- A
Deploy the application in a single Availability Zone.
Why wrong: Single AZ is less resilient.
- B
Use EBS snapshots for automated backup.
Enables recovery from failures.
- C
Configure SAP HANA system replication across Availability Zones.
Provides high availability within region.
- D
Increase the CPU capacity of the database server.
Why wrong: Increases performance, not resilience.
- E
Enable cross-region replication of the database.
Why wrong: This is disaster recovery, not resilience.
Question 1,257 of 1,733
PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of operations and maintenance. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. 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.
Which TWO actions can be taken to improve the resilience of an SAP HANA database running on AWS? (Choose two.)
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
✓
Use EBS snapshots for automated backup.
Option B is correct because EBS snapshots provide a reliable, automated backup mechanism for SAP HANA data volumes, enabling point-in-time recovery and disaster recovery without requiring additional SAP HANA-specific replication. These snapshots are stored in Amazon S3 and can be used to restore the database to a consistent state, improving resilience against data corruption or accidental deletion.
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.
- ✗
Deploy the application in a single Availability Zone.
Why it's wrong here
Single AZ is less resilient.
- ✓
Use EBS snapshots for automated backup.
Why this is correct
Enables recovery from failures.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✓
Configure SAP HANA system replication across Availability Zones.
Why this is correct
Provides high availability within region.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Increase the CPU capacity of the database server.
Why it's wrong here
Increases performance, not resilience.
- ✗
Enable cross-region replication of the database.
Why it's wrong here
This is disaster recovery, not resilience.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates may confuse performance scaling (option D) with resilience, or mistakenly think cross-region replication (option E) is a simple built-in feature for SAP HANA on AWS, when in fact it requires complex setup and is not a standard resilience improvement for the database itself.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
SAP HANA system replication (option C) uses synchronous or asynchronous replication at the database level to maintain a standby instance in a different AZ, ensuring automatic failover with minimal data loss. EBS snapshots (option B) capture a crash-consistent state of the HANA data volumes, and when combined with pre-snapshot freeze scripts, they ensure application-consistent backups. In production, a common pattern is to use EBS snapshots for daily backups and system replication for real-time HA.
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 media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| 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 |
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.
- →
Operations and Maintenance — study guide chapter
Learn the concepts, then practise the questions
- →
Operations and Maintenance practice questions
Targeted practice on this topic area only
- →
All PAS-C01 questions
1,733 questions across all exam domains
- →
AWS Certified SAP on AWS Specialty PAS-C01 study guide
Full concept coverage aligned to exam objectives
- →
PAS-C01 practice test guide
How to use practice tests most effectively before exam day
Related practice questions
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.
FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this PAS-C01 question test?
Operations and Maintenance — This question tests Operations and Maintenance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Use EBS snapshots for automated backup. — Option B is correct because EBS snapshots provide a reliable, automated backup mechanism for SAP HANA data volumes, enabling point-in-time recovery and disaster recovery without requiring additional SAP HANA-specific replication. These snapshots are stored in Amazon S3 and can be used to restore the database to a consistent state, improving resilience against data corruption or accidental deletion.
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 →
Keep practising
More PAS-C01 practice questions
- A company runs SAP S/4HANA on AWS. The environment includes an SAP HANA database on an EC2 instance with multiple EBS vo…
- A company runs SAP S/4HANA on AWS with a High Availability (HA) cluster spanning two Availability Zones (us-east-1a and…
- A company is planning to migrate its SAP landscape to AWS. The landscape includes development, quality assurance, and pr…
- A company is using AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager to patch a fleet of EC2 instances. The instances are in a patch gro…
- A company is migrating a legacy on-premises application to AWS. The application uses a MySQL database with a complex sto…
- A company is migrating a large SAP ERP system to AWS using SAP HANA. They want to minimize downtime and ensure consisten…
Last reviewed: Jun 24, 2026
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.
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.
Sign in to join the discussion.