PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP system on AWS uses an Oracle database. The administrator wants to automate the creation of daily backups and retain them for 30 days. Which THREE AWS services can be used together to achieve this? (Choose three.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse AWS Lambda or CloudWatch Events as primary backup services, when in fact they are only orchestration or scheduling tools that require additional services to actually create and manage backups.
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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Amazon S3 lifecycle policies
Amazon S3 lifecycle policies (A) are correct because they can be used to automatically transition backup data to lower-cost storage tiers (e.g., S3 Standard-IA or S3 Glacier) and expire objects after a specified retention period (30 days). This enables cost-effective, automated management of daily backups without manual intervention.
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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Amazon S3 lifecycle policies
Why this is correct
To expire old backups.
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AWS Lambda
Why it's wrong here
Not required; AWS Backup can schedule.
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Amazon EBS snapshots
Why this is correct
To capture volume backups.
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AWS Backup
Why this is correct
To schedule and manage backups.
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Amazon CloudWatch Events
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch Events can trigger, but not necessary.
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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