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PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question

An SAP administrator needs to perform an OS-level patching of the underlying EC2 instances hosting an SAP HANA database in a production environment. The HANA database is configured with system replication across two Availability Zones. What is the best practice to minimize downtime?

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

✓

Fail over to the secondary HANA instance, apply patches to the primary, then fail back.

Failing over to the secondary and patching the primary reduces downtime. Option A is wrong because stopping HANA causes downtime. Option B is wrong because stopping EC2 instance causes downtime. Option D is wrong because stopping HANA causes downtime.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

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

  • ✗

    Stop the EC2 instance, apply patches, and start.

    Why it's wrong here

    This causes downtime.

  • ✗

    Take a snapshot of the volume, patch the OS, and restore if needed.

    Why it's wrong here

    This causes downtime.

  • ✓

    Fail over to the secondary HANA instance, apply patches to the primary, then fail back.

    Why this is correct

    Minimizes downtime.

  • ✗

    Stop the HANA database, apply patches, and restart.

    Why it's wrong here

    This causes downtime.

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