PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
An SAP system administrator is troubleshooting a high CPU usage issue on an SAP application server (AS) running on an EC2 instance. The administrator suspects that a specific ABAP report is consuming excessive resources. Which AWS service can provide detailed CPU utilization metrics at the process level to confirm the suspicion?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse CloudTrail (audit logging) with monitoring, or assume that Systems Manager Inventory provides real-time performance data, when in fact only the CloudWatch agent with the procstat plugin can deliver per-process CPU metrics.
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 agent with the 'procstat' plugin
The Amazon CloudWatch agent with the 'procstat' plugin can collect CPU and memory utilization metrics at the individual process level, including specific ABAP processes or reports by name or PID. This allows the administrator to confirm which ABAP report is causing high CPU usage on the EC2 instance running the SAP application server.
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 records API activity, not OS-level process metrics.
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Amazon CloudWatch agent with the 'procstat' plugin
Why this is correct
The CloudWatch agent can collect per-process CPU, memory, and disk metrics and publish them as custom CloudWatch metrics.
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AWS Systems Manager Inventory
Why it's wrong here
Inventory collects installed software and configuration, not real-time resource usage.
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AWS Compute Optimizer
Why it's wrong here
Compute Optimizer analyzes utilization patterns over time to recommend instance types, not per-process metrics.
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