PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company runs its SAP system on AWS and uses an Application Load Balancer (ALB) to distribute traffic to SAP Web Dispatchers. The operations team reports that some users experience intermittent connectivity issues. The ALB health checks are configured to check the /sap/public/bc/icf/logon endpoint. Which configuration change would best improve the reliability of health checks?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Change the health check endpoint to a static HTML page that does not require authentication.
Health checks should target a simple, static resource that is always available and does not require authentication. The /sap/public/bc/icf/logon endpoint requires a session and may fail due to transient authentication issues, causing false health check failures. Using a static HTML page eliminates this dependency and improves reliability. Option A is incorrect because increasing the unhealthy threshold would actually delay detection of real failures, potentially allowing unhealthy instances to receive traffic longer. Option B is incorrect because HTTP/2 is a protocol enhancement for performance, not health check reliability. Option C is incorrect because replacing the ALB with a Network Load Balancer would not address the root cause; the issue is the health check endpoint itself.
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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Increase the unhealthy threshold count to reduce false positives.
Why it's wrong here
Increasing the threshold delays detection of real failures.
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Enable HTTP/2 support on the ALB.
Why it's wrong here
HTTP/2 does not improve health check reliability.
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Replace the ALB with a Network Load Balancer.
Why it's wrong here
NLB does not perform application-level health checks.
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Change the health check endpoint to a static HTML page that does not require authentication.
Why this is correct
A static endpoint avoids session overhead and is more reliable.
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