AWS Certified SAP on AWS – Specialty (PAS-C01) — Question 73

A company is running its SAP S/4HANA system on AWS. The company needs to retain database backups for the previous 30 days. The company is taking full online backups by using SAP HANA Studio and is storing the backup files on General Purpose SSD (gp3) Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volumes. The company needs to reduce the cost of this storage.

What should the company do to achieve the LOWEST cost for the backup storage?

Answer options

• A. Continue to use SAP HANA Studio to back up the SAP HANA database to gp3 EBS volumes. After each backup is completed, use Linux shell scripts to move the backup to Amazon S3. Set up an S3 Lifecycle configuration to delete the backups that are older than 30 days.
• B. Continue to use SAP HANA Studio to back up the SAP HANA database. Use Throughput Optimized HDD (st1) EBS volumes to store each backup. After each backup is completed, use Linux shell scripts to move the backup to Amazon S3. Set up an S3 Lifecycle configuration to delete the backups that are older than 30 days.
• C. Use AWS Backup to take full online backups of the SAP HANA database.
• D. Continue to use SAP HANA Studio to back up the SAP HANA database. Use AWS Backint Agent for SAP HANA to store each backup. Set up an Amazon S3 Lifecycle configuration to delete the backups that are older than 30 days.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because using the AWS Backint Agent for SAP HANA allows for efficient storage management and integration with Amazon S3, which is cost-effective for long-term storage. Options A and B involve using EBS volumes, which can be more expensive over time, while option C doesn't utilize the advanced features of AWS Backint Agent for managing backups.