Use BMC Dashboards to Identify Early Warning Signs POWEREDGE-XE-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   The BMC dashboard shows a critical temperature warning on a CPU, and the fans are already at maximum speed. What is the most appropriate initial action?

   • AShut down the server to prevent hardware damage
   • BReboot the server to reset the temperature sensor
   • CContinue monitoring and wait for the temperature to drop
   • DIncrease the fan speed manually
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2. 2foundation · easy

   An administrator wants to view detailed readings for individual temperature sensors on a PowerEdge XE server. Which section of the BMC dashboard should they navigate to?

   • AThe remote console section
   • BThe sensor readings or hardware monitoring section
   • CThe power control section
   • DThe event log section
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4. 3foundation · easy

   Where on the BMC dashboard would an administrator look to see a chronological list of past hardware events and alerts?

   • AThe sensor readings page
   • BThe system event log
   • CThe network settings page
   • DThe user management page
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5. 4application · medium

   A server's BMC dashboard shows a red critical icon on the memory section, and the event log contains a 'Correctable ECC error' entry. The server is still running. What is the most appropriate initial action?

   • ADo nothing because the error is correctable
   • BClear the event log to reset the warning
   • CSchedule maintenance to replace the affected DIMM
   • DImmediately power off the server to prevent data corruption
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6. 5foundation · easy

   The BMC dashboard shows a voltage sensor reading slightly below the warning threshold and an event log entry for 'voltage sag' from the same time period. What does this correlation suggest?

   • AThe server is experiencing a software issue
   • BThe fan is drawing too much power
   • CThe power supply may be degrading or the input power is unstable
   • DThe temperature sensor is affecting the voltage reading
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