AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 384

A company has five physical data centers in specific locations around the world. Each data center has hundreds of physical servers with a mix of Windows and
Linux-based applications and database services. Each data center also has an AWS Direct Connect connection of 10 Gbps to AWS with a company-approved
VPN solution to ensure that data transfer is secure. The company needs to shut down the existing data centers as quickly as possible and migrate the servers and applications to AWS.
Which solution meets these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Install the AWS Server Migration Service (AWS SMS) connector onto each physical machine. Use the AWS Management Console to select the servers from the server catalog, and start the replication. Once the replication is complete, launch the Amazon EC2 instances created by the service.
• B. Install the AWS DataSync agent onto each physical machine. Use the AWS Management Console to configure the destination to be an AMI, and start the replication. Once the replication is complete, launch the Amazon EC2 instances created by the service.
• C. Install the CloudEndure Migration agent onto each physical machine. Create a migration blueprint, and start the replication. Once the replication is complete, launch the Amazon EC2 instances in cutover mode.
• D. Install the AWS Application Discovery Service agent onto each physical machine. Use the AWS Migration Hub import option to start the replication. Once the replication is complete, launch the Amazon EC2 instances created by the service.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

CloudEndure Migration is the ideal tool for migrating physical servers to AWS as it uses an agent installed on the source machines to continuously replicate data at the block level and allows launching instances in cutover mode. AWS Server Migration Service (AWS SMS) is an agentless service designed to migrate virtual machines from on-premises hypervisors rather than individual physical servers. AWS DataSync is used for data transfer and cannot replicate operating systems directly to AMIs, and AWS Application Discovery Service is used for planning and discovery rather than performing actual machine replication.