PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP administrator notices that the SAP HANA database is running out of disk space on the /hana/data volume. The volume is an EBS gp3 volume with 2000 GB size. The administrator wants to increase the size without downtime. Which action should be taken?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse the need to increase disk space with performance tuning (IOPS) or assume that volume modifications require downtime, leading them to choose snapshot-based or data-copy methods instead of the simpler online resize.
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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Use the modify-volume API to increase the size of the existing volume
AWS EBS gp3 volumes support online resizing via the modify-volume API without requiring downtime. The SAP HANA /hana/data volume can be increased in size while the instance remains running, as EBS volumes can be modified dynamically. After the modification, the administrator must extend the file system to recognize the new space, but no volume detachment or data migration is needed.
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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Detach the volume, create a snapshot, create a larger volume from the snapshot, and attach it
Why it's wrong here
Detaching the volume causes downtime.
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Create a new larger volume and copy data using rsync
Why it's wrong here
Requires downtime for data copy.
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Increase the IOPS of the volume to improve performance
Why it's wrong here
Increasing IOPS does not increase storage capacity.
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Use the modify-volume API to increase the size of the existing volume
Why this is correct
EBS supports online modification of volume size.
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