PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company runs SAP ERP on AWS. The system includes a primary application server and a secondary application server for high availability. The secondary server is not receiving updates from the primary. Which THREE steps should the administrator take to investigate?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Verify network connectivity between the primary and secondary servers using ping or telnet on SAP ports.
Options B, C, and D are correct. Verifying network connectivity between the primary and secondary servers (B) ensures that the servers can communicate. Reviewing the SAP message server trace logs (C) can reveal communication errors or replication issues. Checking the status of SAP enqueue replication using transaction SM51 (D) confirms whether locks are being replicated. Option A is incorrect because restarting the secondary server without investigation may disrupt operations and does not address the root cause. Option E is incorrect because checking the SAP Gateway service is not directly relevant to replication issues between application servers.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Restart the secondary application server to force a resync.
Why it's wrong here
Restarting without investigation may not resolve the issue and could cause downtime.
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Verify network connectivity between the primary and secondary servers using ping or telnet on SAP ports.
Why this is correct
Network issues are a common cause of replication failure.
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Review the SAP message server trace logs for errors.
Why this is correct
Message server logs can reveal communication issues.
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Check the status of SAP enqueue replication using transaction SM51.
Why this is correct
Enqueue replication status indicates if locks are synchronized.
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Check the SAP Gateway service status on the primary server.
Why it's wrong here
Gateway is for RFC calls, not specifically for replication.
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