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In which two situations should you use out-of-band management?
The correct answer is A. when a network device fails to forward packets B. when you require ROMMON access. Out-of-band management is utilized for device access and troubleshooting when network connectivity is lost or for low-level recovery operations like ROMMON access.
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In which two situations should you use out-of-band management?
Options
- Awhen a network device fails to forward packets
- Bwhen you require ROMMON access
- Cwhen management applications need concurrent access to the device
- Dwhen you require administrator access from multiple locations
- Ewhen the control plane fails to respond
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A89% (24)
- C7% (2)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
Out-of-band management is utilized for device access and troubleshooting when network connectivity is lost or for low-level recovery operations like ROMMON access.
When a network device fails to forward packets, in-band management through the network is typically inaccessible, necessitating out-of-band access via a console or auxiliary port for diagnosis and recovery.
ROMMON (ROM Monitor) access is a low-level diagnostic and recovery mode that can only be accessed through a direct console connection, which is a form of out-of-band management.
Management applications needing concurrent access to a device is typically a function of in-band management, allowing multiple users to connect over the operational network.
Requiring administrator access from multiple locations is a common use case for in-band management via network protocols like SSH or Telnet, not a specific reason for out-of-band management.
While a control plane failure often necessitates out-of-band management due to network disruption, the statement is a more specific internal diagnostic condition; however, in situations like this, the lack of packet forwarding (A) is the observable symptom that directly blocks in-band access, making A a more direct trigger for OOB.
Concept tested: Out-of-band management scenarios
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/network-address-translation-nat/10046-oob.html
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