PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP system on AWS is using Amazon EBS volumes for the database. The company wants to take crash-consistent snapshots of the entire database volume set. Which approach is recommended?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently assume taking snapshots simultaneously (Option C) guarantees crash consistency, but EBS snapshots are initiated asynchronously and do not capture a point-in-time across multiple volumes without application-level coordination.
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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Use AWS Backup with pre- and post-scripts for volume groups
AWS Backup with pre- and post-scripts for volume groups is the recommended approach because it orchestrates crash-consistent snapshots across multiple EBS volumes by freezing the application (e.g., SAP HANA) and flushing I/O before the snapshot, then unfreezing after. This ensures all volumes are captured at the same point in time without downtime, which is critical for SAP databases requiring consistency across the entire volume set.
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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Stop the instance, take snapshots, then restart
Why it's wrong here
This causes downtime and is not recommended for production.
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Use EBS Multi-Attach to attach volumes to a backup instance
Why it's wrong here
Multi-Attach does not ensure snapshot consistency.
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Take snapshots of each volume individually at the same time
Why it's wrong here
Without coordination, snapshots may not be crash-consistent.
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Use AWS Backup with pre- and post-scripts for volume groups
Why this is correct
AWS Backup can create crash-consistent snapshots across volumes.
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