PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company runs SAP HANA on AWS and needs to back up the database to Amazon S3. Which TWO AWS services can be used to automate the backup process?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Lambda
AWS Backup can be used to automate backups of SAP HANA databases to S3, providing a managed backup service with scheduling and retention policies. AWS Lambda can run custom scripts to orchestrate backups, for example, using the SAP HANA backup API to back up to S3. Options C, D, and E are incorrect: CloudFormation is for infrastructure provisioning, CloudTrail is for auditing API calls, and S3 Transfer Acceleration is a feature to speed up uploads, not a service for automating backups.
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 Lambda
Why this is correct
Lambda can run custom backup scripts on a schedule.
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AWS Backup
Why this is correct
AWS Backup can schedule and manage backups to S3.
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AWS CloudFormation
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation is for provisioning, not backup automation.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail is for auditing API calls.
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Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration
Why it's wrong here
Transfer Acceleration is a feature for faster uploads, not a service for automation.
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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