Microsoft AZ-120 Exam
Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads (Page 7 )

Updated On: 7-Feb-2026

You have an on-premises SAP landscape that contains an IBM DB2 database.

You need to recommend a solution to migrate the landscape to Azure and the database to SAP HANA. The solution must meet the following requirements:

Be supported by SAP.

Minimize downtime.

What should you include in the recommendation?

  1. SAP Database Migration Option (DMO) with System Move
  2. Azure Database Migration Service
  3. Azure Import/Export service
  4. Azure Data Box Gateway

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

In 2013, SAP introduced new procedure called Database Migration Option (part of Software Update Manager), which can help you during the migration to HANA database. It combines Unicode conversion, system update and database migration into a single step which extremely simplified the overall process.



You have an on-premises SAP landscape that contains a 20-TB IBM DB2 database. The database contains large tables that are optimized for read operations via secondary indexes.

You plan to migrate the database platform to SQL Server on Azure virtual machines.

You need to recommend a database migration approach that minimizes the time of the export stage.

What should you recommend?

  1. log shipping
  2. deleting secondary indexes
  3. SAP Database Migration Option (DMO) in parallel transfer mode
  4. table splitting

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Secondary indexes for very large tables can be removed from the STR file and built ONLINE with scripts after the main portion of the import has finished and post processing tasks such as configuring STMS are occurring.



You have an on-premises third-party enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that uses Microsoft SQL Server 2016.

You plan to migrate the ERP system to SAP Business Suite on SAP HANA on Azure virtual machines.

You need to identify the appropriate sizing for Business Suite on HANA.

What should you use?

  1. SAP Quick Sizer for HANA Cloud
  2. HANA Cockpit
  3. SAP Quick Sizer for HANA
  4. SAP Cloud Platform Cockpit

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

If a customer runs non-SAP systems, the only way of Sizing the required Hardware for SAP HANA is the Quick- Sizer tool.
HANA-based Cloud Quick Sizer: Please use this version, if the product that you want to size shall run in the Cloud; e.g. SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Data Warehouse Cloud.



You plan to migrate an on-premises SAP development system to Azure.

Before the migration, you need to check the usage of the source system hardware, such as CPU, memory, network, etc.

Which transaction should you run from SAP GUI?

  1. SM51
  2. DB01
  3. DB12
  4. ST06

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

ST06 is a transaction code used for Operating System Monitor in SAP.
SAP transaction ST06 (Operating System Monitor) is classified in the Basis Component module under application component Operating System Monitors and runs Monitoring Operating System program RSHOST05 upon execution.
Incorrect Answers:
A: Transaction code SM51 is to display list of active application servers that have registered in the SAP message server.
B: DB01 is a transaction code used for Analyze Exclusive Lockwaits in SAP.
C: Transaction code DB12 is to collects and presents information that is necessary to monitor database backups.



HOTSPOT (Drag and Drop is not supported)

You plan to deploy a scale-out SAP HANA deployment on Azure virtual machine that will contain a standby node.

You need to recommend a storage solution for the deployment.

What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Hot Area:


  1. See Explanation for the Answer.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:



Box 1: Azure NetApp Files
Windows Failover Cluster Server using SMB share based on Azure NetApp Files for sapmnt and global transport directory.

Box 2: Azure shared disks
Microsoft is offering Azure shared disks, which can be used to implement SAP ASCS/SCS High Availability with a shared disk option.






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