“measured switch port capacity and sustained flows agree with the approved ratio” addresses the claimed topology disregards measurable uplink oversubscription, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is physical building distances were ignored in network topology design. The option “measured span lengths and transceiver link budgets pass installation acceptance” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“physical port inventory and rail-specific connectivity tests match the plan” addresses server-to-fabric port assignment is inconsistent with the rail topology, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is physical building distances were ignored in network topology design. The option “measured span lengths and transceiver link budgets pass installation acceptance” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“failure of one spine leaves the prescribed alternate collective path operational” addresses the network design has a hidden common failure domain, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is physical building distances were ignored in network topology design. The option “measured span lengths and transceiver link budgets pass installation acceptance” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“rotate factory BMC secrets and require role-scoped administrator access” addresses initial access hardening and credential change were omitted, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is recovery access wrongly depends on the failed in-band compute environment. The option “provision independent BMC remote power and console access through the OOB network” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

Useful for cabling placed sensitive management traffic in the wrong network domain, but it does not remove the specific condition: recovery access wrongly depends on the failed in-band compute environment.

“configure trusted encrypted BMC management access and restrict insecure endpoints” addresses remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is recovery access wrongly depends on the failed in-band compute environment. The option “provision independent BMC remote power and console access through the OOB network” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“sampled remote power actions record distinct authorized operator identities” addresses privileged management activity cannot be tied to an individual operator, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is recovery access wrongly depends on the failed in-band compute environment. The option “a host OS shutdown still leaves authenticated BMC power control reachable” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“default credential login fails and authorized role-specific sessions work” addresses initial access hardening and credential change were omitted, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is recovery access wrongly depends on the failed in-band compute environment. The option “a host OS shutdown still leaves authenticated BMC power control reachable” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“measured boot data and approved reference values are available for review” addresses boot trust evidence is not enabled or preserved for the commissioned server, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is recovery access wrongly depends on the failed in-band compute environment. The option “a host OS shutdown still leaves authenticated BMC power control reachable” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

Useful for remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control, but it does not remove the specific condition: initial access hardening and credential change were omitted.

“provision independent BMC remote power and console access through the OOB network” addresses recovery access wrongly depends on the failed in-band compute environment, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is initial access hardening and credential change were omitted. The option “rotate factory BMC secrets and require role-scoped administrator access” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“configure approved BMC time service and validate clock drift limits” addresses management controllers do not share a reliable time synchronization source, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is initial access hardening and credential change were omitted. The option “rotate factory BMC secrets and require role-scoped administrator access” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“TLS certificate checks pass and insecure management URLs are rejected” addresses remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is initial access hardening and credential change were omitted. The option “default credential login fails and authorized role-specific sessions work” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“permitted API calls return correct health and temperature objects” addresses standards-based out-of-band monitoring was never configured, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is initial access hardening and credential change were omitted. The option “default credential login fails and authorized role-specific sessions work” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“sampled remote power actions record distinct authorized operator identities” addresses privileged management activity cannot be tied to an individual operator, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is initial access hardening and credential change were omitted. The option “default credential login fails and authorized role-specific sessions work” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“configure unique accounts or central identity mapping with management audit logs” addresses privileged management activity cannot be tied to an individual operator, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is out-of-band address planning assigned overlapping management identities. The option “allocate unique reserved BMC IPs with matching asset labels and DNS records” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“move and verify the BMC port against the management-only port map” addresses cabling placed sensitive management traffic in the wrong network domain, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is out-of-band address planning assigned overlapping management identities. The option “allocate unique reserved BMC IPs with matching asset labels and DNS records” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

Useful for remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control, but it does not remove the specific condition: out-of-band address planning assigned overlapping management identities.

“permitted API calls return correct health and temperature objects” addresses standards-based out-of-band monitoring was never configured, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is out-of-band address planning assigned overlapping management identities. The option “concurrent Redfish inventory queries return distinct expected chassis serials” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“sampled remote power actions record distinct authorized operator identities” addresses privileged management activity cannot be tied to an individual operator, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is out-of-band address planning assigned overlapping management identities. The option “concurrent Redfish inventory queries return distinct expected chassis serials” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“firmware inventory and host trust checks report the enabled TPM” addresses platform security hardware is not initialized for the approved boot policy, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is out-of-band address planning assigned overlapping management identities. The option “concurrent Redfish inventory queries return distinct expected chassis serials” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

Useful for platform security hardware is not initialized for the approved boot policy, but it does not remove the specific condition: boot trust evidence is not enabled or preserved for the commissioned server.

“enable supported authenticated Redfish access for approved monitoring roles” addresses standards-based out-of-band monitoring was never configured, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is boot trust evidence is not enabled or preserved for the commissioned server. The option “enable supported TPM measurements and collect an attested baseline” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“move and verify the BMC port against the management-only port map” addresses cabling placed sensitive management traffic in the wrong network domain, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is boot trust evidence is not enabled or preserved for the commissioned server. The option “enable supported TPM measurements and collect an attested baseline” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“firmware inventory and host trust checks report the enabled TPM” addresses platform security hardware is not initialized for the approved boot policy, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is boot trust evidence is not enabled or preserved for the commissioned server. The option “measured boot data and approved reference values are available for review” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“TLS certificate checks pass and insecure management URLs are rejected” addresses remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is boot trust evidence is not enabled or preserved for the commissioned server. The option “measured boot data and approved reference values are available for review” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“switch neighbor records and source-reachability tests show only OOB access” addresses cabling placed sensitive management traffic in the wrong network domain, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is boot trust evidence is not enabled or preserved for the commissioned server. The option “measured boot data and approved reference values are available for review” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“rotate factory BMC secrets and require role-scoped administrator access” addresses initial access hardening and credential change were omitted, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control. The option “configure trusted encrypted BMC management access and restrict insecure endpoints” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

Useful for management controllers do not share a reliable time synchronization source, but it does not remove the specific condition: remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control.

“move and verify the BMC port against the management-only port map” addresses cabling placed sensitive management traffic in the wrong network domain, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control. The option “configure trusted encrypted BMC management access and restrict insecure endpoints” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“firmware inventory and host trust checks report the enabled TPM” addresses platform security hardware is not initialized for the approved boot policy, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control. The option “TLS certificate checks pass and insecure management URLs are rejected” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“measured boot data and approved reference values are available for review” addresses boot trust evidence is not enabled or preserved for the commissioned server, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control. The option “TLS certificate checks pass and insecure management URLs are rejected” is more directly tied to the required outcome.

“default credential login fails and authorized role-specific sessions work” addresses initial access hardening and credential change were omitted, but the current hardware or infrastructure issue is remote management sessions risk exposing credentials and system control. The option “TLS certificate checks pass and insecure management URLs are rejected” is more directly tied to the required outcome.