Correct Answer: Azure NetApp Files (ANF) with NFSv4.1
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) with NFSv4.1 is the recommended (and SAP-supported) solution for /hana/shared, /hana/data, and /hana/log in scale-out HANA deployments on Azure. ANF provid...
Correct Answer
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) with NFSv4.1
Why This Answer Is Correct
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) with NFSv4.1 is the recommended (and SAP-supported) solution for /hana/shared, /hana/data, and /hana/log in scale-out HANA deployments on Azure. ANF provides enterprise-grade NFS with sub-millisecond latency, high throughput, and service levels (Standard/Premium/Ultra). Azure Blob NFS 3.0 is not SAP-certified. Azure Files SMB is not suitable for Linux-based SAP HANA. Custom NFS VMs are possible but unsupported and operationally complex.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Azure NetApp Files — a core concept tested in Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty (AZ-120). Understanding Azure NetApp Files 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.
You are designing an SAP HANA scale-out architecture on Azure. Which shared storage solution provides the sub-millisecond latency required for the SAP HANA /hana/shared file system and is officially certified by SAP?
For an SAP S/4HANA deployment on Azure, you are provisioning Azure NetApp Files for the /hana/data and /hana/log volumes. Which tier of Azure NetApp Files is typically required to meet the high performance demands of SAP HANA?
You are deploying an SAP HANA scale-out cluster. How does Azure NetApp Files handle the fencing of a failed node in a HANA scale-out configuration with standby nodes?