PAS-C01 Migration Practice Question
An organization is migrating a large SAP HANA workload to AWS. The current on-premises environment uses IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) for shared storage. Which AWS storage solution should they use to provide a similar shared file system for SAP HANA?
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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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP provides a fully managed shared file system that supports NFS, SMB, and iSCSI protocols, and can replace GPFS for SAP HANA. EBS is block storage not shared. S3 is object storage. EFS is NFS but lacks some enterprise features needed for HANA.
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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Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 is object storage, not suitable for shared file system for HANA.
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Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Why it's wrong here
EBS is block storage and cannot be shared across multiple instances.
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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
Why this is correct
FSx for ONTAP provides a high-performance shared file system compatible with SAP HANA.
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Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
Why it's wrong here
EFS provides NFS but may not meet performance requirements for SAP HANA.
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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