- A
CPUUtilization metric from the EC2 instance
Why wrong: This is the total CPU usage, not per-process.
- B
HANA CPU metric from SAP HANA CloudWatch integration
Why wrong: SAP HANA does not publish CPU metrics directly to CloudWatch by default.
- C
CPUCreditUsage metric
Why wrong: This is only available for T2/T3 instances.
- D
Custom metrics collected by the CloudWatch agent for the hdbindexserver process
The CloudWatch agent can collect per-process CPU metrics, allowing identification of HANA CPU usage.
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PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of technology. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. 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.
An SAP system running on AWS is experiencing high CPU utilization on the database server. The database is SAP HANA running on an r5.8xlarge instance. Which metric in Amazon CloudWatch would best indicate whether the CPU is being consumed by the HANA process or by other OS processes?
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
✓
Custom metrics collected by the CloudWatch agent for the hdbindexserver process
Option D is correct because the CloudWatch agent can be configured to collect custom metrics for specific processes, such as hdbindexserver (the main SAP HANA index server process). By monitoring the CPU utilization of this specific process, you can directly determine whether the HANA database process itself is consuming the CPU, as opposed to other OS-level processes like kernel threads, system daemons, or other applications. This granularity is not available from the EC2 instance-level CPUUtilization metric.
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.
- ✗
CPUUtilization metric from the EC2 instance
Why it's wrong here
This is the total CPU usage, not per-process.
- ✗
HANA CPU metric from SAP HANA CloudWatch integration
Why it's wrong here
SAP HANA does not publish CPU metrics directly to CloudWatch by default.
- ✗
CPUCreditUsage metric
Why it's wrong here
This is only available for T2/T3 instances.
- ✓
Custom metrics collected by the CloudWatch agent for the hdbindexserver process
Why this is correct
The CloudWatch agent can collect per-process CPU metrics, allowing identification of HANA CPU usage.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates assume the SAP HANA CloudWatch integration (Option B) provides CPU metrics, but it actually focuses on database-level metrics like memory, connection count, and SQL throughput, not per-process OS CPU usage.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
The CloudWatch agent uses the procstat plugin on Linux to collect per-process CPU metrics by polling /proc/[pid]/stat and calculating CPU utilization as a percentage of a single core or total cores. For SAP HANA, the hdbindexserver process is the primary CPU consumer for query execution and data processing; monitoring its CPU usage allows you to differentiate between HANA workload and other OS processes like backup agents, monitoring daemons, or kernel threads. In a real-world scenario, if the EC2 CPUUtilization is high but hdbindexserver CPU is low, the bottleneck is likely from non-HANA processes such as a misconfigured antivirus scan or a runaway systemd service.
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 cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
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The correct answer is: Custom metrics collected by the CloudWatch agent for the hdbindexserver process — Option D is correct because the CloudWatch agent can be configured to collect custom metrics for specific processes, such as hdbindexserver (the main SAP HANA index server process). By monitoring the CPU utilization of this specific process, you can directly determine whether the HANA database process itself is consuming the CPU, as opposed to other OS-level processes like kernel threads, system daemons, or other applications. This granularity is not available from the EC2 instance-level CPUUtilization metric.
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