PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company runs SAP HANA on EC2 with a Multi-AZ deployment. The database uses EBS volumes for /hana/data and /hana/log. The operations team needs to implement a disaster recovery strategy with a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 15 minutes and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 2 hours. Which THREE actions should be taken? (Choose THREE.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Take periodic EBS snapshots of the data and log volumes
Options A, B, and D are correct. A: EBS snapshots provide a backup mechanism for data and log volumes, contributing to the RPO. B: AWS CloudFormation automates the creation of DR infrastructure in another region, helping to achieve the RTO. D: SAP HANA system replication provides near-synchronous replication to a secondary instance, meeting the RPO of 15 minutes. C is incorrect because Amazon RDS for SAP HANA is not suitable for DR of an existing EC2-based HANA system; it would require migration and does not align with the given architecture. E is incorrect because AWS DMS is designed for database migrations, not for continuous replication of SAP HANA.
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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Take periodic EBS snapshots of the data and log volumes
Why this is correct
Snapshots provide additional recovery points.
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Use AWS CloudFormation to automate the creation of DR infrastructure
Why this is correct
CloudFormation enables quick provisioning to meet RTO.
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Migrate the database to Amazon RDS for SAP HANA
Why it's wrong here
RDS for SAP HANA is not available; HANA on EC2 is used.
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Configure SAP HANA system replication to a secondary instance in a different AWS Region
Why this is correct
System replication provides low RPO.
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Use AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) for continuous replication
Why it's wrong here
DMS is for homogeneous/heterogeneous migrations, not HANA replication.
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