A financial services company is deploying a new SAP S/4HANA environment on Azure. For regulatory compliance, all data, including backups, must be encrypted using customer-managed keys stored in Azure Key Vault. The database is SAP HANA running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP3. The backup strategy involves using Azure Backup for SAP HANA. Which configuration is required to meet the encryption requirement for the backups?
You are designing a network architecture for a large-scale SAP deployment in Azure that spans two paired regions: East US 2 and Central US. The design requires low-latency, private connectivity between the virtual networks in both regions to support HANA System Replication (HSR) and other inter-region traffic. The company already has an ExpressRoute circuit terminating in East US 2. What is the most cost-effective and performant solution to connect the virtual networks in the two regions?
A manufacturing firm is running its SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) system on Azure. The database is Oracle 19c on a Ddsv4-series VM. During a month-end closing process, the Basis team reports severe performance degradation. Azure Monitor metrics show that the VM's CPU is consistently at 95-100% utilization, but the `IOPS Consumed Percentage` and `Bandwidth Consumed Percentage` for the data disks are below 50%. The current VM has 16 vCPUs. To mitigate the performance issue for future closing periods, which action should be prioritized?
You are deploying a highly available SAP NetWeaver system on Azure using Windows Server 2019 virtual machines. The ASCS/SCS cluster will use a Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC). You need to select a shared storage solution for the cluster that supports SCSI Persistent Reservations (SCSI-PR) and can be used for the cluster witness. Which Azure storage service should you use?
An e-commerce company plans to migrate its on-premises SAP Hybris Commerce Suite to Azure. The project manager wants to understand the Azure infrastructure costs. You are asked to provide a preliminary cost estimate for the planned environment. Which TWO Azure tools or resources are most suitable for this task? (Select TWO)
You are configuring a Pacemaker cluster on SLES 15 for an SAP HANA scale-up system with HANA System Replication (HSR). You need to implement a fencing mechanism to prevent split-brain scenarios. The deployment is in a single Azure region with Availability Zones. Which fencing agent is the recommended and most reliable choice for this environment?
True or False: When deploying an SAP HANA database on an M-series Azure VM, enabling Write Accelerator is recommended for all data and log volumes to achieve the lowest possible latency.
A logistics company is migrating a large (10 TB) SAP BW/4HANA system from on-premises to Azure. The migration method chosen is a database backup/restore. The on-premises data center has a limited internet connection (100 Mbps). The migration downtime window is very short. What is the most suitable Azure service to transfer the large backup files from on-premises to Azure Blob Storage?
You are designing the storage layout for an SAP HANA database on an Azure VM. The layout must follow best practices for performance and manageability. You plan to use Azure Premium SSDs. Which three volumes are typically created on separate disks or logical volumes? (Select THREE) ``` SAP HANA VM Storage Layout ┌───────────────────────┐ │ Azure VM │ ├───────────────────────┤ │ OS Disk (e.g., /dev/sda) │ ├───────────────────────┤ │ │ │ [ ? Volume 1 ] │ │ [ ? Volume 2 ] │ │ [ ? Volume 3 ] │ │ [ ? usr/sap ] │ │ │ └───────────────────────┘ ```
A project team is using Azure Center for SAP solutions (ACSS) to deploy a new S/4HANA system. They want to ensure the deployment adheres to Microsoft's best practices and quality standards. Which feature of ACSS helps validate the configuration of the Azure infrastructure before the SAP software installation begins?