Dell 53 PowerEdge R210 II Technical Guide TPM (Trusted Platform Module;
For boards shipped outside of China;
Boards sold to destinations in China do not
have TPM at this time)
Details:
Size:
Unspecified size of user ROM, RAM, EEPROM;
128 bytes of OTP memory included
Type [e.g. Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
ROM, RAM, EEPROM
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
Yes, OS and applications that conform to the
TCG standard can write data to the TPM
during normal operation. Access to the NV
Storage is controlled by the TPM owner.
Purpose? [e.g. boot code]
Trusted Platform Module NV storage. May be
used to securely storage of encryption keys.
How is data input to this memory?
TCG TPM Specification defined command
interface or Using TPM Enabled operating
systems
How is this memory write protected?
As defined by the TCG TPM Specification,
protection of this NV memory area is
configurable by the TPM owner.
Remarks
Server BMC (Baseboard Management
Controller) Firmware Flash Memory
Details
Size:
16MB Flash
Type [e.g. Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
SPI Flash
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
No
Purpose? [e.g. boot code]
Stores the BMC Firmware
How is data input to this memory?
Loading flash memory requires a vendor
provided firmware file and loader
program which is executed by booting up
the system from a floppy or OS based
executable containing the
firmware file and the loader. System
loaded with arbitrary data in firmware
memory would not operate.
How is this memory write protected?
Software write protected
Remarks