PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
Which AWS service should be used to capture and analyze operating system-level metrics from an EC2 instance running SAP, such as memory utilization and disk I/O, and to set alarms based on thresholds?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently assume the default EC2 metrics in CloudWatch include memory and disk I/O, but those are only available if you install the CloudWatch Agent, as the hypervisor cannot see inside the guest OS.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon CloudWatch with the CloudWatch Agent
Amazon CloudWatch with the CloudWatch Agent is the correct choice because the CloudWatch Agent can collect custom operating system-level metrics (such as memory utilization and disk I/O) from EC2 instances, including those running SAP. The agent sends these metrics to CloudWatch, where you can set alarms based on thresholds. AWS Config, Trusted Advisor, and Inspector do not provide OS-level metric collection or alarm capabilities.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config evaluates resource configurations.
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AWS Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Trusted Advisor provides recommendations.
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Amazon CloudWatch with the CloudWatch Agent
Why this is correct
CloudWatch Agent collects OS metrics and supports alarms.
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Amazon Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Inspector assesses vulnerabilities.
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