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SK0-004 · Question #707

After a power failure of a datacenter rack, one of the physical servers did not automatically boot up. Which of the following should the technician use to boot the server remotely?

The correct answer is A. iLO. iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) is HPE's out-of-band management technology that allows administrators to remotely power on, reboot, or manage a server even when the OS is down or the server is completely off.

Server administration

Question

After a power failure of a datacenter rack, one of the physical servers did not automatically boot up. Which of the following should the technician use to boot the server remotely?

Options

  • AiLO
  • BKVM
  • CSSH
  • DRDP

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    87% (27)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) is HPE's out-of-band management technology that allows administrators to remotely power on, reboot, or manage a server even when the OS is down or the server is completely off.

AiLOCorrect

iLO is an out-of-band management controller embedded on HPE server motherboards that operates independently of the host OS and main power. It provides a dedicated management network interface allowing a technician to remotely power on a server, access a virtual console, and control hardware - all without requiring the OS to be running.

BKVM

A KVM switch provides physical keyboard, video, and mouse access to a server but does not provide remote power-on capability - it only works once the server is already powered and displaying output.

CSSH

SSH is an OS-level remote shell protocol that requires the server's operating system to be running and network stack to be active before a connection can be established.

DRDP

RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) is a graphical remote access protocol that requires the Windows OS to be fully booted and running before it can accept connections.

Concept tested: Out-of-band server management with iLO

Source: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=a00018313en_us

Topics

#iLO#out-of-band management#remote power control#lights-out management

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