050-SEPROSIEM-01 · Question #46
To restore an appliance to its original state
The correct answer is D. Disable virtual drives, reimage the Appliance and factory type the Appliance. A full restore of an RSA enVision appliance to its original factory state requires disabling virtual drives, reimaging the appliance, and then performing a factory reset.
Question
To restore an appliance to its original state
Options
- ARun the Is configuredwizard
- BFactory type the Appliance using the install DVD
- CDisable Virtual Drives and factory type the Appliance
- DDisable virtual drives, reimage the Appliance and factory type the Appliance
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A10% (4)
- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- D85% (34)
Why each option
A full restore of an RSA enVision appliance to its original factory state requires disabling virtual drives, reimaging the appliance, and then performing a factory reset.
Running the lsconfigurationwizard reconfigures the appliance settings but does not restore it to its original factory state or reimage the operating system.
Using the install DVD alone to factory reset without first disabling virtual drives and reimaging will not produce a complete and stable restoration.
Disabling virtual drives and factory resetting without performing a reimage leaves the existing OS installation in place and does not achieve a true original-state restore.
Restoring an RSA enVision appliance to its original state is a multi-step process that must be performed in the correct sequence. Virtual drives must first be disabled to prevent data conflicts during reimaging, then the appliance is reimaged using the install media to restore the base OS, and finally a factory reset is performed to return all configurations to their default state. Skipping any of these steps may result in an incomplete or unstable restore.
Concept tested: RSA enVision appliance full factory restore procedure
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Toby R.Mar 7, 2026D is the right answer, and this one actually showed up worded almost exactly like this on my exam so pay attention. The reason you need all three steps, disabling virtual drives first, then reimaging, then factory typing, is that skipping any one of them leaves residual config or data on the appliance and it is not truly back to original state. Just running the wizard (A) or using the install DVD alone (B) does not wipe everything the way a full restore requires, and C gets you partway there but leaves out the reimage step. Think of it as a layered cleanup where each step handles a different layer, and you need all three layers cleared before the appliance is genuinely clean.
Orla P.Mar 9, 2026Toby nailed the layered logic, though I would add that the order matters as much as the steps themselves, because reimaging before disabling virtual drives on certain appliances can cause the wizard to error out mid-process and leave you in a worse state than when you started.
Orla P.Feb 4, 2026Did you notice the answer here requires three steps, not two?
Fatima Z.Feb 2, 2026C is the trap, D adds reimage, remember D-R-F.
Ingrid P.Feb 4, 2026Solid anchor for the answer, but your card front needs to include what specifically makes C tempting, not just that it is wrong, because discrimination between two plausible choices is its own retrieval skill that a bare mnemonic does not train.
Brenda K.Feb 12, 2026Saw this one and almost burned 4 minutes on it before I caught myself, the three-step sequence tripped me up because B and C look tempting if you forget that virtual drives have to be disabled first AND you still need both reimage and factory reset to fully wipe state. D is the only option that covers all three bases in the right order, and once I mapped it out on my scratch paper it was obvious, flagged it anyway just to revisit but never changed my answer.
Ingrid P.Feb 22, 2026Got D on this one after eliminating B immediately since the DVD alone skips the virtual drive step.
Toby R.Feb 25, 2026Same reasoning got me to D, though I'd add that the question wording specifically said "no internet access" which also killed C since that one required downloading the image first.