A financial services company is deploying a new fleet of PowerEdge R860 servers for a mission-critical database application. To comply with strict internal security policies, the Chief Security Officer mandates that no configuration changes can be made to the BIOS, iDRAC, or PERC controller after the initial setup, even by administrators with root privileges, until the policy is explicitly disabled. Which PowerEdge security feature must be enabled to enforce this requirement?
An e-commerce company is designing a three-tier web application architecture using PowerEdge servers. The design requires dedicated servers for web, application, and database layers to ensure separation of concerns and optimized performance. The web servers must handle high inbound traffic, the application servers need significant memory for business logic, and the database servers require high I/O storage. Which combination of PowerEdge server models is best suited for these specific roles? ```mermaid graph TD subgraph Data Center LB[Load Balancer] --> Web_Tier subgraph Web_Tier R_Web1[Web Server 1] R_Web2[Web Server 2] end Web_Tier --> App_Tier subgraph App_Tier R_App1[App Server 1] R_App2[App Server 2] end App_Tier --> DB_Tier subgraph DB_Tier R_DB[Database Server] end end ```
A technician is performing a firmware update on a PowerEdge server using the iDRAC web interface. After uploading the Dell Update Package (DUP) and starting the update, the iDRAC becomes unresponsive, and the server's LCD panel displays a critical error. Which of the following is the MOST reliable next step to recover the server's management capabilities?
A system administrator is configuring a new PowerEdge server with Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) to protect data at rest. Which TWO of the following are required to fully implement and manage this hardware-based encryption? (Select TWO)
A research institution is deploying a high-performance computing (HPC) cluster using PowerEdge C-series servers. To maximize storage I/O performance for large datasets, the architect decides on a Direct Attached Storage (DAS) topology. However, for long-term archival and collaboration between research groups, a centralized file repository is also required. Which storage topology should be implemented to meet the archival and collaboration requirement?
A technician unboxes a new server with the model number 'PowerEdge R6615'. Based on Dell's PowerEdge nomenclature, what can be determined about this server?
During a data center audit, an administrator needs to provide a complete hardware inventory and health status report for all PowerEdge servers. The servers are running a mix of Windows Server, Linux, and ESXi. The administrator wants to use a single tool that can collect this information without requiring credentials for each host operating system. Which management concept and associated tool should be used?
A small business has purchased a single PowerEdge T560 tower server to act as a file and print server. The server will be located in an office closet with limited physical access. The IT consultant needs to ensure they can perform all management tasks remotely, including power cycling, BIOS configuration, and OS installation. Which iDRAC license level is the minimum required to provide virtual console and virtual media capabilities?
True or False: The Dell Boot Optimized Storage Solution (BOSS) card is primarily designed to host high-capacity data volumes for applications.
A new PowerEdge server fails to boot, and the front diagnostic LED blinks an amber code of 2, 7 (two blinks, pause, seven blinks). What is the MOST likely cause of this failure?