PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
A company runs SAP HANA in a multi-node scale-out configuration on AWS. The system is experiencing network bottlenecks that impact performance. Which AWS services or features can be used to monitor and analyze network performance between the HANA nodes? (Choose THREE.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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VPC Flow Logs
VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic metadata to analyze network connections between HANA nodes. Amazon CloudWatch provides network metrics such as throughput and errors. AWS X-Ray helps trace application requests across nodes, which can identify performance bottlenecks including network latency. AWS Trusted Advisor offers best practice recommendations but not detailed network analysis. Amazon Inspector is for security assessment. Therefore, the three services that can be used to monitor and analyze network performance are VPC Flow Logs, CloudWatch, and X-Ray.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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VPC Flow Logs
Why this is correct
VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic metadata, allowing analysis of network connections and identification of bottlenecks between HANA nodes.
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AWS Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
AWS Trusted Advisor provides best practice recommendations but does not offer detailed network performance monitoring or analysis.
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Amazon Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Amazon Inspector is a security assessment service; it does not monitor or analyze network performance.
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AWS X-Ray [CORRECT]
Why this is correct
AWS X-Ray traces application requests across nodes, helping to identify network latency and performance bottlenecks.
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Amazon CloudWatch (Network metrics)
Why this is correct
Amazon CloudWatch provides network metrics such as throughput, packet loss, and errors, which can be used to monitor network performance.
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