PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An organization has an SAP S/4HANA system running on AWS. The system uses a multi-node HANA scale-out configuration. The company wants to implement a disaster recovery solution with an RPO of less than 1 hour and an RTO of less than 2 hours. The DR site is in a different AWS Region. Which THREE components should be included in the DR plan?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates assume daily EBS snapshots are sufficient for DR, but they fail to meet the strict RPO of less than 1 hour because snapshots are not continuous replication, and the restore time from snapshots can easily exceed the 2-hour RTO for large SAP HANA volumes.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Cross-region Amazon Machine Image (AMI) copies for the SAP application servers.
AMI copies can be automated to replicate SAP application server configurations across regions, enabling rapid recovery of stateless application servers within the RTO. Since SAP application servers are stateless and can be recreated from AMIs, cross-region AMI copies provide a fast and reliable method to restore the application tier in the DR region without relying on storage-level replication.
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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Cross-region Amazon Machine Image (AMI) copies for the SAP application servers.
Why this is correct
Pre-copied AMIs allow quick instance launch in DR.
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AWS Global Accelerator to route traffic to the closest Region.
Why it's wrong here
Global Accelerator is for performance, not DR failover.
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Amazon Route 53 DNS failover routing policy to redirect traffic to the DR Region in case of failure.
Why this is correct
Automates traffic redirection to DR.
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SAP HANA System Replication from the primary to the DR region using asynchronous replication.
Why this is correct
Asynchronous replication can achieve sub-hour RPO.
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Daily EBS snapshots of all volumes copied to the DR Region.
Why it's wrong here
Daily snapshots may not meet RPO of <1 hour and RTO of <2 hours.
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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