Microsoft AZ-120: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty

Last checked November 10, 2026 against the official Microsoft exam page.

1. Question 1Migrate SAP workloads to Azure

   A company runs an SAP Business Suite system on Oracle Database and wants to move it to Azure and convert it to SAP HANA in the same change window. Which SAP-supported approach should the migration team use for the database conversion?

   1. AReplicate the virtual machines with Azure Migrate, then copy the tables manually into HANA
   2. BRestore the latest Oracle backup onto a HANA virtual machine with Azure Backup
   3. CBuild an Azure Data Factory pipeline that copies each SAP table into a new HANA schema
   4. DRun the Database Migration Option of Software Update Manager during the migration
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   Correct answer: D

   The Database Migration Option (DMO) of Software Update Manager is SAP's supported way to combine a change of database platform to HANA with a migration or upgrade. Replicating VMs only moves the Oracle database as it is, restoring an Oracle backup does not change the platform, and copying tables with Data Factory does not give a consistent SAP system.

2. Question 2Design and implement an infrastructure to support SAP workloads on Azure

   An architect must choose Azure virtual machine sizes for SAP HANA production servers. Where should the architect confirm that a specific VM size is certified by SAP for HANA?

   1. AThe Azure Marketplace listing for the SAP HANA image
   2. BThe SAP-published list of certified IaaS platforms for SAP HANA
   3. CThe VM size comparison page in the Azure portal, filtered by SAP workloads
   4. DThe Azure Advisor score for the planned subscription
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   Correct answer: B

   SAP publishes the list of certified IaaS platforms for SAP HANA, which is where a VM size is confirmed as certified. A Marketplace listing, a portal filter or an Advisor score does not show SAP certification for a specific VM size.

3. Question 3Design and implement high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR)

   A team builds a highly available SAP ASCS cluster on two Linux VMs with Pacemaker. In a failover test the cluster stops and waits because it cannot confirm that the failed node is powered off. Which component must the team configure?

   1. AA longer health probe interval on the Standard load balancer
   2. BA second public IP address on the ASCS virtual machine
   3. CAn additional network interface dedicated to SAP GUI traffic
   4. DA fencing device such as an Azure fence agent
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   Correct answer: D

   Pacemaker needs fencing (STONITH) so that a node whose state it cannot confirm is powered off, which prevents split-brain. Load balancer probe timing, a public IP or an extra NIC for GUI traffic do not let the cluster confirm node state.

4. Question 4Maintain SAP workloads on Azure

   A team wants SAP-aware monitoring of its HANA databases and NetWeaver application servers from the Azure portal, with dashboards and alerts across the whole SAP landscape. Which Azure service provides this?

   1. AAzure Monitor for SAP solutions
   2. BAzure Advisor for cost and performance recommendations
   3. CAzure Service Health for platform incident notices
   4. DAzure Cost Management for monthly spend analysis
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   Correct answer: A

   Azure Monitor for SAP solutions collects SAP-specific metrics from HANA and NetWeaver and presents them with dashboards and alerts. Service Health reports Azure platform incidents, Advisor gives recommendations, and Cost Management tracks spend rather than SAP application health.

5. Question 5Migrate SAP workloads to Azure

   A consultant is sizing the SAP application servers for a new Azure landing zone. The team needs a hardware-independent performance figure to compare the current on-premises servers with candidate Azure VM sizes. Which unit should they use?

   1. ASAPS, the SAP Application Performance Standard
   2. BIOPS delivered by the managed disks attached to each server
   3. CPeak network throughput in megabits per second for each NIC
   4. DProcessor clock speed in gigahertz of the host CPU family
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   Correct answer: A

   SAPS is the SAP-defined, hardware-independent measure of application performance that SAP sizing uses. IOPS and network throughput describe storage and network capacity rather than SAP workload, and clock speed does not reflect the overall capacity of a server.