- A
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
SNS can send notifications when alarms are triggered.
- B
Amazon CloudWatch custom metrics for SAP HANA
Custom metrics can be published from SAP HANA to CloudWatch.
- C
AWS Config
Why wrong: AWS Config tracks resource configuration, not memory usage.
- D
Amazon CloudWatch Alarms
Alarms can be set on the custom metric to trigger when memory exceeds threshold.
- E
Amazon Inspector
Why wrong: Inspector is for security vulnerability assessment, not monitoring.
Question 628 of 1,733
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.
An SAP system on AWS is using an SAP HANA database. The database administrator wants to monitor memory usage and receive alerts when memory consumption exceeds 90%. Which THREE services can be used together to achieve this?
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 Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is correct because it provides a fully managed pub/sub messaging service that can deliver alerts (e.g., via email, SMS, or HTTP endpoints) when triggered by an Amazon CloudWatch Alarm. In this scenario, once the CloudWatch Alarm detects that memory usage exceeds 90%, it publishes to an SNS topic, which then sends the notification to the database administrator. This enables real-time alerting without requiring custom polling or additional infrastructure.
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.
- ✓
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Why this is correct
SNS can send notifications when alarms are triggered.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✓
Amazon CloudWatch custom metrics for SAP HANA
Why this is correct
Custom metrics can be published from SAP HANA to CloudWatch.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config tracks resource configuration, not memory usage.
- ✓
Amazon CloudWatch Alarms
Why this is correct
Alarms can be set on the custom metric to trigger when memory exceeds threshold.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Amazon Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Inspector is for security vulnerability assessment, not monitoring.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates may confuse AWS Config (which audits configuration changes) with CloudWatch (which monitors performance metrics), or assume Amazon Inspector can monitor memory usage because it runs assessments on EC2 instances, but Inspector only checks for security vulnerabilities, not resource utilization.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, SAP HANA exposes memory usage metrics via SQL views like M_MEMORY or system replication statistics, which can be collected by a custom script (e.g., using Python or the SAP HANA HDBSQL client) and pushed to CloudWatch as custom metrics using the PutMetricData API. The CloudWatch Alarm then evaluates the metric against the 90% threshold using a statistical function (e.g., Average or Maximum) over a specified period (e.g., 1 minute), and transitions to ALARM state to trigger the SNS notification. A subtle behavior is that custom metrics must be published with a timestamp and unit (e.g., 'Percent'), and if the metric is missing for a period, the alarm may treat missing data as 'not breaching' or 'breaching' depending on the configured missing data treatment.
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: Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) — Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is correct because it provides a fully managed pub/sub messaging service that can deliver alerts (e.g., via email, SMS, or HTTP endpoints) when triggered by an Amazon CloudWatch Alarm. In this scenario, once the CloudWatch Alarm detects that memory usage exceeds 90%, it publishes to an SNS topic, which then sends the notification to the database administrator. This enables real-time alerting without requiring custom polling or additional infrastructure.
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