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 THREE are valid steps when performing a cross-Region disaster recovery failover for SAP HANA using AWS? (Choose THREE.)
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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Start the SAP HANA database on the secondary instance
Option B is correct because starting the SAP HANA database on the secondary instance is a required step during a cross-Region disaster recovery failover. After promoting the secondary system replication target to primary, the SAP HANA database must be started to make it available for client connections and resume operations.
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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Create an EBS snapshot of the primary database volume
Why it's wrong here
EBS snapshots are not part of the failover process.
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Start the SAP HANA database on the secondary instance
Why this is correct
The secondary database must be started to serve requests.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Stop the SAP HANA database on the primary instance
Why it's wrong here
The primary may continue running during failover.
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Configure SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) between primary and secondary Regions
Why this is correct
HSR is required for replicating data.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Update DNS records to point to the secondary instance
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 may mistakenly think creating EBS snapshots is a valid DR failover step, but snapshots are for backup and not part of the SAP HANA System Replication failover process, which relies on log-based replication instead.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) uses log shipping to replicate data asynchronously or synchronously between primary and secondary instances. During a cross-Region DR failover, you must first configure HSR between the primary and secondary Regions (Option D), then promote the secondary to primary using the hdbnsutil -sr_enable command, start the database, and update DNS records (Option E) to redirect client traffic. The failover does not require stopping the primary database, as it may be unreachable, and EBS snapshots are not part of the HSR failover workflow.
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.
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 — 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: Start the SAP HANA database on the secondary instance — Option B is correct because starting the SAP HANA database on the secondary instance is a required step during a cross-Region disaster recovery failover. After promoting the secondary system replication target to primary, the SAP HANA database must be started to make it available for client connections and resume operations.
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.
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