PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit.
```
{
"SAP HANA Backup Configuration": {
"Backint": {
"Bucket": "sap-hana-backup-prod",
"ParallelStreams": 4,
"ChunkSizeMB": 1024,
"Compression": "gzip",
"Encryption": "SSE-S3"
}
}
}
```An SAP administrator configures SAP HANA backup using Backint as shown in the exhibit. The backup job fails with an error indicating that the bucket 'sap-hana-backup-prod' does not exist. The administrator confirms that the bucket name is correct. What is the most likely cause of the failure?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently assume the error message 'bucket does not exist' always means the bucket name is incorrect or the bucket was deleted, overlooking the region mismatch issue that causes the S3 API to return a 404 when the bucket is in a different region.
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
✓
The bucket is in a different AWS region than the EC2 instance.
The SAP HANA Backint agent communicates with Amazon S3 using the AWS SDK, which resolves the bucket endpoint based on the region configured in the agent or the instance metadata. If the bucket 'sap-hana-backup-prod' exists in a different AWS region than the EC2 instance, the Backint agent will attempt to access the bucket using the wrong regional endpoint, resulting in a 'bucket does not exist' error. This is a common misconfiguration when the Backint parameter file does not explicitly set the correct region or when the instance's default region differs from the bucket's region.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
The IAM role used by the instance does not have s3:PutObject permission.
Why it's wrong here
Permission error would show access denied, not bucket not found.
- ✗
The chunk size is too large for the bucket.
Why it's wrong here
Chunk size does not cause bucket not found error.
- ✓
The bucket is in a different AWS region than the EC2 instance.
Why this is correct
Backint by default uses the region of the instance; if bucket is in different region, need to specify region.
- ✗
The bucket has a bucket policy that denies access.
Why it's wrong here
Would show access denied.
Visual reference
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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