The Certkiller administrator wants to know from his new trainee which of the following statements is an advantage of SNMP/DMI translation?

A.
The SNMP service must be installed at the administrator’s workstation to facilitate the SNMP console, or viewer, and allow him or her to view various SNMP traps

B.
DMI does not make servers smarter by permitting them to report information about themselves

C.
DMI does not allow a central server to not only gather information about computers connected to the network, but also to configure them

D.
This system independence is not implemented by collecting data from Management Information Format (MIF) files, which are plain text files that contain information about software or hardware components

Explanation:
The fact that the SNMP service must be installed at the administrator’s workstation to facilitate the SNMP console, or viewer, and allow him or her to view various SNMP traps is an advantage to SNMP/DMI translation.
Incorrect
Answers:
B: This statement is actually false as DMI makes servers smarter by permitting them to report information about themselves C: This statement is actually. false as DMI allows a central server to not only gather information about computers connected to the network, but also to configure them.
D: This statement is actually false as this system independence is implemented by collecting data from Management Information Format (MIF) files, which are plain text

files that contain information about software or hardware components.
Reference:
Server+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam SK0-002), Charles J. Brooks, Que, November 2005, pg