PAS-C01 Design of SAP Workloads on AWS Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are best practices for running SAP HANA on AWS?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse high availability (multi-AZ) with disaster recovery (multi-Region), or they assume RAID 0 is a performance best practice without considering the data integrity risks for a mission-critical database like SAP HANA.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Deploy the HANA database in multiple Availability Zones for high availability.
Deploying the HANA database in multiple Availability Zones is a best practice for high availability because it protects against an entire AZ failure. SAP HANA supports system replication (HSR) in synchronous or synchronous-memory mode across AZs, enabling automatic failover with minimal data loss. This aligns with the AWS Well-Architected Framework's reliability pillar for critical SAP workloads.
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 RAID 0 across multiple EBS volumes to increase IOPS.
Why it's wrong here
HANA manages striping; RAID 0 is not recommended.
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Deploy the HANA database in multiple Availability Zones for high availability.
Why this is correct
Multi-AZ is key for HA.
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Store HANA data and log files on Amazon S3.
Why it's wrong here
S3 is not suitable for database files.
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Use EBS-optimized instances for dedicated storage throughput.
Why this is correct
EBS optimization ensures consistent performance.
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Use burstable instance types for cost savings.
Why it's wrong here
Burstable instances are not HANA-certified.
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