SK0-005 · Question #578
An administrator is decommissioning a server that was used for a web application. Which of the following should be updated after the server is removed from the cabinet?
The correct answer is D. Asset management. When decommissioning a server, updating asset management records is crucial to reflect its removal and ensure accurate inventory tracking.
Question
An administrator is decommissioning a server that was used for a web application. Which of the following should be updated after the server is removed from the cabinet?
Options
- AChange management
- BRetention policies
- CSecurity formation and Event Management
- DAsset management
How the community answered
(49 responses)- B2% (1)
- C4% (2)
- D94% (46)
Why each option
When decommissioning a server, updating asset management records is crucial to reflect its removal and ensure accurate inventory tracking.
Change management is a process for controlling changes to IT infrastructure, but updating asset records after removal is a subsequent task, not the change management process itself.
Retention policies define how long data should be kept, which is related to the data on the server but not the physical server's removal from inventory.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is used for collecting and analyzing security logs, which is unrelated to tracking the physical removal of a server.
Asset management involves tracking the lifecycle of IT assets, including their acquisition, deployment, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning. After a server is physically removed, the asset management system must be updated to accurately reflect that the asset is no longer in use or present in the inventory.
Concept tested: IT asset lifecycle management
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/asset-management?view=o365-worldwide
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