PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An SAP Basis administrator needs to monitor the performance of SAP HANA database using Amazon CloudWatch. Which of the following metrics should be monitored to detect potential CPU bottlenecks?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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CPUUtilization
(CPUUtilization) is the correct metric to monitor for detecting CPU bottlenecks in SAP HANA on Amazon CloudWatch. CPUUtilization directly measures the percentage of CPU capacity being used. High values indicate CPU contention. Option A (MemoryUtilization) indicates memory pressure, not CPU. Option B (DiskReadBytes/DiskWriteBytes) indicates I/O activity. Option D (NetworkPacketsIn/NetworkPacketsOut) indicates network traffic, none of which directly measure CPU bottlenecks.
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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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MemoryUtilization
Why it's wrong here
Memory utilization measures memory usage, not CPU.
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DiskReadBytes / DiskWriteBytes
Why it's wrong here
These metrics measure disk I/O, not CPU.
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CPUUtilization
Why this is correct
CPU utilization directly indicates the percentage of CPU capacity used.
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NetworkPacketsIn / NetworkPacketsOut
Why it's wrong here
Network metrics measure network traffic, not CPU.
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