PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
An SAP system on AWS is experiencing intermittent connectivity issues between the application server and the HANA database. The application team confirms the database is healthy. Which AWS service should be used to analyze network traffic between the two instances?
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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VPC Flow Logs
VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic information for network interfaces, allowing analysis of network traffic between the application server and HANA database to identify dropped packets or blocked traffic. AWS Config records resource configurations (not network traffic), CloudTrail logs API calls (not network flows), and CloudWatch Logs aggregates application and system logs (not network-level traffic).
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 Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config records resource configuration changes, not network traffic.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
AWS CloudTrail logs API calls, not network traffic.
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VPC Flow Logs
Why this is correct
VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic information for network interfaces, enabling analysis of network traffic between instances.
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Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Why it's wrong here
Amazon CloudWatch Logs aggregates application and system logs, not network flows.
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