PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
Which THREE metrics should an operations team monitor to detect performance issues in an SAP HANA database running on EC2?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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CPU utilization
Options A, B, and D are correct. A: CPU utilization indicates compute pressure, which can affect HANA performance. B: Disk I/O (especially read/write latency) is critical for HANA's data persistence and log writes; high latency can degrade performance. D: Memory usage is essential since HANA is an in-memory database; insufficient memory leads to performance issues. Option C (Network packets) is wrong because network throughput is less directly impactful for HANA performance compared to the other metrics. Option E (Swap usage) is wrong because while high swap usage can indicate severe memory pressure, HANA should not swap under normal operations; monitoring memory usage directly is more effective and a primary metric. Swap usage is a secondary indicator that typically follows memory pressure, and is not among the top three critical performance metrics to watch.
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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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CPU utilization
Why this is correct
High CPU can indicate performance issues.
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Disk I/O (read/write latency)
Why this is correct
Disk I/O affects HANA performance.
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Network packets in/out
Why it's wrong here
Network metrics are less critical for HANA performance.
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Memory usage
Why this is correct
HANA is in-memory; memory usage is critical.
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Swap usage
Why it's wrong here
High swap indicates memory pressure, but it is not a primary metric.
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