PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An SAP administrator needs to monitor the CPU utilization of an EC2 instance running SAP NetWeaver. The administrator wants to receive an alert when CPU utilization exceeds 90% for 5 consecutive minutes. Which AWS service should be used?
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 CloudWatch Alarms
Amazon CloudWatch Alarms (Option D) are the correct choice because they can monitor Amazon CloudWatch metrics, such as EC2 CPU utilization, and trigger actions (e.g., SNS notifications) when a specified threshold (e.g., 90% for 5 consecutive minutes) is breached. Option A (AWS CloudTrail) is incorrect because it logs API calls for auditing, not performance metrics. Option B (AWS Config) tracks resource configuration changes, not real-time metrics. Option C (Amazon VPC Flow Logs) captures network traffic metadata, not CPU utilization.
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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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API calls.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config tracks resource configuration.
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Amazon VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
Flow Logs capture network traffic.
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Amazon CloudWatch Alarms
Why this is correct
CloudWatch Alarms monitor metrics and trigger alerts.
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