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D-PEMX-DY-23 · Question #14

A customer would like to periodically change the iDRAC root password on all the servers in their MCM Group. What feature in OME-M should they use?

The correct answer is C. Quick Deploy. Quick Deploy in OME-M allows administrators to configure and push settings - including the iDRAC root password - across all servers in an MCM (Multi-Chassis Management) Group, making it the right tool for periodic, group-wide credential updates. Why the distractors are wrong…

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Question

A customer would like to periodically change the iDRAC root password on all the servers in their MCM Group. What feature in OME-M should they use?

Options

  • ASupportAssist
  • BResource Pools
  • CQuick Deploy
  • DChassis Deployment Wizard

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    85% (29)
  • D
    9% (3)

Explanation

Quick Deploy in OME-M allows administrators to configure and push settings - including the iDRAC root password - across all servers in an MCM (Multi-Chassis Management) Group, making it the right tool for periodic, group-wide credential updates.

Why the distractors are wrong:

  • A. SupportAssist is Dell's automated health monitoring and support-case tool; it collects diagnostics and contacts Dell support, not a credential management feature.
  • B. Resource Pools handles logical grouping and allocation of hardware resources (compute sleds, storage, etc.) for workload assignment - nothing to do with passwords.
  • D. Chassis Deployment Wizard is a one-time guided workflow for initial chassis setup and configuration; it's not designed for recurring administrative tasks like password rotation.

Memory tip: Think "Quick Deploy = quick push of config to the group." Whenever you need to push a change (like a new password) to every server in the MCM Group at once - and do it repeatedly - Quick Deploy is your lever. Associate it with bulk, repeatable configuration rather than one-time setup (Wizard) or monitoring (SupportAssist).

Topics

#iDRAC password management#Quick Deploy#MCM Group

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