PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP system on AWS uses a multi-AZ deployment with an Application Load Balancer (ALB) to distribute traffic across application servers. The ALB health checks are failing intermittently. What is the most likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often assume network-level issues (security groups or target group association) are the cause of intermittent failures, but the PAS-C01 exam tests the understanding that application-level health check configuration is the most common culprit for intermittent ALB health check failures in SAP environments.
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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The health check path is not configured correctly for the SAP application.
The most likely cause of intermittent health check failures in an SAP system on AWS is a misconfigured health check path. SAP applications often have specific endpoints (e.g., /sap/public/ping or a custom health check URL) that must return a 200 OK response. If the ALB health check path does not match the SAP application's expected endpoint, the ALB will intermittently mark targets as unhealthy, especially under load or during application state changes.
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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The security group for the ALB is blocking health check traffic.
Why it's wrong here
Security groups would block all traffic, not cause intermittent failures.
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The target group is not associated with the ALB.
Why it's wrong here
If not associated, all health checks would fail consistently.
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The health check path is not configured correctly for the SAP application.
Why this is correct
Incorrect health check path can cause intermittent failures if the application occasionally returns non-200 status.
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The application servers are running on burstable instance types.
Why it's wrong here
Burstable instances may cause performance issues but not health check failures if properly configured.
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