Sample Questions and Answers (PAS-C01)
Which of the following AWS services provides the best option for deploying highly available SAP HANA on AWS?
A. Amazon RDS
B. Amazon Redshift
C. EC2 instances with EBS volumes
D. AWS Lambda
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Amazon EC2 with EBS is the supported method for deploying SAP HANA. RDS and Redshift are not certified for SAP HANA. Lambda is not suitable for long-running, memory-intensive applications like SAP.
What is a key consideration when deploying SAP NetWeaver on AWS?
A. Choose an AWS Region with fewer availability zones
B. Use Amazon S3 as the primary database
C. Ensure the instance types are certified by SAP
D. Use AWS Elastic Beanstalk for deployment
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: SAP has a list of certified EC2 instance types for NetWeaver workloads to ensure compatibility and support. S3 is object storage and not suitable for primary DB; Elastic Beanstalk is not used for SAP deployments.
Which AWS service allows SAP customers to extend their on-premises Active Directory for SSO in the cloud?
A. AWS IAM
B. AWS CloudHSM
C. AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory
D. Amazon Cognito
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory (AWS Managed Microsoft AD) is used to integrate SAP workloads with AD and support single sign-on.
A customer is deploying SAP HANA on AWS and requires multi-AZ high availability. Which storage option should be used?
A. Amazon S3
B. Instance Store
C. Amazon EBS with HANA Fast Restart
D. Amazon FSx for Windows
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Amazon EBS with HANA Fast Restart supports high availability by enabling faster recovery. Instance stores are ephemeral, and S3 is not block storage.
Which of the following is a critical requirement for SAP certification on AWS?
A. Running on Graviton processors
B. Using default EC2 security groups
C. Using supported EC2 instance families
D. Deploying using AWS Fargate
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Only specific EC2 instance families (like r5, x1e, u6i, etc.) are certified for SAP workloads. Graviton and Fargate are not SAP certified.
Which AWS service helps automate SAP HANA system deployment with preconfigured templates?
A. AWS CloudFormation
B. AWS Amplify
C. AWS CodeDeploy
D. Amazon QuickSight
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: CloudFormation allows infrastructure-as-code, and AWS provides prebuilt templates to deploy SAP HANA with best practices.
What feature of Amazon EBS is useful in backing up SAP workloads?
A. Object lifecycle management
B. Data striping
C. Snapshots
D. Bucket policies
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: EBS Snapshots allow point-in-time backups, which are critical for protecting SAP workloads and restoring during disaster recovery.
When setting up monitoring for SAP on AWS, which service provides deep OS-level and SAP application insights?
A. Amazon CloudFront
B. Amazon GuardDuty
C. AWS Systems Manager and Amazon CloudWatch
D. AWS AppSync
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: CloudWatch provides metrics and logs; Systems Manager helps with operational insights and patching of EC2 instances running SAP.
For optimal SAP HANA performance, which EBS volume type is typically recommended?
A. sc1
B. st1
C. gp2
D. io2
Correct Answer: D
Explanation: io2 provides high IOPS and durability, making it suitable for high-performance workloads like SAP HANA.
A customer wants to automate patch management of EC2 instances running SAP. Which AWS service should be used?
A. AWS WAF
B. AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager
C. AWS Auto Scaling
D. AWS Shield
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Systems Manager Patch Manager helps automate OS patching and compliance for EC2 instances.
Which AWS service is commonly used to transfer large SAP database backups securely to the cloud?
A. Amazon Glacier
B. AWS Snowball
C. AWS Batch
D. AWS Lambda
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: AWS Snowball is designed for petabyte-scale data transfers, which is often required for large SAP migrations.
Which of the following tools is best for migrating an on-premises SAP workload to AWS EC2?
A. AWS Serverless Application Model
B. AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
C. AWS DataSync
D. AWS Application Migration Service
Correct Answer: D
Explanation: AWS Application Migration Service supports lift-and-shift migrations of entire systems including SAP workloads.
What is one major benefit of using AWS Launch Wizard for SAP?
A. Creates custom AMIs for SAP
B. Provides SAP licensing
C. Automates SAP deployments using best practices
D. Scales SAP applications automatically
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: AWS Launch Wizard guides users through the deployment of SAP systems and uses AWS-recommended best practices.
During an SAP HANA migration, which method ensures minimal downtime?
A. Export/Import with downtime
B. SAP homogeneous system copy
C. SAP HANA System Replication with AWS Fast Restart
D. Backup to S3
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: HANA System Replication with Fast Restart ensures rapid switchover with minimal downtime, which is ideal for production systems.
A customer is planning to migrate SAP to AWS with RPO of 15 minutes and RTO of 1 hour. Which AWS service combination best supports this?
A. S3 + CloudFront
B. CloudFormation + Elastic Beanstalk
C. EC2 + EBS Snapshots + CloudWatch
D. EC2 + HANA System Replication + Route 53
Correct Answer: D
Explanation: HANA System Replication ensures low RPO/RTO. Route 53 can redirect DNS traffic after failover to reduce downtime.
Which AWS service can be used to encrypt data volumes for SAP HANA?
A. AWS Certificate Manager
B. Amazon S3
C. AWS KMS
D. Amazon Inspector
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: AWS KMS integrates with EBS to encrypt data at rest, which is a common requirement for SAP compliance.
How can access to the SAP HANA database be securely controlled on AWS?
A. Use EC2 metadata APIs
B. Use IAM roles directly in the SAP app
C. Use security groups and NACLs
D. Use AWS Batch permissions
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Security groups and NACLs are used to restrict access at the network level to EC2 instances running SAP HANA.
Which AWS feature supports fine-grained access control for SAP-related administrative tasks?
A. EC2 launch templates
B. IAM Policies
C. Lambda layers
D. Route 53 routing policies
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: IAM Policies define fine-grained permissions for managing AWS resources associated with SAP workloads.
A customer must comply with GDPR for their SAP workload on AWS. What is an essential step?
A. Store data only in us-west-2
B. Disable backups
C. Use encryption and choose AWS Regions in the EU
D. Use CloudFront to serve SAP content
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: GDPR requires encryption and geographic control of data. Selecting EU regions and encrypting data help meet compliance requirements.
Which service provides logging and auditing of SAP system access and changes on AWS?
A. AWS CloudTrail
B. AWS X-Ray
C. AWS Amplify
D. AWS Neptune
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: CloudTrail logs all AWS API activity, enabling auditability of changes and access to SAP systems.
Which AWS feature helps you achieve automatic failover for SAP application servers?
A. Elastic Load Balancing
B. AWS WAF
C. AWS CodePipeline
D. AWS Config
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Elastic Load Balancer automatically distributes traffic among healthy SAP application servers, supporting HA.
What is the recommended DR strategy for SAP HANA systems with stringent uptime requirements?
A. Backup to Glacier
B. Pilot Light with AMIs
C. Active/Passive with HANA System Replication
D. Multi-Region with DynamoDB
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: HANA System Replication (Active/Passive) is SAP-certified for high availability and disaster recovery.
How can you reduce RTO during HANA failover?
A. Use larger EC2 instances
B. Use HANA Fast Restart with pre-warmed memory
C. Use S3 Transfer Acceleration
D. Increase EBS volume size
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: HANA Fast Restart caches memory pages and enables rapid restart of HANA systems, reducing recovery time.
What is a benefit of using Amazon Route 53 in a DR strategy for SAP?
A. Protects against SQL injection
B. Provides storage replication
C. Enables fast DNS failover
D. Encrypts SAP logs
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Route 53 supports DNS-based failover, which helps in redirecting traffic to standby SAP systems during DR.
Which deployment model ensures zero downtime maintenance of SAP systems on AWS?
A. Active/Active
B. Cold Standby
C. Pilot Light
D. Warm Standby
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Active/Active allows load sharing and immediate failover without downtime, making it ideal for mission-critical SAP workloads.
What is the most cost-effective EC2 purchasing model for steady SAP workloads?
A. Spot Instances
B. On-Demand Instances
C. Reserved Instances
D. Dedicated Hosts
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Reserved Instances offer significant cost savings for predictable, long-term workloads like SAP.
A customer needs to bring their own SAP license to AWS. Which model supports this?
A. AWS License Manager with BYOL
B. Pay-as-you-go
C. AWS Free Tier
D. AWS Marketplace
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: AWS License Manager allows customers to track and manage BYOL licenses, including SAP licensing.
Which AWS tool helps track and forecast SAP workload costs?
A. AWS Billing Console
B. AWS Budgets and Cost Explorer
C. AWS CloudFormation
D. Amazon Redshift
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Cost Explorer and Budgets help in forecasting and analyzing AWS spending for SAP systems.
Which pricing model is least recommended for production SAP systems?
A. Reserved Instances
B. Spot Instances
C. Dedicated Hosts
D. Savings Plans
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Spot Instances can be interrupted at any time, making them unsuitable for mission-critical SAP workloads.
A customer wants to license SAP HANA using AWS-provided licenses. What option should they use?
A. SAP on Redshift
B. Bring Your Own License (BYOL)
C. SAP HANA Quick Start with pay-as-you-go
D. SAP on AWS Lambda
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: AWS offers SAP HANA licensing on a pay-as-you-go model via Quick Start templates for customers who don’t have their own license.
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