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PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question

An SAP administrator needs to monitor the free space of EBS volumes across multiple EC2 instances running SAP. Which AWS service should be used to collect and visualize this data?

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

Amazon CloudWatch can collect custom metrics from EC2 instances using the CloudWatch agent, enabling monitoring of EBS volume free space. Option A is incorrect because AWS CloudTrail logs API calls, not system metrics. Option C is incorrect because AWS Config tracks configuration changes, not real-time performance data. Option D is incorrect because AWS Trusted Advisor provides best-practice checks, not real-time monitoring.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • ✗

    AWS CloudTrail

    Why it's wrong here

    CloudTrail records API activity, not disk metrics.

  • ✓

    Amazon CloudWatch

    Why this is correct

    CloudWatch with the unified agent can collect disk metrics from instances.

  • ✗

    AWS Config

    Why it's wrong here

    Config tracks resource configuration, not performance metrics.

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    AWS Trusted Advisor

    Why it's wrong here

    Trusted Advisor gives recommendations, not real-time monitoring.

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