PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
Which THREE AWS services can be used to monitor the performance of an SAP HANA database running on EC2? (Choose 3)
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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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Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Options B, C, and D are correct. Amazon CloudWatch can monitor EC2-level metrics like CPU, memory, and disk I/O, which are critical for SAP HANA performance. Amazon CloudWatch Logs can collect and analyze SAP HANA log files for deeper insights. SAP HANA built-in monitoring (e.g., SAP HANA Studio) provides detailed database performance metrics. Option A (AWS Config) is incorrect because it tracks resource configuration changes, not performance. Option E (AWS CloudTrail) is incorrect because it tracks API calls, not performance.
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For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config tracks resource configuration changes.
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Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Why this is correct
CloudWatch Logs can ingest and monitor SAP HANA trace logs.
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SAP HANA built-in monitoring (e.g., SAP HANA Studio, SQL queries)
Why this is correct
Native SAP HANA tools provide database-specific performance metrics.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
CloudWatch collects performance metrics from EC2 instances.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail records API calls, not performance data.
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Variation 1. Which TWO of the following are valid methods to monitor the health of an SAP HANA database running on AWS?
medium- ✓ A.Amazon CloudWatch alarms based on EC2 instance metrics
- B.AWS Trusted Advisor checks for HANA best practices
- C.AWS Config rules to check HANA configuration
- ✓ D.SAP HANA SQL queries to check service status
- E.AWS CloudTrail logs for HANA API calls
Why A: Amazon CloudWatch can monitor EC2 instance metrics such as CPU utilization and memory, which are relevant to HANA database health. Option D is correct because SAP HANA provides built-in SQL queries to check service status and perform health checks. Option B is wrong because AWS Trusted Advisor checks for general best practices (e.g., security, cost optimization) and does not include HANA-specific health monitoring. Option C is wrong because AWS Config is designed for configuration compliance tracking, not real-time health monitoring. Option E is wrong because AWS CloudTrail logs API calls for auditing purposes, not health metrics.
Variation 2. Which TWO AWS services can be used to monitor SAP HANA database performance metrics? (Choose TWO.)
easy- A.SAP HANA Studio / SAP HANA Cockpit
- B.AWS CloudTrail
- C.AWS Config
- ✓ D.Amazon CloudWatch
- E.AWS X-Ray
Why D: Amazon CloudWatch is the only AWS service listed that can monitor SAP HANA database performance metrics. SAP HANA Studio and SAP HANA Cockpit are native SAP tools, not AWS services. AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, and AWS X-Ray are not used for monitoring database performance metrics.
Variation 3. An operations team needs to monitor the performance of an SAP HANA database running on an EC2 instance. Which THREE CloudWatch metrics should the team monitor to ensure the database is not resource-constrained? (Choose THREE.)
easy- A.DatabaseConnections
- ✓ B.DiskReadOps
- ✓ C.Memory (using CloudWatch agent)
- ✓ D.CPUUtilization
- E.NetworkIn
Why B: CPUUtilization, Memory (via custom metrics or CloudWatch agent), and DiskReadOps/DiskWriteOps are key performance indicators. NetworkIn/NetworkOut are important for network throughput but not directly for database resource constraints. DatabaseConnections is for RDS, not EC2-hosted HANA.
Variation 4. Which TWO AWS services can be used to monitor the performance of an SAP HANA database running on an EC2 instance? (Choose TWO.)
easy- A.AWS Trusted Advisor
- B.AWS CloudTrail
- C.AWS Config
- ✓ D.AWS Systems Manager
- ✓ E.Amazon CloudWatch
Why D: Amazon CloudWatch can monitor EC2 metrics like CPU and memory (with agent). AWS Systems Manager can run scripts to collect HANA-specific metrics. CloudTrail is for API auditing. Trusted Advisor is for best practices. Config tracks configuration. CloudWatch and Systems Manager are valid monitoring tools.
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