A public-sector research organization is rehearsing migration from an SAP HANA on-premises database to SAP HANA Cloud. The migration tool can connect to the source database, and the cloud target is available. During the rehearsal, the extraction step starts but stops when it attempts to read required administration-level metadat a. The project coordinator suggests using a broader technical user immediately so the migration timeline is not delayed.
The constraint is that the administrator must keep the migration controlled while ensuring the migration identity has the required scope for extraction and validation. The organization wants the first cloud migration wave to be repeatable for later databases.
What is the best next action?

CHALLENGE 2 - Restoration Simulation Monitoring Baseline
A performance specialist suggests applying tuning before preserving baseline evidence because the second UAT run needs better response time. The database owner is concerned about later release comparison. Which decision is most appropriate?

A marine logistics company completes routine morning administration on an on-premises SAP HANA environment while dependent analytics continue in SAP HANA Cloud. The instance is reachable, core services respond, and no broad outage is visible. However, one administrator cannot complete a required operational action on a database that other team members can review successfully.
The failed action appears only in one support role during a narrowed maintenance step. A colleague proposes repeating the action through a broader administrative account so the schedule is not delayed. The operations supervisor wants the issue resolved in a way that restores correct execution scope rather than bypassing it.
What is the best next action?

A regional office equipment company completes an SAP HANA upgrade rehearsal for an on-premises database. The database starts after the upgrade, and SAP HANA cockpit shows the system as available. During validation, the administrator finds that the operations runbook still references the pre-upgrade administration sequence for start, monitoring, and backup checks. The technical lead wants to approve the rehearsal because the upgraded system is running.
The constraint is that the administrator must ensure the runbook reflects the upgraded lifecycle state before using the rehearsal to approve production execution. The decision must not rely only on successful startup.
What should the administrator do before accepting the rehearsal?

CHALLENGE 4 - Shipping-Cycle Recovery Evidence Gate
Backups completed for the upgraded distribution reporting system and the installed validation database before testing began. Recovery validation for the validation database is scheduled but not complete, and the upgraded system has only backup completion evidence. What should happen before final cutover approval supports release use?