PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An SAP administrator needs to back up the SAP HANA database daily. The backups must be stored securely and retained for 30 days. Which storage option is the most cost-effective?
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 S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)
S3 Standard-IA is for infrequently accessed data with lower cost. Option A is incorrect because S3 Standard is more expensive. Option B is incorrect because Glacier is for long-term archival, not 30-day retention. Option D is incorrect because EBS snapshots are for volumes, not database backups directly.
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 Standard
Why it's wrong here
S3 Standard is for frequent access; higher cost for backups.
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Amazon S3 Glacier
Why it's wrong here
Glacier has retrieval times in minutes or hours; not ideal for 30-day retention.
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Amazon S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)
Why this is correct
S3 Standard-IA is cost-effective for infrequent access with immediate retrieval.
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Amazon EBS Snapshots
Why it's wrong here
EBS snapshots are for block storage, not directly for database backup files.
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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