PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP administrator wants to automate the creation of a DR environment for SAP HANA on AWS. The DR site should be in a different region and must be started only during a disaster. Which AWS service should be used to orchestrate the DR process?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse infrastructure deployment (CloudFormation) or data replication (S3 CRR) with the need for a fully orchestrated DR solution that includes both replication and automated failover, which only AWS DRS provides.
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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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) to replicate and orchestrate failover.
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) is the correct service because it provides continuous block-level replication for SAP HANA servers and includes built-in orchestration for failover and failback. This allows the DR environment to remain stopped until a disaster occurs, minimizing costs while ensuring rapid recovery.
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 Systems Manager Automation to run DR scripts.
Why it's wrong here
Systems Manager can run scripts but lacks DR-specific features like continuous replication.
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AWS CloudFormation StackSets to deploy the environment in the DR region.
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation deploys resources but does not automate failover.
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Amazon S3 Cross-Region Replication to replicate SAP application data.
Why it's wrong here
S3 CRR replicates objects, not EC2 instances or databases.
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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) to replicate and orchestrate failover.
Why this is correct
Elastic Disaster Recovery provides automated replication and orchestrated failover.
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