A technician is updating the configuration documentation for a virtualization host after applying vendor-recommended updates. Company policy states that if the system board fails, a replacement server must be rebuilt from the imaging server and returned to service within one hour. Which single piece of information will be MOST critical to add to the host's configuration document to meet this recovery objective?
Average CPU utilization trend for the last 30 days
Date of the data-center fire-suppression inspection
Chassis service tag and warranty expiration date
Current firmware and driver versions for the system board and adapters
The imaging process can only guarantee a like-for-like rebuild when the replacement hardware is flashed to the same baseline it had at deployment. Recording the exact firmware and driver revision levels for the system board, RAID controller, NICs, and other adapters ensures that an administrator can quickly match those versions on the new chassis before restoring the image. Warranty dates, performance metrics, or facility maintenance records do not affect the ability to create a functionally identical server in the required time window.
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