VMware Distributed Power Management uses one of three power management protocols - Wake-On-LAN (WOL), Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) or Hewlett-Packard Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) - to bring a host out of standby mode. There is an order of preference as to which is used if all three are available. Please choose the correct order of preference.
A)WOL, IPMI then ILO
B)IPMI, WOL then ILO
C)ILO, IPMI then WOL
D)IPMI, ILO then WOL

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If all power management protocols are present, DPM chooses them in the following order: IPMI, ILO then WOL. Each protocol requires its own hardware and configuration. If the host does not support any of these protocols, it cannot be put into maintenance mode.

VMware Distributed Power Management Uses One of Three Power Management