Azure SAP HANA Large Instances Fundamentals

1. What is SAP HANA System Replication used for on Azure?

Copying virtual machine images

Synchronizing database changes to a secondary instance for failover

Backing up application code

Managing user accounts

2. Which feature enables zero-downtime SAP HANA upgrades on Azure?

System Replication with switchover

Virtual machine snapshots

Blob storage versioning

Network security groups

3. What is the typical RTO (Recovery Time Objective) requirement for production SAP HANA systems?

24 hours

Several hours

Minutes to less than one hour

No specific requirement

4. Which Azure service provides identity and access management for SAP applications?

Azure Active Directory

Azure Key Vault only

Azure SQL Database

Azure Storage accounts

5. What does 'lift and shift' mean in the context of SAP to Azure migration?

Redesigning the entire SAP application

Moving existing SAP systems with minimal changes

Splitting SAP across multiple cloud providers

Upgrading to the latest SAP version

6. Which monitoring tool is recommended for Azure SAP HANA workloads?

Azure Monitor with custom metrics

SAP HANA Studio only

Windows Performance Monitor

System Event Viewer

7. What is the primary advantage of using HANA Large Instances over Azure VMs for SAP HANA?

Lower cost

Dedicated hardware for extreme performance requirements

Easier to scale horizontally

Built-in disaster recovery

8. Which component handles load balancing for SAP application servers in Azure?

Azure Load Balancer

HANA Large Instance itself

ExpressRoute only

SAP Router exclusively

9. What does HA stand for in SAP infrastructure planning?

High Availability

Hardware Allocation

Host Architecture

Horizontal Autoscaling

10. Which storage type is recommended for HANA Large Instances backups?

Azure Blob Storage standard tier

Azure Blob Storage with snapshot capability

Local SSD only

Network file shares exclusively

11. What is the primary purpose of Azure HANA Large Instances?

Running small-scale SAP demonstrations

Hosting large-scale SAP HANA databases with high performance requirements

Replacing traditional on-premises file servers

Managing Azure virtual machine backups

12. Which Azure region offers HANA Large Instances availability?

All Azure regions equally

Only US regions

Select regions with infrastructure partnership

Europe only

13. What is the role of ExpressRoute in Azure SAP deployments?

Provides public internet connectivity

Delivers dedicated, private network connectivity to Azure

Manages virtual machine scaling

Handles SAP license management

14. Which protocol is primarily used for SAP application layer communication in Azure?

SMTP

DIAG protocol

FTP

HTTP only

15. What is the typical deployment model for connecting SAP applications to HANA Large Instances?

All components on HANA Large Instances

Application servers in Azure VMs with database on HANA Large Instances

All components in Azure VMs

On-premises deployment only

16. Which Azure service provides backup and disaster recovery for HANA Large Instances?

Azure Backup

Azure Site Recovery

HANA System Replication

Azure Blob Storage only

17. What does DR stand for in the context of Azure SAP workloads?

Data Replication

Disaster Recovery

Database Restoration

Dynamic Routing

18. Which SAP solution is best suited for deployment on Azure HANA Large Instances?

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP S/4HANA

SAP SuccessFactors

SAP Ariba

19. What is the minimum memory configuration for Azure HANA Large Instances?

256 GB

512 GB

1 TB

2 TB

20. Which network component connects Azure HANA Large Instances to Azure Virtual Networks?

ExpressRoute gateway

VPN tunnel only

Public internet connection

Direct fiber optic cable

Azure SAP Workloads HANA Large Instances Basics Quiz