PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
A customer runs SAP HANA on an AWS Multi-AZ deployment with a primary and secondary instance. They want to ensure automatic failover in case of instance failure. What is the recommended approach?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently assume Amazon RDS supports SAP HANA because RDS offers Multi-AZ for other databases, but SAP HANA is not a supported RDS engine, and the correct approach involves native SAP HANA replication with AWS infrastructure automation.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Implement SAP HANA System Replication in a multi-AZ configuration with automatic failover using AWS services.
SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) in a multi-AZ configuration, combined with AWS services like Amazon Route 53 health checks and custom scripts for automatic failover, provides the recommended approach for ensuring automatic failover upon instance failure. HSR replicates data synchronously or asynchronously between primary and secondary HANA instances, and when integrated with AWS, you can automate the failover process without manual intervention, meeting the requirement for high availability.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Implement SAP HANA System Replication in a multi-AZ configuration with automatic failover using AWS services.
Why this is correct
HANA System Replication with automatic failover is the recommended method.
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Set up a Route 53 health check to redirect traffic to the secondary instance manually.
Why it's wrong here
Manual intervention is not automatic failover.
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Use Amazon RDS for SAP HANA with Multi-AZ enabled.
Why it's wrong here
RDS does not support SAP HANA as a database engine.
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Configure an Auto Scaling group with a lifecycle hook to launch a new HANA instance.
Why it's wrong here
Auto Scaling does not manage HANA replication or failover.
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