Describe Maintenance Functions, Shutdowns, Reboots of a PowerEdge Server POWEREDGE-FOUNDATIONS-V2 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   A server administrator needs to update the firmware on a PowerEdge server that is part of a high-availability cluster. The cluster can tolerate one node being offline at a time. The administrator wants to minimize the risk of update failure and ensure the server can be recovered if the update fails. Which approach should be used?

   • AUse Lifecycle Controller to update firmware and enable firmware rollback.
   • BUse system health monitoring to ensure the update is applied.
   • CUse iDRAC to update firmware and then immediately reboot the server.
   • DUse virtual console to manually update firmware in the OS.
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2. 17application · medium

   A PowerEdge server is scheduled for decommissioning. The administrator needs to ensure that all data is safely written to disk before the server is powered off for the last time. Which procedure should be followed?

   • AUse Lifecycle Controller to power off the server.
   • BUse iDRAC to power off the server immediately.
   • CReboot the server using a cold reboot.
   • DPerform a graceful shutdown from the OS.
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4. 18application · medium

   A PowerEdge server is experiencing random crashes. The administrator wants to run a comprehensive hardware test to identify the faulty component. Which maintenance function should be used?

   • ARun diagnostics from Lifecycle Controller
   • BCheck system health via iDRAC
   • CReboot the server via iDRAC
   • DUpdate firmware via iDRAC
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Which Lifecycle Controller feature allows you to view the server's current hardware components and their details?

   • AHardware inventory
   • BOS deployment
   • CSystem repair
   • DFirmware rollback
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6. 20application · medium

   A remote administrator needs to reboot a PowerEdge server that is unresponsive to network requests. The server's operating system is hung, but iDRAC is still reachable. Which method should be used to reboot the server?

   • AWait for the server to automatically reboot itself.
   • BUse Lifecycle Controller to reboot the server.
   • CUse the OS shutdown command from a remote SSH session.
   • DUse iDRAC to issue a power-cycle command.
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