A company is replacing its aging servers. The old servers are still functional but are no longer under support. The company wants to donate them to a local school. Which step should be taken BEFORE the servers are donated?

Use a data destruction service to shred the hard drives

Remove the hard drives and install new blank ones

Overwrite the hard drives using a certified data sanitization tool

Perform a factory reset on each server

A company maintains a fleet of 200 servers across three data centers. The IT team recently discovered that two servers were decommissioned six months ago but are still listed as 'in production' in the asset database. The team wants to prevent this from happening again. Which approach best addresses the root cause?

Implement a barcode scanning system to track server locations in real time.

Require the asset database to be updated as part of the decommissioning workflow, and perform periodic audits comparing the database to physical inventory.

Assign each server a unique asset tag and store it in the database.

Add more detailed fields to the asset database, such as purchase date and warranty expiration, for every server.

An organization has servers spread across multiple floors of a building. The IT team needs to quickly locate a specific server for maintenance. Which tool would be most effective for this task?

A spreadsheet listing server names and IP addresses

A barcode scanner and asset management software that records each server's physical location

A diagram of the network topology

A network monitoring tool that shows which servers are online

What is the primary purpose of maintaining detailed asset documentation for servers?

To automatically update the server's firmware

To provide a reference for troubleshooting, auditing, and lifecycle management

To replace the need for regular server backups

To increase the physical security of the server room

Why is it important to regularly update the inventory of server assets?

To ensure accurate records for audits, maintenance, and planning

To increase the processing speed of the servers

To reduce the need for server backups

To automatically install software updates

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Asset Management SK0-005 Practice Questions (Page 1)

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A company is replacing its aging servers. The old servers are still functional but are no longer under support. The company wants to donate them to a local school. Which step should be taken BEFORE the servers are donated?
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A company maintains a fleet of 200 servers across three data centers. The IT team recently discovered that two servers were decommissioned six months ago but are still listed as 'in production' in the asset database. The team wants to prevent this from happening again. Which approach best addresses the root cause?
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What is the primary purpose of maintaining detailed asset documentation for servers?
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