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XK0-004 · Question #280

A systems administrator uses a remote execution engine to iterate through each IP address in a network and run a script on remote hosts. The script captures the remote system's hostname, IP address…

The correct answer is B. Inventory. Inventory is utilizing an automation engine that uses SSH to run commands on remote systems.

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Question

A systems administrator uses a remote execution engine to iterate through each IP address in a network and run a script on remote hosts. The script captures the remote system's hostname, IP address, OS distribution, and system uptime. The output of the script gets saved to the administrator's local workstation for future processing. Which of the following is this an example of?

Options

  • APerformance monitoring
  • BInventory
  • CAgentless
  • DInfrastructure as code
  • EBuild automation

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    93% (28)
  • E
    3% (1)

Explanation

Inventory is utilizing an automation engine that uses SSH to run commands on remote systems.

Topics

#inventory management#remote execution#agentless automation#configuration management

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