AWS Certified SAP on AWS - Specialty Intermediate Practice Exam: Medium Difficulty 2025

A company is designing a highly available SAP S/4HANA system on AWS spanning two Availability Zones. The SAP application servers need to communicate with a shared ASCS/ERS cluster. The architecture requires automatic failover with minimal downtime. Which combination of AWS services and SAP architecture components should be implemented? (Choose the BEST answer)

An SAP BASIS administrator needs to implement a backup strategy for a production SAP HANA database (2 TB) running on AWS. The RTO is 4 hours and RPO is 15 minutes. Database backups must be stored cost-effectively for 30 days with 7-year archive retention for compliance. Which backup strategy meets these requirements?

A company is implementing SAP NetWeaver on AWS with a distributed architecture. The SAP application requires communication between multiple components across VPCs. The security team mandates that database traffic must never traverse the public internet and that fine-grained security policies must be enforced. Which network architecture should be implemented?

During the implementation of SAP HANA on AWS, the system administrator needs to configure the EC2 instance for optimal performance. The HANA database is 1.5 TB in memory. Which configuration steps are essential for proper SAP HANA deployment on AWS?

A company needs to perform a heterogeneous migration of their on-premises Oracle-based SAP ERP system to SAP S/4HANA on AWS. The migration window is limited to 8 hours, and the current database size is 4 TB. Which migration approach should be recommended?

An organization is migrating their SAP landscape to AWS and needs to establish hybrid connectivity between their on-premises datacenter and AWS for the migration phase and ongoing integration with on-premises systems. The connectivity requires 5 Gbps bandwidth, low latency, and must be highly available. What is the MOST appropriate network connectivity solution?

A company is planning a homogeneous system copy migration of their SAP ECC system from on-premises to AWS. The production database is 6 TB, and they want to minimize downtime while ensuring data consistency. The network connection provides 1 Gbps throughput. Which migration strategy provides the optimal balance of downtime and complexity?

An SAP Basis administrator needs to implement automated monitoring and alerting for a production SAP S/4HANA system on AWS. The monitoring should track SAP-specific metrics, system health, and AWS infrastructure metrics with automated remediation for common issues. Which combination of services and tools should be implemented?

A company runs SAP on AWS and needs to implement a disaster recovery strategy for their production SAP HANA database. The business requires RPO of 1 hour and RTO of 4 hours, and the DR site must be in a different AWS Region. Which DR approach meets these requirements cost-effectively?

An organization running SAP NetWeaver on AWS needs to apply security patches to the underlying operating system and SAP kernel. The environment includes production, quality assurance, and development systems. What is the recommended approach for patch management that minimizes risk while maintaining system availability?