AZ-305 Design business continuity solutions Practice Question
This AZ-305 practice question tests your understanding of design business continuity solutions. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company runs a critical SAP HANA database on an Azure large instance. They need a disaster recovery solution that provides automatic failover to a secondary region with an RPO of 15 minutes and RTO of 30 minutes. The solution must not require manual intervention to start replication. What should they use?
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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SAP HANA System Replication with HANA Pacemaker
Option B is correct because SAP HANA System Replication with HANA Pacemaker can provide automatic failover with an RPO of 15 minutes and RTO of 30 minutes. Option A is wrong because Azure Site Recovery for SAP HANA requires manual steps to start replication. Option C is wrong because Azure Backup for SAP HANA has a higher RPO. Option D is wrong because Azure NetApp Files is a storage solution, not a replication mechanism.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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SAP HANA System Replication with HANA Pacemaker
Why this is correct
HANA System Replication with Pacemaker provides automatic failover within RPO/RTO.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Azure Site Recovery with replication policy for SAP HANA
Why it's wrong here
Site Recovery does not support automatic failover for SAP HANA.
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Azure NetApp Files with cross-region replication
Why it's wrong here
NetApp replication is for storage, not database failover.
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Azure Backup for SAP HANA
Why it's wrong here
Backup has higher RPO and does not provide automatic failover.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
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Design business continuity solutions — This question tests Design business continuity solutions — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: SAP HANA System Replication with HANA Pacemaker — Option B is correct because SAP HANA System Replication with HANA Pacemaker can provide automatic failover with an RPO of 15 minutes and RTO of 30 minutes. Option A is wrong because Azure Site Recovery for SAP HANA requires manual steps to start replication. Option C is wrong because Azure Backup for SAP HANA has a higher RPO. Option D is wrong because Azure NetApp Files is a storage solution, not a replication mechanism.
What should I do if I get this AZ-305 question wrong?
Identify which AZ-305 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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