Correct Answer: Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for VM replication with HANA System Replication (HSR) for the database tier
The recommended SAP DR architecture on Azure combines: (1) **Azure Site Recovery (ASR)** to replicate SAP application-layer VMs (ASCS, PAS, AAS) to a secondary region with RPO/RTO ...
Correct Answer
Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for VM replication with HANA System Replication (HSR) for the database tier
Why This Answer Is Correct
The recommended SAP DR architecture on Azure combines: (1) **Azure Site Recovery (ASR)** to replicate SAP application-layer VMs (ASCS, PAS, AAS) to a secondary region with RPO/RTO SLAs, and (2) **HANA System Replication (HSR)** in async mode for database-tier DR. ASR handles VM-level failover orchestration; HSR handles transactional data replication. Azure Backup provides restore points but lacks automated failover orchestration. Traffic Manager handles DNS failover but not compute/storage replication.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Disaster Recovery — a core concept tested in Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty (AZ-120). Understanding Disaster Recovery is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
Your organization requires a Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy for an SAP HANA database. The DR site is in a different Azure region with high network latency. Which SAP HANA System Replication (HSR) mode must be used?
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