PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An SAP administrator notices that the SAP application server is failing health checks in the Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) target group. The application server runs on an EC2 instance behind an Application Load Balancer. The health check path is /sap/public/ping. What is the most likely cause of the failure?
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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The SAP application (e.g., disp+work) is not running on the instance
If the SAP application (disp+work) is not running, it cannot respond to the health check, causing the ELB to mark it unhealthy. Option A is incorrect because SAProuter does not block health check requests; it routes connections to the SAP system. Option B is incorrect because the health check path is correctly configured as /sap/public/ping, which is the standard SAP health check endpoint. Option C is incorrect because security groups not allowing inbound traffic from ELB would cause connection timeout, not a health check failure on a specific path.
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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SAProuter is blocking the health check requests
Why it's wrong here
SAProuter does not block health check requests; it routes connections to the SAP system.
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The health check path is incorrectly configured in the target group
Why it's wrong here
The health check path is correctly configured as /sap/public/ping, which is the standard SAP health check endpoint.
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The EC2 instance security group does not allow inbound traffic from the ELB
Why it's wrong here
Security groups not allowing inbound traffic from ELB would cause connection timeout, not a health check failure on a specific path.
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The SAP application (e.g., disp+work) is not running on the instance
Why this is correct
If the SAP application (disp+work) is not running, it cannot respond to the health check, causing the ELB to mark it unhealthy.
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