What is used for local, physical access to hardware within a data center?

The correct answer is B. KVM. KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switches provide direct, physical out-of-band access to servers and hardware in a data center, allowing administrators to manage machines locally even when the network is down or the OS is unresponsive. SSH and RDP are remote, network-based access…

Submitted by devops_kid· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security

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ASSH
BKVM
CVPN
DRDP

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B
88% (29)
C
9% (3)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switches provide direct, physical out-of-band access to servers and hardware in a data center, allowing administrators to manage machines locally even when the network is down or the OS is unresponsive. SSH and RDP are remote, network-based access methods that require the OS to be running, and VPN is used for secure remote network connectivity - none of these provide physical hardware-level access.

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#Data Center Operations#Physical Access#Server Management#KVM

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