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PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question

This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of design of sap workloads on aws. The scenario asks you to isolate a root cause — eliminate options that address a different problem before choosing. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
        "ec2:StartInstances",
        "ec2:StopInstances",
        "ec2:CreateTags",
        "ec2:DeleteTags"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers",
        "elasticloadbalancing:RegisterInstancesWithLoadBalancer",
        "elasticloadbalancing:DeregisterInstancesFromLoadBalancer"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

An SAP administrator is creating an IAM policy for the AWS SAP Landscape Management (LaMa) connector. The policy includes the actions shown. Which additional action is missing for LaMa to perform its typical automation tasks?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
        "ec2:StartInstances",
        "ec2:StopInstances",
        "ec2:CreateTags",
        "ec2:DeleteTags"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers",
        "elasticloadbalancing:RegisterInstancesWithLoadBalancer",
        "elasticloadbalancing:DeregisterInstancesFromLoadBalancer"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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

✓

cloudformation:CreateStack and cloudformation:DeleteStack

Option B is correct because AWS LaMa uses AWS CloudFormation to orchestrate the provisioning and teardown of infrastructure resources during SAP system cloning, refresh, or migration operations. Without cloudformation:CreateStack and cloudformation:DeleteStack, LaMa cannot create the temporary stacks needed for tasks like host replacement or storage snapshot-based cloning.

Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • ✗

    lambda:InvokeFunction

    Why it's wrong here

    Lambda invocation is not a core requirement for LaMa.

  • ✓

    cloudformation:CreateStack and cloudformation:DeleteStack

    Why this is correct

    LaMa uses CloudFormation to provision infrastructure.

    Related concept

    Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

  • ✗

    rds:CreateDBInstance and rds:DeleteDBInstance

    Why it's wrong here

    RDS is not used for SAP HANA; HANA runs on EC2.

  • ✗

    s3:PutObject and s3:GetObject

    Why it's wrong here

    LaMa does not typically interact with S3 directly for automation.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

The trap here is that candidates often assume LaMa directly manages EC2 or RDS resources via their respective APIs, when in fact LaMa delegates all infrastructure provisioning to CloudFormation stacks to maintain consistency and support rollback.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

Under the hood, LaMa uses CloudFormation as its infrastructure-as-code engine to ensure idempotent and repeatable deployments; each LaMa automation workflow (e.g., system copy, refresh) generates a CloudFormation template that defines the target EC2 instances, storage volumes, and network configurations. A real-world scenario: during an SAP system refresh, LaMa creates a CloudFormation stack to provision a new host, attaches the cloned EBS volumes, and then deletes the stack after the operation completes—without these permissions, the refresh fails at the provisioning step.

KKey Concepts to Remember

  • Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
  • Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
  • Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.

TExam Day Tips

  • Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
  • Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.

Key takeaway

Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.

Real-world example

How this comes up in practice

A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.

Quick reference

AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison

Storage ClassMin DurationRetrievalUse Case
S3 StandardNoneImmediateFrequently accessed data
S3 Standard-IA30 daysImmediateInfrequent access, rapid retrieval
S3 One Zone-IA30 daysImmediateNon-critical infrequent data
S3 Intelligent-TieringNoneImmediate–hoursUnknown or changing access patterns
S3 Glacier Instant90 daysMillisecondsArchive with instant retrieval
S3 Glacier Flexible90 daysMinutes–hoursArchive, flexible retrieval
S3 Glacier Deep Archive180 daysHoursLong-term compliance archive

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What does this PAS-C01 question test?

Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — This question tests Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: cloudformation:CreateStack and cloudformation:DeleteStack — Option B is correct because AWS LaMa uses AWS CloudFormation to orchestrate the provisioning and teardown of infrastructure resources during SAP system cloning, refresh, or migration operations. Without cloudformation:CreateStack and cloudformation:DeleteStack, LaMa cannot create the temporary stacks needed for tasks like host replacement or storage snapshot-based cloning.

What should I do if I get this PAS-C01 question wrong?

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Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

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