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A networking team must implement a new management solution for the network devices at their organization. The solution must meet these requirements: - It must enable seamless monitoring, configuration

The correct answer is C. out-of-band management solution to provide redundancy and flexibility. Out-of-band management (OOBM) provides remote access to network devices even if the production network is down, which meets the requirement of access during outages or production network failure. It uses a separate management network or interface that is independent of the main p

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A networking team must implement a new management solution for the network devices at their organization. The solution must meet these requirements:

  • It must enable seamless monitoring, configuration, and

troubleshooting while ensuring security and reliability.

  • It must allow access to devices even if the production network is

down.

  • It must be easy to use and manage.

The company's budget is limited. Which implementation must the team perform to meet the requirements?

Options

  • Ain-band management solution that leverages the existing production network infrastructure for
  • Bconsole-server solution to provide a dedicated management network
  • Cout-of-band management solution to provide redundancy and flexibility
  • Dremote-access VPN solution to provide secure access to the network devices

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    77% (44)
  • D
    12% (7)

Explanation

Out-of-band management (OOBM) provides remote access to network devices even if the production network is down, which meets the requirement of access during outages or production network failure. It uses a separate management network or interface that is independent of the main production network. OOBM enables seamless monitoring, configuration, and troubleshooting by allowing administrators to remotely manage devices through dedicated interfaces such as console ports or serial connections. This improves troubleshooting and management even during system or It enhances security and reliability by isolating management traffic from production traffic, reducing the attack surface and helping maintain business continuity during failures or OOBM solutions are generally easy to use and manage, often accessible via centralized management platforms, providing operational efficiency and reducing downtime and costs associated with onsite visits. While potentially having a budget impact, OOBM can be cost-effective by reducing outage-related losses and operational expenses, fitting limited budgets better than complex, fully redundant production network management systems.

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#Out-of-band management#Network management#Management plane security

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