Question
An administrator needs to perform bare-metal maintenance on a server in a remote datacenter. Which of the following should the administrator use to access the server's console?
- A. IP KVM Correct
- B. VNC
- C. A crash cart
- D. RDP
- E. SSH
Explanation
An IP KVM gives remote keyboard, video and mouse access to the physical console over the network, independent of the operating system, so it works for BIOS and bare-metal tasks. VNC, RDP and SSH all depend on a running operating system and network stack on the server. A crash cart also gives console access, but it has to be wheeled up to the server, which does not suit a remote datacenter.
