PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
An SAP system on AWS is using a shared /usr/sap/trans directory mounted on an NFS file server. The file server is an EC2 instance with a standard gp2 EBS volume. During SAP transports, users experience slow response times and occasional timeouts. The system administrator suspects the file server is the bottleneck. Which solution would provide a fully managed, highly available, and performant file share for SAP transport files?
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
✓
Migrate /usr/sap/trans to Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP with Multi-AZ deployment.
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is a fully managed, high-performance NFS file system that supports Multi-AZ deployment and is SAP-certified for /usr/sap/trans. Option A (multiple EC2 file servers with a load balancer) adds complexity and is not fully managed. Option B (Amazon EFS) can be used but may not provide the same level of performance and features as FSx ONTAP for this use case. Option D (increasing the EBS volume size) does not address the single point of failure and may not significantly improve throughput.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Configure multiple EC2 file servers with a load balancer.
Why it's wrong here
This adds management overhead and is not a fully managed solution; also, consistency may be an issue.
- ✗
Replace the EC2 file server with Amazon EFS.
Why it's wrong here
EFS is a fully managed NFS file system, but it may not offer the same performance consistency as FSx ONTAP for SAP transports.
- ✓
Migrate /usr/sap/trans to Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP with Multi-AZ deployment.
Why this is correct
FSx for NetApp ONTAP provides a fully managed, scalable, and highly available NFS file system ideal for SAP transport files.
- ✗
Increase the EBS volume size of the file server to improve throughput.
Why it's wrong here
Increasing size does not eliminate the single point of failure and may not resolve performance issues if the instance is undersized.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This PAS-C01 question is part of Courseiva's 1,616-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This PAS-C01 practice question is part of Courseiva's free Amazon Web Services certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the PAS-C01 exam.