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SK0-004 · Question #262

Which of the following can be used to manage a servers BIOS remotely? (Select TWO).

The correct answer is B. Dedicated management card D. IP KVM. Remote BIOS management requires out-of-band tools that operate before or independently of the OS - a dedicated management card and an IP KVM both satisfy this requirement.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

Which of the following can be used to manage a servers BIOS remotely? (Select TWO).

Options

  • ARemote desktop software
  • BDedicated management card
  • CTelnet session
  • DIP KVM
  • EVPN

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    88% (30)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • E
    3% (1)

Why each option

Remote BIOS management requires out-of-band tools that operate before or independently of the OS - a dedicated management card and an IP KVM both satisfy this requirement.

ARemote desktop software

Remote desktop software requires a running OS and an active user session, so it cannot reach the pre-boot BIOS environment.

BDedicated management cardCorrect

A dedicated management card (such as IPMI, iDRAC, or iLO) provides out-of-band hardware access including BIOS/UEFI configuration entirely independent of the server's OS state, even when the server is powered off.

CTelnet session

Telnet provides a text-based command-line session to the OS only and has no capability to interact with the server BIOS before or during the boot process.

DIP KVMCorrect

An IP KVM transmits the server's actual video output and accepts keyboard/mouse input over the network before the OS loads, giving full BIOS-level interactive control remotely.

EVPN

A VPN creates an encrypted network tunnel but is only a connectivity layer and provides no interface for accessing or modifying BIOS settings.

Concept tested: Out-of-band remote BIOS management tools

Topics

#remote BIOS management#IP KVM#management card#out-of-band management

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