You need to demonstrate the runtime firmware verification scan functionality on a ProLiant DL380 Gen10 server. You find that the option is not available in the UEFI interface. What is the most…

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Options

• AThe server boot mode is set to UEFI
• BThe Onboard Administrator has not been initialized
• CThe file firmware-ilo5-1.10.1.1.x86_64.rpm is the incorrect version
• DThe required iLO license has not been installed

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  9% (3)
• C
  15% (5)
• D
  74% (25)

Explanation

Runtime firmware verification on HPE ProLiant servers is a premium security feature gated behind an iLO Advanced license (specifically the iLO Advanced Premium Security Edition). Without that license installed, the option simply does not appear in the UEFI interface - which is exactly the symptom described.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (UEFI boot mode): Runtime firmware verification is a UEFI-native feature; being in UEFI mode is actually a prerequisite, not a problem. Legacy/BIOS mode would be the issue, not UEFI.
• B (Onboard Administrator): The Onboard Administrator is a management module for HPE BladeSystem enclosures - it has no role on standalone rack servers like the DL380 Gen10.
• C (RPM file version): That .rpm file is an iLO 5 firmware package used for updates; whether it's the right version or not has no bearing on whether a licensed feature appears in the UI.

Memory tip: Think of iLO licenses like app-store purchases - the hardware and firmware are already installed, but premium features (like runtime firmware verification) are locked behind a paid license key. If a security feature is missing from the menu entirely, your first suspect is always the license.

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