This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of operations and maintenance. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. 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.
An administrator needs to restore an SAP HANA database from a backup stored in Amazon S3. The backup was created using AWS Backup. Which AWS service should be used to perform the restore?
AWS Backup
AWS Backup can restore HANA backups to EC2 instances.
AWS Systems Manager
Why wrong: Systems Manager does not have native database restore capability.
Amazon S3
Why wrong: S3 stores the backup but does not restore.
AWS Database Migration Service
Why wrong: DMS is for migrating databases, not restoring from backup.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
AWS Backup
AWS Backup is the correct service because the backup was created using AWS Backup, and AWS Backup provides native restore capabilities for SAP HANA databases. It automates the restore process by directly interacting with the underlying Amazon S3 storage where the backup resides, ensuring consistency with the backup metadata and recovery point objectives (RPOs).
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 Backup
Why this is correct
AWS Backup can restore HANA backups to EC2 instances.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
AWS Systems Manager
Why it's wrong here
Systems Manager does not have native database restore capability.
Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 stores the backup but does not restore.
AWS Database Migration Service
Why it's wrong here
DMS is for migrating databases, not restoring from backup.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates mistakenly think Amazon S3 itself can perform the restore, overlooking that AWS Backup is the service that manages the backup lifecycle and restore orchestration for SAP HANA databases.
Detailed technical explanation
AWS Backup for SAP HANA uses a pre-script framework that integrates with SAP HANA's Backint interface, allowing backups to be streamed directly to S3. During restore, AWS Backup invokes the SAP HANA recovery process using the Backint agent, which reads the backup metadata from S3 and orchestrates the restore to the specified point in time. This ensures that the restore respects SAP HANA's log sequence numbers (LSNs) and consistency requirements.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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Operations and Maintenance — This question tests Operations and Maintenance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: AWS Backup — AWS Backup is the correct service because the backup was created using AWS Backup, and AWS Backup provides native restore capabilities for SAP HANA databases. It automates the restore process by directly interacting with the underlying Amazon S3 storage where the backup resides, ensuring consistency with the backup metadata and recovery point objectives (RPOs).
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