PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
A company runs SAP NetWeaver on AWS and needs to ensure that the SAP application server instances are evenly distributed across two Availability Zones. Which AWS service should be used to distribute traffic?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse DNS-level routing (Route 53 weighted routing) with actual load balancing, not realizing that DNS does not control the distribution of individual requests and cannot react to instance health in real time, whereas an ALB provides layer-7 health checks and even distribution across AZs.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Application Load Balancer
The Application Load Balancer (ALB) distributes incoming traffic across multiple targets, such as SAP application servers, in different Availability Zones. By registering SAP instances in two AZs and enabling cross-zone load balancing, the ALB ensures even distribution of traffic across both zones, which is critical for high availability and balanced resource utilization in SAP NetWeaver deployments.
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 Global Accelerator
Why it's wrong here
Global Accelerator improves availability but is not a load balancer for application traffic.
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Application Load Balancer
Why this is correct
ALB can distribute incoming traffic across multiple AZs and instances.
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Amazon CloudFront
Why it's wrong here
CloudFront is a content delivery network, not a load balancer for SAP.
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Amazon Route 53 weighted routing
Why it's wrong here
Route 53 weighted routing distributes DNS requests, not traffic at the application layer.
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