PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An SAP administrator needs to monitor the CPU utilization of an SAP application server EC2 instance and send an alert if it exceeds 80% 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 Alarm
Amazon CloudWatch Alarm is the correct service for monitoring CPU utilization and sending alerts when the CPU utilization exceeds 80% for 5 consecutive minutes. CloudWatch Alarms can be configured to monitor any CloudWatch metric (such as CPUUtilization) and trigger actions like sending a notification via Amazon SNS. Option A (AWS CloudTrail) is incorrect because it records API calls for auditing, not metric monitoring. Option B (VPC Flow Logs) is incorrect as it captures network traffic information, not CPU metrics. Option D (AWS Config) is incorrect because it evaluates resource compliance against rules, not performance metrics.
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 records API calls, not performance metrics.
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VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic information.
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Amazon CloudWatch Alarm
Why this is correct
CloudWatch Alarms monitor metrics and can send notifications.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config evaluates resource configurations, not performance.
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