PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company runs SAP on AWS using an SAP HANA database on an R5.8xlarge EC2 instance. The SAP application generates alerts about high disk I/O latency. Which AWS service should the administrator use to identify the root cause?
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
Amazon CloudWatch provides detailed metrics for disk I/O, including latency. Option A is wrong because AWS Trusted Advisor provides best-practice checks, not real-time performance metrics. Option C is wrong because AWS Systems Manager automates operational tasks, not performance monitoring. Option D is wrong because AWS Config is for resource compliance.
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 Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Trusted Advisor gives recommendations, not real-time I/O latency data.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
CloudWatch collects and monitors disk I/O latency metrics for EC2 instances.
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AWS Systems Manager
Why it's wrong here
Systems Manager is for automation and patching, not performance monitoring.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config tracks resource changes, not performance metrics.
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