PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
Which TWO AWS services can be used to automate the patching of SAP application servers?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse infrastructure automation (CloudFormation, Auto Scaling) with operational patching, or assume Elastic Beanstalk can manage SAP workloads, when in fact only Systems Manager Patch Manager and Lambda (for custom orchestration) are directly applicable for automating SAP patching.
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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AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager
AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager (Option B) is correct because it provides a fully managed service specifically designed to automate the process of patching operating systems and applications, including SAP application servers running on EC2 instances. It uses patch baselines to define approved patches and can schedule patching across multiple instances, ensuring SAP systems remain compliant without manual intervention.
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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AWS CloudFormation
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation is for infrastructure as code, not patching.
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AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager
Why this is correct
Patch Manager automates patching.
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Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
Why it's wrong here
Auto Scaling does not patch instances; it replaces them based on launch config.
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AWS Lambda
Why this is correct
Lambda can be used to run custom patching scripts.
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AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Why it's wrong here
Elastic Beanstalk is for platform as a service, not SAP.
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