert logs and send notifications when critical alerts occur. Which AWS service should they use to collect and analyze the logs?
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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Amazon CloudWatch Logs with metric filters and alarms
Amazon CloudWatch Logs can ingest HANA alert logs via the CloudWatch agent and trigger alarms based on metric filters. CloudTrail records API activity, not application logs. S3 Event Notifications do not analyze log content. Lambda alone does not provide log collection.
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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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail records AWS API calls, not application logs.
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Amazon S3 Event Notifications
Why it's wrong here
S3 events trigger on object operations, not log content analysis.
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AWS Lambda scheduled functions
Why it's wrong here
Lambda alone does not provide centralized log management or built-in alarming.
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Amazon CloudWatch Logs with metric filters and alarms
Why this is correct
CloudWatch Logs can ingest and monitor log files, triggering alarms on specific patterns.
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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