PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company runs SAP on AWS and wants to monitor operating system metrics such as memory usage, disk space, and process status using Amazon CloudWatch. Which agent configuration is required on the SAP application and database servers to send these metrics to CloudWatch?
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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Amazon CloudWatch Agent
The Amazon CloudWatch Agent can be installed on EC2 instances to collect operating system-level metrics such as memory usage, disk space, and process status and send them to CloudWatch. Option A is incorrect because the AWS X-Ray Daemon is used for distributed tracing, not metric collection. Option B is incorrect because the EC2 Launch Agent is used to run startup scripts, not to collect metrics. Option D is incorrect because the AWS Systems Manager Agent is used for management and patching, not for sending custom metrics to CloudWatch.
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 X-Ray Daemon
Why it's wrong here
X-Ray is for tracing requests.
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EC2 Launch Agent
Why it's wrong here
Launch agent handles instance initialization.
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Amazon CloudWatch Agent
Why this is correct
CloudWatch Agent collects OS-level metrics.
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AWS Systems Manager Agent
Why it's wrong here
SSM Agent is for patching and automation, not metrics.
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