Which three tools for advanced server management and servicing at-the-box are provided with iDRAC Direct? (Select 3)

Question

Options

• AWeb Services Management (WSMAN)
• BRemote Access Controller Admin (RACADM)
• CIntelligent Platform Management Interface Tool (IPMITool)
• DiDRAC Web Interface
• EiDRAC RESTful API

• A
  89% (56)
• C
  8% (5)
• D
  3% (2)

Explanation

A (WSMAN), B (RACADM), and E (iDRAC RESTful API) are the three advanced, programmatic tools bundled with iDRAC Direct for at-the-box server management - WSMAN enables standards-based web services access, RACADM provides a powerful command-line scripting interface, and the RESTful API offers modern HTTP-based automation capabilities. D (iDRAC Web Interface) is excluded because it is the standard graphical GUI used for basic management, not classified as an "advanced" tool in Dell's iDRAC Direct framework. C (IPMITool) is a general-purpose, industry-standard IPMI utility that is independent of iDRAC Direct and not among the tools Dell specifically provides within it. A helpful memory tip: the three correct answers are all automation-friendly interfaces (protocol, CLI, API) - if you can script or program with it, it's one of the advanced three; the GUI and third-party IPMI tool are the odd ones out.

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