AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C02) — Question 343

A company is planning to migrate to the AWS Cloud. The company hosts many applications on Windows servers and Linux servers. Some of the servers are physical, and some of the servers are virtual. The company uses several types of databases in its on-premises environment. The company does not have an accurate inventory of its on-premises servers and applications.

The company wants to rightsize its resources during migration. A solutions architect needs to obtain information about the network connections and the application relationships. The solutions architect must assess the company’s current environment and develop a migration plan.

Which solution will provide the solutions architect with the required information to develop the migration plan?

Answer options

• A. Use Migration Evaluator to request an evaluation of the environment from AWS. Use the AWS Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector to import the details into a Migration Evaluator Quick Insights report.
• B. Use AWS Migration Hub and install the AWS Application Discovery Agent on the servers. Deploy the Migration Hub Strategy Recommendations application data collector. Generate a report by using Migration Hub Strategy Recommendations.
• C. Use AWS Migration Hub and run the AWS Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector on the servers. Group the servers and databases by using AWS Application Migration Service. Generate a report by using Migration Hub Strategy Recommendations.
• D. Use the AWS Migration Hub import tool to load the details of the company’s on-premises environment. Generate a report by using Migration Hub Strategy Recommendations.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Installing the AWS Application Discovery Agent on the servers is required because the agent-based approach can discover system dependencies and network connections across both physical and virtual servers. Since the company lacks an accurate inventory, manual import tools or agentless collectors (which cannot gather deep network dependency details from physical servers) are insufficient. Combining the agent with Migration Hub Strategy Recommendations allows the solutions architect to analyze the application and database inventory to formulate an optimal migration strategy.