PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
Which TWO AWS services can be used to monitor the performance of an SAP HANA database running on an EC2 instance? (Choose TWO.)
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
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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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 Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Trusted Advisor provides recommendations, not real-time monitoring.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail records API calls, not performance metrics.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config tracks resource configuration changes, not performance.
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AWS Systems Manager
Why this is correct
Systems Manager can run inventory and scripts to monitor HANA performance.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
CloudWatch collects metrics from EC2 and can use custom metrics for HANA.
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