PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
An SAP Basis administrator needs to restart the SAP application server on an EC2 instance after applying kernel patches. What is the recommended way to perform the restart to minimize downtime?
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Log in to the instance and restart the SAP system using SAP MMC or sapcontrol.
Using SAP MMC to restart the SAP system allows a controlled restart that avoids a full OS reboot, minimizing downtime.
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Log in to the instance and restart the SAP system using SAP MMC or sapcontrol.
Why this is correct
This restarts only the SAP services, not the entire OS, resulting in shorter downtime.
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Stop and start the EC2 instance from the AWS CLI.
Why it's wrong here
Similar to reboot, this causes a full instance stop/start, which is more disruptive.
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Reboot the EC2 instance from the AWS Management Console.
Why it's wrong here
Rebooting the instance will cause a full OS restart, increasing downtime compared to just restarting the SAP services.
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Terminate the instance and launch a new one from the same AMI.
Why it's wrong here
This would cause significant downtime and is not necessary for a simple restart.
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