Match the AWS storage service to its characteristic relevant to SAP.
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Up to 256K IOPS per volume
Object storage for backups and archives
Offline data migration for large SAP datasets
POSIX-compliant file storage for SAP
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Amazon EBS: Block storage for SAP HANA data and log volumes
For SAP on AWS, EBS is used for HANA data/log volumes (block), S3 for backup/archiving (object), EFS for shared directories (file), and FSx for Lustre for high-performance analytics.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Amazon EBS: Block storage for SAP HANA data and log volumes
Why this is correct
Amazon EBS is correct — it provides persistent block-level storage used for SAP HANA data and log volumes.
Amazon S3: File storage for SAP S/4HANA shared /sapmnt
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — Amazon S3 is object storage, not file storage. The shared /sapmnt is typically on EFS or FSx for Windows.
Amazon EFS: Object storage for SAP backup and archiving
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — Amazon EFS provides file storage, not object storage. Backup and archiving use S3.
Amazon FSx for Lustre: High-performance file system for SAP HANA large-scale analytics
Why this is correct
Correct — FSx for Lustre provides a high-performance file system for compute-intensive workloads like large-scale analytics on SAP HANA.
Quick reference
| 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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