PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
An SAP system running on AWS is experiencing high latency to its S3-backed backup destination. Which architectural change would most effectively reduce backup latency?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse S3 Transfer Acceleration (which is for long-distance, cross-region speed) with a solution for within-region latency, or assume that moving to a different Availability Zone reduces latency to a regional service like S3.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure an S3 Gateway Endpoint in the VPC to route traffic to S3 privately.
An S3 Gateway Endpoint provides a private, low-latency path from the SAP EC2 instance to S3 without traversing the public internet or NAT gateways. This eliminates network hops and reduces latency by keeping traffic within the AWS network, directly addressing the high-latency issue for S3-backed backups.
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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Configure an S3 Gateway Endpoint in the VPC to route traffic to S3 privately.
Why this is correct
An S3 Gateway Endpoint keeps traffic within the AWS network, reducing latency and improving performance.
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Increase the size of the EC2 instance running SAP to improve I/O throughput.
Why it's wrong here
Instance size affects CPU and memory, but not the network path to S3.
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Move the SAP instance to a different Availability Zone closer to the S3 bucket.
Why it's wrong here
Availability Zone placement does not change the network path to S3; S3 is regional.
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Enable S3 Transfer Acceleration on the backup bucket.
Why it's wrong here
Transfer Acceleration improves speed over long distances but adds cost and may not reduce latency if the bottleneck is the network path.
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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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