this weekend I received a link that had a pretty good Q&A from Microsoft about OOB (out of band management). I found it a good resource to answering typical questions that are brought up during a Pilot of the technology.
http://blogs.technet.com/wemd_ua_-_sms_writing_team/archive/2008/10/03/overflow-additional-quiz-questions-for-out-of-band-management-amt.aspx
Enjoy the Q&A. Thank you Sergio for forwarding it..