PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An SAP Basis administrator needs to monitor the health of SAP application servers running on EC2. The administrator wants to receive alerts when a server becomes unreachable or when critical SAP processes stop. Which AWS service should be used to create a custom dashboard and set up alarms?
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
CloudWatch can monitor EC2 instances and create alarms based on custom metrics, including process status. Option A is wrong because CloudTrail is for auditing API calls. Option C is wrong because Config is for resource compliance. Option D is wrong because Trusted Advisor provides best-practice checks but not custom 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.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API calls, not instance health.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
CloudWatch monitors instances and can trigger alarms on metrics like status checks or custom process metrics.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config tracks resource configuration changes, not health.
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AWS Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Trusted Advisor provides high-level checks, not custom monitoring.
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