PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company wants to automate the backup of SAP HANA databases running on AWS. Which combination of AWS services is suitable for this task?
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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AWS Backup and the SAP HANA Backint agent
AWS Backup integrates with the SAP HANA Backint agent to automate HANA-specific backups, ensuring consistency and managing backup lifecycle. Option B is wrong because EBS snapshots alone cannot guarantee HANA database consistency. Option C is wrong because S3 and Glacier are storage services, not automation or backup orchestration. Option D is wrong because CloudWatch Events and Lambda can trigger actions but do not provide native HANA backup functionality.
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 Backup and the SAP HANA Backint agent
Why this is correct
AWS Backup automates backups and Backint ensures HANA consistency.
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Amazon EBS snapshots and AWS Lambda
Why it's wrong here
EBS snapshots are not application-consistent for HANA.
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Amazon S3 and Amazon Glacier
Why it's wrong here
S3 and Glacier are storage, not automation.
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Amazon CloudWatch Events and AWS Lambda
Why it's wrong here
These can schedule but not perform HANA backups.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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