The server is shutting down after being powered on, which could indicateoverheating. This is a common issue whenfans fail, causing the CPU or other components to overheat and forcing the system to shut down to protect itself from damage.

Check for fan failure (Answer B):Ensuring the server’s cooling system is functioning properly is crucial. Overheating due to a fan failure can cause the system to shut down automatically.

Resetting memory modules (Option A):While memory issues can cause system instability, they generally do not lead to immediate shutdowns as described.

Changing the VM password (Option C):This is unrelated to the shutdown issue.

Setting credentials for the remote console (Option D):This is irrelevant to the described problem of server shutdown.

CompTIA Server+ Reference:This topic is related toSK0-005 Objective 3.3: Diagnose hardware and software issues.