PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
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A systems administrator is troubleshooting an SAP HANA database that runs on an EC2 instance. The exhibit shows the block device mappings of the EC2 instance. The administrator needs to ensure that the data volumes (/dev/sdf and /dev/sdg) are not accidentally terminated when the instance is terminated. However, the administrator also wants to take a nightly snapshot of these volumes using AWS Backup. Which of the following is a potential issue with the current configuration?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is that candidates may overlook AWS Backup's tag-based resource selection and assume that all attached volumes are automatically backed up, or they may confuse DeleteOnTermination behavior with backup inclusion logic.
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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The volumes are not tagged, so AWS Backup may not automatically include them in backup plans.
AWS Backup uses resource tags to identify which resources to include in backup plans. If the volumes /dev/sdf and /dev/sdg are not tagged with the appropriate key-value pairs that match the backup plan's tag-based selection criteria, AWS Backup will not automatically discover and include them in nightly snapshots. This can lead to missing backups for critical SAP HANA data volumes.
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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The volume /dev/sdf has DeleteOnTermination set to false, which will cause data persistence issues.
Why it's wrong here
False is the correct setting to prevent data loss.
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The device names /dev/sdf and /dev/sdg are reserved for NVMe instance storage and should not be used for EBS.
Why it's wrong here
These device names are valid for EBS.
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The volumes are attached to a running instance, which prevents snapshot creation.
Why it's wrong here
Snapshots can be taken of attached volumes.
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The volumes are not tagged, so AWS Backup may not automatically include them in backup plans.
Why this is correct
AWS Backup typically uses tags to identify resources.
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