This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of design of sap workloads on aws. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
An SAP administrator needs to integrate SAP S/4HANA with Amazon S3 for archival purposes. Which AWS service should be used to enable secure and efficient data transfer from SAP to S3?
Amazon Kinesis
Why wrong: Kinesis is for streaming data.
Amazon Athena
Why wrong: Athena is a query service.
AWS Glue
Why wrong: Glue is for ETL jobs, not direct data transfer.
AWS DataSync
DataSync is optimized for data transfers to S3.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
AWS DataSync
AWS DataSync is the correct choice because it is purpose-built for efficiently and securely transferring large volumes of data from on-premises or SAP systems to Amazon S3. It automates the transfer process, supports encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest, and can handle the high-throughput requirements of SAP S/4HANA archival jobs without requiring custom scripting or complex network configurations.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Amazon Kinesis
Why it's wrong here
Kinesis is for streaming data.
Amazon Athena
Why it's wrong here
Athena is a query service.
AWS Glue
Why it's wrong here
Glue is for ETL jobs, not direct data transfer.
AWS DataSync
Why this is correct
DataSync is optimized for data transfers to S3.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse AWS DataSync with AWS Glue or Amazon Kinesis, mistakenly thinking that any data movement to S3 requires an ETL or streaming service, rather than recognizing DataSync as the dedicated, high-performance transfer service for large-scale batch workloads like SAP archiving.
Detailed technical explanation
AWS DataSync uses a purpose-built network protocol optimized for high-speed transfers, leveraging parallel multi-threading and incremental data transfer to minimize load on the source SAP system. It can be deployed as an agent on-premises or in AWS, and it integrates with SAP's archiving tools via NFS or SMB mounts, allowing SAP to write archive files directly to a DataSync-managed location that then syncs to S3. In a real-world scenario, DataSync can handle the large binary files (e.g., ADK archives) typical of SAP ILM or document archiving, ensuring data integrity with checksum validation.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
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Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — This question tests Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: AWS DataSync — AWS DataSync is the correct choice because it is purpose-built for efficiently and securely transferring large volumes of data from on-premises or SAP systems to Amazon S3. It automates the transfer process, supports encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest, and can handle the high-throughput requirements of SAP S/4HANA archival jobs without requiring custom scripting or complex network configurations.
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