PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
An SAP system running on AWS is experiencing performance issues. The operations team suspects that the Amazon EBS volumes attached to the SAP application server are not providing sufficient IOPS. Which AWS service should be used to monitor the IOPS performance of the EBS volumes?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse CloudTrail (auditing) or Config (compliance) with monitoring services, but only CloudWatch provides the granular, real-time performance metrics needed to diagnose EBS IOPS issues.
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 CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch provides detailed monitoring metrics for Amazon EBS volumes, including `VolumeReadOps` and `VolumeWriteOps`, which directly measure IOPS performance. By using CloudWatch metrics, the operations team can track the actual IOPS delivered to the SAP application server and identify whether the volumes are throttled or under-provisioned.
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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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config evaluates resource configurations, not performance.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail records API activity, not performance metrics.
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Amazon Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Amazon Inspector is for security vulnerability assessment.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
Amazon CloudWatch provides detailed metrics for EBS volumes, including IOPS.
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