DES-4121 Online Practice Questions and Answers
A technician is creating a virtual disk in the DRAC (2x 4 TB NL-SAS in RAID 1) to install Windows 2016. They manually boot to the OS installation media without using the Lifecycle Controller OS Deployment wizard. Only the first 2048 GB on the virtual disk can be partitioned.
How should the technician obtain access to the remaining 2 TB (approximately) of storage?
A. Delete the 4 TB virtual disk and create a virtual (boot) disk no longer than 2048 GB.
B. Upgrade to a newer version of the operating system.
C. Use the lifecycle Controller's OS Deployment Wizard to deploy the OS on this server.
D. Use F2 to go into the BIOS, change the BIOS boot mode to UEFI, and try again.
A technician needs to add a device to SupportAssist Enterprise. Policy requires that no additional software be installed on the server OS.
In addition to Username and Password, what information is required to add the device?
A. IP address or hostname for the server OS
B. IP address for Dell TechDirect
C. IP address fir OpenManage Server Administrator
D. IP address or hostname for the iDRAC
A technician is experiencing a compatibility issue that causes network disconnects between the iDRAC firmware and an application that is running. The iDRAC must be rolled back to the last working version. The Enterprise licensed server cannot be rebooted outside scheduled maintenance windows. The next scheduled window is one month away.
Where should the technician perform the Firmware Rollback?
A. Dell System Update Utility
B. iDRAC GUI
C. Repository Manager
D. Lifecycle Controller
A technician replaces a faulty system board on a server. In addition to powering on the system, what step must the technician take to install the correct service tag?
A. Type asset
B. Login in to the iDRAC
C. Press F11 to start the Boot Manager
D. When prompted by Easy Restore, press Y to restore the Service Tag, license, and diagnostics information
A server is being up as a VMware ESXi host. A technician needs to install the OS on an internal SD card. They install the SD card. However, during OS installation, the SD card is not visible.
What should the technician do to fix the issue?
A. Enable the SD card in the BIOS Settings
B. Format the SD card with an EXT3 partition before installation
C. Move the SD card from slot 2 to slot 1
D. Use Lifecycle Controller to install the SD card
A technician needs to troubleshoot a server. The OS had been operational, but an untrained person accessed the System Setup utility on the server and now the OS fails to load. The technician reboots the server, selects F2, accesses the System Setup utility, and selects System BIOS.
What two items should the technician verify in the System BIOS settings before reloading the OS?
A. Boot Settings > Boot Option Settings > Boot Sequence Integrated Devices > OS Watchdog Timer
B. Boot Settings > Boot Mode Boot Settings > Boot Option Settings > Boot Sequence
C. Boot Settings > Boot Mode Integrated Devices > OS Watchdog Timer
D. Boot Settings > Boot Mode Device Settings > Boot Sequence
A technician is completing initial firmware updates on a server. One of the updates is a power supply update. During the update process, the server powers off. When the technician hits the power button, they do not see any response from the server.
What is the cause of this issue?
A. Server lost power
B. Control panel or power button failed
C. Front power button is not operational during an update; the technician should use the rear power button.
D. PSU firmware may now be corrupted
A server is configured with a RAID 5 Virtual Disk across five hard disks and one spare disk. If a hard disk failure occurs within the RAID 5 virtual disk, the spare disk needs to be online as quickly as possible. It is acceptable for users to experience decreased performance during the rebuild procedure.
How should this requirement be met?
A. Enable Rebuild Priority
B. Increase Rebuild Rate
C. Change cache to Write Through
D. Select Fast Rebuild
A technician needs to use the iDRAC GUI to roll back a diagnostics firmware revision on a server that was updated four weeks previously. However, the replaced version cannot be found in the Firmware Rollback section on the iDRAC GUI.
What could be the issue?
A. Diagnostics firmware revision is part of the Lifecycle Controller firmware so the Lifecycle Controller must be updated first
B. Rollback feature was not enabled in iDRAC Settings
C. Firmware can only be rolled back within a week of being replaced.
D. Diagnostics firmware is not supported in the Rollback feature.
A technician is sent on-site to troubleshoot a server that produced an error message during the most recent POST but then completed the POST and booted to the operating system. The user cannot remember the specific error and no entry was made in the error log relating to this error.
How can the technician find out what the error message was?
A. Access the Lifecycle Controller and view the last boot cycle video capture entry.
B. Export the Server profile and analyze for any POST errors.
C. Reload the BIOS firmware.
D. Access the iDRAC and view the last boot cycle video capture entry