PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
During an SAP system migration to AWS, the team needs to ensure that the SAP application can automatically restart if the EC2 instance fails. Which combination of AWS services should they use?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse Elastic Load Balancing or Route 53 for instance recovery, but they only handle traffic distribution and DNS, not automatic instance replacement or restart.
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 EC2 Auto Scaling and Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling can automatically replace a failed EC2 instance by launching a new one, while Amazon CloudWatch can monitor instance health and trigger the Auto Scaling recovery process. Together, they ensure the SAP application restarts on a healthy instance without manual intervention, meeting the high-availability requirement for SAP workloads.
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 Elastic Beanstalk and Amazon RDS
Why it's wrong here
Elastic Beanstalk is for simple web apps, not complex SAP systems.
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Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling and Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
Auto Scaling replaces unhealthy instances, and CloudWatch alarms can initiate recovery actions.
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AWS Lambda and Amazon SQS
Why it's wrong here
Lambda requires custom code and SQS for queuing, not a direct restart mechanism.
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Amazon Route 53 and Elastic Load Balancing
Why it's wrong here
These services handle traffic routing, not instance recovery.
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