SK0-004 · Question #117
While performing routine testing of a hot standby site located at a remote hosting center, a system administrator is unable to access one of the server operating systems to verify functionality…
The correct answer is A. KVM over IP. KVM over IP provides out-of-band remote access to a server at the hardware level, bypassing the operating system entirely. It is the correct choice when the OS itself is unreachable at a remote site.
Question
While performing routine testing of a hot standby site located at a remote hosting center, a system administrator is unable to access one of the server operating systems to verify functionality. Which of the following is MOST applicable to access the host?
Options
- AKVM over IP
- BRDP over HTTP
- CSecure shell
- DSerial console access
- EVNC
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A83% (20)
- B4% (1)
- C8% (2)
- E4% (1)
Why each option
KVM over IP provides out-of-band remote access to a server at the hardware level, bypassing the operating system entirely. It is the correct choice when the OS itself is unreachable at a remote site.
KVM over IP allows an administrator to remotely access a server's keyboard, video, and mouse interface at the BIOS or firmware level, completely independent of the operating system state. This out-of-band management capability means it works even when the OS has failed to boot or is otherwise inaccessible. It is the only listed option that can reach the host when the OS cannot be accessed from a remote location.
RDP over HTTP requires a functioning and reachable Windows operating system, so it cannot be used when the OS itself is the problem.
Secure Shell requires the OS to be booted and the SSH daemon to be running, making it ineffective when the OS is inaccessible.
Serial console access is a physical, local connection method and cannot be used remotely from a different location without additional hardware infrastructure already in place.
VNC requires a running operating system with an active VNC server process and cannot bypass an unresponsive or inaccessible OS.
Concept tested: Out-of-band remote server access via KVM over IP
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