Question 560
During a GPU datacenter maintenance window, an engineer discovers: A high-density chassis produces a recurring low-fan-speed alarm on one fan tray, yet engineers replace a GPU because its clock rate is reduced. Which repeatable operational safeguard best prevents recurrence of this failure?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This preventive practice addresses the underlying failure (Hardware telemetry must be interpreted causally; downstream GPU throttling may follow a separate faulty cooling component.) and supports continued assurance through: Replacing the identified fan restores normal cooling and GPU clocks without changing a healthy accelerator.
Incorrect Answers
This prevention control targets another operational risk: A data center's monitoring dashboard shows correct overall GPU utilization, but operators cannot identify which installed accelerator is failing because device indices change after reboot. The currently reported mechanism remains: Hardware telemetry must be interpreted causally; downstream GPU throttling may follow a separate faulty cooling component.
This prevention control targets another operational risk: A GPU host's NIC link flaps only when a particular optical module is installed, but the team assumes the entire adapter has failed. The currently reported mechanism remains: Hardware telemetry must be interpreted causally; downstream GPU throttling may follow a separate faulty cooling component.
This prevention control targets another operational risk: A distributed job loses one host intermittently, and the suspect node's ConnectX adapter records rising physical errors while its GPUs pass isolated compute tests. The currently reported mechanism remains: Hardware telemetry must be interpreted causally; downstream GPU throttling may follow a separate faulty cooling component.