PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP administrator needs to configure high availability for SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP. They plan to use AWS services. Which combination of services is required?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse general AWS HA services (like ELB or Auto Scaling) with the specific shared-storage and cluster-manager requirements of SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP, leading them to overlook the necessity of a cluster filesystem (EFS) and a cluster resource manager (Pacemaker).
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 EFS and Pacemaker on EC2
SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP high availability on AWS requires shared storage for the /sapmnt and /usr/sap/trans directories, which Amazon EFS provides via NFSv4, and a cluster manager like Pacemaker on EC2 to orchestrate failover between the primary and secondary application servers. This combination ensures that the SAP central services (ASCS and ERS) can fail over seamlessly in the event of an instance or availability zone failure.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Amazon EFS and Pacemaker on EC2
Why this is correct
EFS provides shared storage; Pacemaker manages clustering.
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AWS Global Accelerator and Auto Scaling
Why it's wrong here
Not suitable for NetWeaver HA.
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Elastic Load Balancing and Amazon Route 53
Why it's wrong here
Need shared storage and clustering.
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Amazon EBS Multi-Attach volumes
Why it's wrong here
EBS Multi-Attach not supported across AZs.
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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