← PAS-C01·Amazon Web Services

Question 746 of 1,733

Technology →hardMultiple ChoiceObjective-mapped

PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question

This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of technology. 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.

An SAP system administrator is troubleshooting a high CPU usage issue on an SAP application server (AS) running on an EC2 instance. The administrator suspects that a specific ABAP report is consuming excessive resources. Which AWS service can provide detailed CPU utilization metrics at the process level to confirm the suspicion?

A
AWS CloudTrail
Why wrong: CloudTrail records API activity, not OS-level process metrics.
B
Amazon CloudWatch agent with the 'procstat' plugin
The CloudWatch agent can collect per-process CPU, memory, and disk metrics and publish them as custom CloudWatch metrics.
C
AWS Systems Manager Inventory
Why wrong: Inventory collects installed software and configuration, not real-time resource usage.
D
AWS Compute Optimizer
Why wrong: Compute Optimizer analyzes utilization patterns over time to recommend instance types, not per-process metrics.

Full breakdown with real-world context →

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

✓

Amazon CloudWatch agent with the 'procstat' plugin

The Amazon CloudWatch agent with the 'procstat' plugin can collect CPU and memory utilization metrics at the individual process level, including specific ABAP processes or reports by name or PID. This allows the administrator to confirm which ABAP report is causing high CPU usage on the EC2 instance running the SAP application server.

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.

✗
AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail records API activity, not OS-level process metrics.
✓
Amazon CloudWatch agent with the 'procstat' plugin
Why this is correct
The CloudWatch agent can collect per-process CPU, memory, and disk metrics and publish them as custom CloudWatch metrics.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
✗
AWS Systems Manager Inventory
Why it's wrong here
Inventory collects installed software and configuration, not real-time resource usage.
✗
AWS Compute Optimizer
Why it's wrong here
Compute Optimizer analyzes utilization patterns over time to recommend instance types, not per-process metrics.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

The trap here is that candidates may confuse CloudTrail (audit logging) with monitoring, or assume that Systems Manager Inventory provides real-time performance data, when in fact only the CloudWatch agent with the procstat plugin can deliver per-process CPU metrics.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

The 'procstat' plugin in the CloudWatch agent uses the /proc filesystem on Linux to read process statistics such as CPU time and memory usage, mapping them to CloudWatch custom metrics. In an SAP context, you can configure the plugin to match ABAP report processes by their command line pattern (e.g., 'dw_*') or PID, enabling precise correlation of resource consumption to specific SAP workloads. This is critical because SAP application servers often run multiple ABAP work processes, and a single misbehaving report can degrade the entire instance.

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

An e-commerce site experiences heavy traffic on Black Friday and near-zero traffic during off-peak weeks. Rather than provisioning permanent large VMs, the team uses auto-scaling groups that add capacity automatically under load and reduce it overnight. Questions like this test whether you understand elasticity, availability zones, and cloud compute scaling patterns.

What to study next

Got this wrong? Here's your next step.

Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.

Related PAS-C01 practice-question pages

Use these pages to review the topic behind this question. This is how one missed question becomes focused revision.

Design of SAP Workloads on AWS practice questions

Practise PAS-C01 questions linked to Design of SAP Workloads on AWS.

Technology practice questions

Practise PAS-C01 questions linked to Technology.

Migration practice questions

Practise PAS-C01 questions linked to Migration.

Operations and Maintenance practice questions

Practise PAS-C01 questions linked to Operations and Maintenance.

PAS-C01 fundamentals practice questions

Practise PAS-C01 questions linked to PAS-C01 fundamentals.

PAS-C01 scenario practice questions

Practise PAS-C01 questions linked to PAS-C01 scenario.

PAS-C01 troubleshooting practice questions

Practise PAS-C01 questions linked to PAS-C01 troubleshooting.

Practice this exam

Start a free PAS-C01 practice session

Short sessions build daily habit. Longer sessions build exam-day stamina. Try a timed session to simulate real conditions.

10 questions 20 questions 30 questions 50 questions Timed 30

PAS-C01 practice-test guide →Study guide →Browse all practice tests

FAQ

Questions learners often ask

What does this PAS-C01 question test?

Technology — This question tests Technology — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Amazon CloudWatch agent with the 'procstat' plugin — The Amazon CloudWatch agent with the 'procstat' plugin can collect CPU and memory utilization metrics at the individual process level, including specific ABAP processes or reports by name or PID. This allows the administrator to confirm which ABAP report is causing high CPU usage on the EC2 instance running the SAP application server.

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

Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.

What is the key concept behind this question?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

About these practice questions

Courseiva creates original exam-style practice questions with explanations and wrong-answer analysis. It does not publish real exam questions, exam dumps, or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →

How Courseiva writes practice questions · Editorial policy

Keep practising

Question Discussion

Share a tip, memory trick, or ask about the reasoning behind this question. Do not post real exam questions, leaked content, braindumps, or copyrighted exam material. Comments are moderated and may be removed without notice.

Loading comments…

This PAS-C01 practice question is part of Courseiva's free Amazon Web Services certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the PAS-C01 exam.