This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of operations and maintenance. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company runs SAP HANA on AWS and wants to implement a backup strategy that ensures point-in-time recovery (PITR) with minimal data loss. Which TWO AWS services should be used?
Amazon S3
Why wrong: S3 is used for storing backups, but not for creating snapshots directly.
AWS Backup
AWS Backup can automate EBS snapshots and manage retention policies.
AWS Storage Gateway
Why wrong: Storage Gateway is for hybrid storage, not for HANA backups.
Amazon RDS
Why wrong: RDS is a managed database service, not used for EC2-based HANA.
Amazon EBS snapshots
EBS snapshots provide point-in-time backups of HANA data volumes.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
AWS Backup
Amazon EBS snapshots are used for volume-level backups, and AWS Backup can automate and manage snapshot schedules. EBS snapshots alone can be used for PITR if taken frequently, but AWS Backup provides centralized management. Alternatively, SAP HANA backup to S3 can also be used. The correct answer here is EBS snapshots and AWS Backup; however, the options are: A) Amazon S3, B) AWS Backup, C) Amazon EBS snapshots, D) AWS Storage Gateway, E) Amazon RDS. So correct answers: B and C.
Key principle: NAT direction and interface roles matter as much as the IP address mapping. Inside/outside designation controls which traffic is translated.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 is used for storing backups, but not for creating snapshots directly.
AWS Backup
Why this is correct
AWS Backup can automate EBS snapshots and manage retention policies.
Related concept
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
AWS Storage Gateway
Why it's wrong here
Storage Gateway is for hybrid storage, not for HANA backups.
Amazon RDS
Why it's wrong here
RDS is a managed database service, not used for EC2-based HANA.
Amazon EBS snapshots
Why this is correct
EBS snapshots provide point-in-time backups of HANA data volumes.
Related concept
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
Common exam traps
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Detailed technical explanation
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
Key takeaway
NAT direction and interface roles matter as much as the IP address mapping. Inside/outside designation controls which traffic is translated.
Real-world example
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
What to study next
Review the four NAT address types (inside local, inside global, outside local, outside global), PAT port overload, and static vs dynamic NAT use cases. Then practise related PAS-C01 NAT questions on configuration and troubleshooting.
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Operations and Maintenance — This question tests Operations and Maintenance — Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address..
The correct answer is: AWS Backup — Amazon EBS snapshots are used for volume-level backups, and AWS Backup can automate and manage snapshot schedules. EBS snapshots alone can be used for PITR if taken frequently, but AWS Backup provides centralized management. Alternatively, SAP HANA backup to S3 can also be used. The correct answer here is EBS snapshots and AWS Backup; however, the options are: A) Amazon S3, B) AWS Backup, C) Amazon EBS snapshots, D) AWS Storage Gateway, E) Amazon RDS. So correct answers: B and C.
Review the four NAT address types (inside local, inside global, outside local, outside global), PAT port overload, and static vs dynamic NAT use cases. Then practise related PAS-C01 NAT questions on configuration and troubleshooting.
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
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