PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
Which TWO AWS services can be used to monitor the performance of SAP NetWeaver application servers? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse AWS CloudTrail (audit logging) with performance monitoring, or assume X-Ray can monitor any application, when in fact SAP NetWeaver requires OS-level and SAP-specific metrics that only Systems Manager and CloudWatch (via custom metrics or SAP Agent) can provide.
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
AWS Systems Manager is correct because it provides the Agent-based infrastructure management capabilities needed to monitor SAP NetWeaver application servers. Specifically, Systems Manager Inventory can collect OS-level metrics like CPU, memory, and disk usage from EC2 instances running SAP, and its Run Command or State Manager can execute custom scripts to gather SAP-specific performance data (e.g., from ST03 or ST06 transactions) without requiring direct SSH access.
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 CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail is for API activity auditing.
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AWS Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Trusted Advisor is for best practice checks, not monitoring.
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AWS Systems Manager
Why this is correct
Systems Manager can collect OS-level metrics and run commands.
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AWS X-Ray
Why it's wrong here
X-Ray is for distributed tracing.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
CloudWatch can monitor metrics and logs from SAP systems.
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