- A
T3 instances
Why wrong: T3 instances are burstable and not suitable for production SAP HANA.
- B
M5 instances
Why wrong: M5 instances are general-purpose, not certified for SAP HANA.
- C
C5 instances
Why wrong: C5 instances are compute-optimized, not certified for SAP HANA.
- D
X1e instances
X1e instances are SAP HANA certified.
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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. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. 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.
A company is planning to run SAP HANA on AWS and needs to ensure that the database meets the required memory and CPU performance. Which instance family should the company choose for the SAP HANA database?
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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X1e instances
SAP HANA is an in-memory database that requires large amounts of RAM and high memory bandwidth to keep all data in memory for real-time processing. The X1e instance family is specifically designed for high-memory workloads like SAP HANA, offering up to 4 TB of memory and high-frequency Intel Xeon processors, making it the only instance family among the options that meets SAP's certified memory and CPU requirements.
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.
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T3 instances
Why it's wrong here
T3 instances are burstable and not suitable for production SAP HANA.
- ✗
M5 instances
Why it's wrong here
M5 instances are general-purpose, not certified for SAP HANA.
- ✗
C5 instances
Why it's wrong here
C5 instances are compute-optimized, not certified for SAP HANA.
- ✓
X1e instances
Why this is correct
X1e instances are SAP HANA certified.
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 often confuse general-purpose or compute-optimized instances (like M5 or C5) as suitable for SAP HANA because they focus on CPU performance alone, ignoring the critical requirement for massive memory capacity and SAP certification that only the X1e family provides.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
SAP HANA requires instances that are certified under the SAP HANA Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI) program, and AWS X1e instances are certified for production SAP HANA deployments with up to 4 TB of memory. The X1e instances use Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 processors with up to 128 vCPUs and support for large memory pages, which are critical for HANA's columnar storage and in-memory processing. In a real-world scenario, a company running SAP S/4HANA with a large dataset would need an X1e.32xlarge to ensure all data fits in memory without paging, which would severely degrade performance.
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.
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Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — This question tests Design of SAP Workloads on AWS — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
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The correct answer is: X1e instances — SAP HANA is an in-memory database that requires large amounts of RAM and high memory bandwidth to keep all data in memory for real-time processing. The X1e instance family is specifically designed for high-memory workloads like SAP HANA, offering up to 4 TB of memory and high-frequency Intel Xeon processors, making it the only instance family among the options that meets SAP's certified memory and CPU requirements.
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