Quick Answer
The answer is AWS Elastic Beanstalk because it natively supports blue/green deployment for SAP by allowing you to run two identical environments (blue and green) side by side and swap their URLs with zero downtime. This service handles the underlying infrastructure, including the Application Load Balancer and multi-AZ setup, so you can promote a new SAP application version by simply swapping the environment CNAMEs without any manual reconfiguration. On the AWS Certified SAP on AWS Specialty PAS-C01 exam, this question tests your understanding of which managed service provides the simplest path to zero-downtime deployments for SAP workloads, often contrasting Elastic Beanstalk’s built-in swap with CodeDeploy’s more complex scripting requirements. A common trap is choosing CodeDeploy because it can perform blue/green deployments, but Elastic Beanstalk is the correct choice here as it abstracts away the load balancer and instance management for SAP. Memory tip: think “Beanstalk swaps the URL, CodeDeploy swaps the code.”
This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of operations and maintenance. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
An SAP system is deployed across multiple Availability Zones using an Application Load Balancer. The operations team wants to perform a blue/green deployment of a new SAP application version with zero downtime. Which AWS service should be used?
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Elastic Beanstalk supports blue/green deployments with environment swapping.
AWS CloudFormation
Why wrong: CloudFormation is for infrastructure as code, not deployments.
AWS CodeDeploy
Why wrong: CodeDeploy can perform blue/green but requires more configuration.
AWS OpsWorks
Why wrong: OpsWorks is for configuration management, not blue/green.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Option A is correct: AWS Elastic Beanstalk supports blue/green deployments. Option B (CodeDeploy) can do it but is more complex. Option C (CloudFormation) is for infrastructure. Option D (OpsWorks) is for Chef/Puppet.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Why this is correct
Elastic Beanstalk supports blue/green deployments with environment swapping.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
AWS CloudFormation
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation is for infrastructure as code, not deployments.
AWS CodeDeploy
Why it's wrong here
CodeDeploy can perform blue/green but requires more configuration.
AWS OpsWorks
Why it's wrong here
OpsWorks is for configuration management, not blue/green.
Common exam traps
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
An e-commerce site experiences heavy traffic on Black Friday and near-zero traffic during off-peak weeks. Rather than provisioning permanent large VMs, the team uses auto-scaling groups that add capacity automatically under load and reduce it overnight. Questions like this test whether you understand elasticity, availability zones, and cloud compute scaling patterns.
What to study next
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Operations and Maintenance — This question tests Operations and Maintenance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: AWS Elastic Beanstalk — Option A is correct: AWS Elastic Beanstalk supports blue/green deployments. Option B (CodeDeploy) can do it but is more complex. Option C (CloudFormation) is for infrastructure. Option D (OpsWorks) is for Chef/Puppet.
Identify which PAS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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