PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP administrator needs to back up an SAP HANA database running on an EC2 instance with EBS volumes. The backup must be consistent and restorable to any point in time. Which approach meets these requirements?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently assume any EBS snapshot (manual or scheduled) is sufficient for database backup, overlooking the need for application consistency and continuous point-in-time recovery, which are explicitly required for SAP HANA workloads.
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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Use AWS Backup with pre and post scripts for application-consistent snapshots and enable continuous backup.
AWS Backup with pre and post scripts enables application-consistent snapshots by quiescing the SAP HANA database (via commands like hdbsql to trigger a snapshot or log flush) before taking the EBS snapshot, ensuring crash-consistent data. Enabling continuous backup (using AWS Backup's continuous backup and point-in-time recovery for EBS snapshots) allows restoration to any point in time within the retention window, meeting the requirement for point-in-time recovery.
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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Use S3 lifecycle policies to transition backups to Glacier.
Why it's wrong here
Lifecycle policies manage objects after backup, not create backups.
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Take manual EBS snapshots of the database volumes before each backup.
Why it's wrong here
Manual snapshots are not automated and may not be consistent.
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Use AWS Backup with pre and post scripts for application-consistent snapshots and enable continuous backup.
Why this is correct
Pre/post scripts ensure consistency; continuous backup enables point-in-time recovery.
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Use AWS Backup with EBS snapshots every hour.
Why it's wrong here
EBS snapshots are not application-consistent without scripts.
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