SK0-003 · Question #559
A company is looking to improve upon their current remote management capabilities. The company must ensure that access is removed from all systems when a user is terminated and that administrators…
The correct answer is D. LDAP enabled IP KVM. The company needs a remote management solution that supports centralized user access control and allows out-of-band management for BIOS access.
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A company is looking to improve upon their current remote management capabilities. The company must ensure that access is removed from all systems when a user is terminated and that administrators can remotely manage a system's BIOS. Which of the following remote management systems would support both these requirements?
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- ARemote management card
- BTerminal services
- CRemote desktop
- DLDAP enabled IP KVM
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C8% (4)
- D87% (46)
Why each option
The company needs a remote management solution that supports centralized user access control and allows out-of-band management for BIOS access.
A generic remote management card provides BIOS-level access but doesn't inherently imply LDAP integration for centralized user management across multiple systems.
Terminal Services provides in-band access to the operating system and cannot be used to manage a system's BIOS as it requires the OS to be running.
Remote Desktop provides in-band access to the operating system and cannot be used to manage a system's BIOS, as it requires the OS to be running.
An LDAP-enabled IP KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) allows for out-of-band management, functioning even if the operating system is not running to provide BIOS access. Integrating with LDAP enables centralized authentication and authorization, ensuring user access can be efficiently revoked across all managed systems upon termination by disabling their LDAP account.
Concept tested: Out-of-band management and centralized authentication
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVM_switch
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