PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP HANA database administrator needs to restore a database from a backup stored in Amazon S3. The backup was taken using SAP HANA Backint. Which AWS service should be used to retrieve the backup files from S3?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often assume any AWS tool that can access S3 (like the console, CLI, or AWS Backup) can be used to restore the database, but they overlook that SAP HANA Backint requires its own agent to interpret the proprietary backup metadata and communicate with the HANA database engine.
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
✓
SAP HANA Backint agent
SAP HANA Backint is the native SAP interface for integrating with third-party backup tools. When a backup is taken using Backint, the backup files are stored in Amazon S3 via the Backint agent for SAP HANA on AWS. To restore from these backups, the same Backint agent must be used because it understands the proprietary metadata and file format that Backint writes to S3, and it handles the direct S3 API calls required to retrieve the files. Other methods like the S3 console or AWS CLI cannot interpret Backint-specific metadata or restore the database correctly.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
SAP HANA Backint agent
Why this is correct
Backint handles restore directly.
- ✗
Amazon S3 console
Why it's wrong here
Manual download not suitable.
- ✗
AWS CLI
Why it's wrong here
Not integrated with HANA Studio.
- ✗
AWS Backup
Why it's wrong here
AWS Backup manages backups but not Backint restore.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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