PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP system is running on AWS with an SAP HANA database. The administrator needs to back up the HANA database to Amazon S3. Which AWS service or feature should be used to perform efficient incremental backups?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse EBS snapshots (which are block-level incremental) with database-level incremental backups, failing to recognize that EBS snapshots do not integrate with SAP HANA's Backint protocol and require application-level consistency, making them unsuitable for efficient, non-disruptive HANA backups to S3.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Backup with the SAP HANA backup plan
AWS Backup with the SAP HANA backup plan is correct because it provides native integration for SAP HANA databases, enabling automated, incremental, and log backups directly to Amazon S3. It uses the SAP HANA Backint agent to stream backup data to S3, supporting efficient incremental backups by only transferring changed data blocks since the last full or incremental backup, which minimizes storage and network costs.
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 Backup with the SAP HANA backup plan
Why this is correct
AWS Backup integrates with SAP HANA to perform incremental backups to S3.
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Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration
Why it's wrong here
Transfer Acceleration only speeds up transfers; it does not manage backup processes.
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AWS Storage Gateway with volume gateway
Why it's wrong here
Storage Gateway is for hybrid storage, not for HANA backups.
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Amazon EBS snapshots of the HANA data volumes
Why it's wrong here
EBS snapshots capture entire volumes, not HANA-specific incremental changes efficiently.
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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