PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
Which TWO actions are recommended to ensure high availability for SAP NetWeaver on AWS? (Choose 2).
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
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Use an Application Load Balancer with health checks to distribute traffic.
To ensure high availability for SAP NetWeaver on AWS, it is recommended to use an Application Load Balancer (ALB) with health checks to distribute traffic (Option A). The ALB automatically reroutes traffic away from unhealthy instances, improving fault tolerance. Additionally, deploying SAP application instances in different Availability Zones (Option D) provides redundancy if an entire AZ fails, which is a core HA practice. Option B is incorrect because a single Availability Zone introduces a single point of failure. Option C is incorrect: EBS snapshots provide data durability and backup, not high availability; they do not maintain service continuity. Option E is incorrect because t2 instances are burstable and not suitable for production SAP workloads due to performance limitations and lack of EBS-optimized support.
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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Use an Application Load Balancer with health checks to distribute traffic.
Why this is correct
ALB with health checks can route traffic away from unhealthy instances.
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Use a single Availability Zone to reduce latency.
Why it's wrong here
Single zone introduces a single point of failure.
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Take frequent EBS snapshots to ensure data durability.
Why it's wrong here
Snapshots are for backup, not high availability.
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Deploy SAP application instances in different Availability Zones.
Why this is correct
Multi-AZ deployment provides fault isolation.
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Use t2 instance types to reduce cost.
Why it's wrong here
t2 instances are not suitable for production SAP workloads.
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