This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of design of sap workloads on aws. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company wants to automate the installation of SAP HANA on AWS using CloudFormation. Which AWS service can provide a Quick Start for SAP HANA?
AWS Quick Start.
Quick Starts are reference deployments with CloudFormation templates.
AWS Service Catalog.
Why wrong: Service Catalog is for governance, not deployment templates.
AWS OpsWorks.
Why wrong: OpsWorks is for configuration management.
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
Why wrong: EKS is for containers, not suitable for SAP HANA.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
AWS Quick Start.
AWS Quick Start is the correct service because it provides pre-built, automated reference deployments for SAP HANA on AWS, including CloudFormation templates that automate the installation and configuration of SAP HANA. This aligns directly with the requirement to use CloudFormation for automation, as Quick Starts are built on CloudFormation and include best-practice architectures.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
AWS Quick Start.
Why this is correct
Quick Starts are reference deployments with CloudFormation templates.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
AWS Service Catalog.
Why it's wrong here
Service Catalog is for governance, not deployment templates.
AWS OpsWorks.
Why it's wrong here
OpsWorks is for configuration management.
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
Why it's wrong here
EKS is for containers, not suitable for SAP HANA.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates may confuse AWS Quick Start (a collection of reference deployments) with AWS Service Catalog (a governance tool), or assume that OpsWorks or EKS can handle SAP HANA automation, but SAP HANA requires specific OS-level tuning and direct EC2 access that container orchestration or configuration management tools do not natively provide.
Detailed technical explanation
AWS Quick Start for SAP HANA uses CloudFormation to deploy a multi-EC2 instance architecture with HANA-specific configurations, such as setting kernel parameters (e.g., vm.max_map_count=65536), attaching EBS volumes with optimized IOPS, and configuring HANA system replication. Under the hood, the Quick Start references AWS-provided AMIs that include the SAP HANA database and tools, and it automates the installation by running post-deployment scripts via AWS Systems Manager or user data, ensuring compliance with SAP's certification requirements.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — This question tests Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: AWS Quick Start. — AWS Quick Start is the correct service because it provides pre-built, automated reference deployments for SAP HANA on AWS, including CloudFormation templates that automate the installation and configuration of SAP HANA. This aligns directly with the requirement to use CloudFormation for automation, as Quick Starts are built on CloudFormation and include best-practice architectures.
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