Network Out-of-Band Management (OOBM)

Concepts

 

In Band

Out Of Band

 

 

 

 

 

Networked

Directly connected

Networked

 

 

 

 

Advantages

allows centralized

not affected by events on

not affected by events on

 

management

data network, shows boot

data network; allows

 

 

sequence

centralized management;

 

 

 

allows improved security

 

 

 

 

Disadvantages

can be affected by events on

requires PC to directly

does not show boot

 

data network; does not show

connect to USB connector;

sequence

 

boot sequence

networked terminal server

 

 

 

needs to be attached to OA

 

 

 

serial port

 

 

 

 

 

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