Dell

 

 

How is this memory write

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

protected?

 

 

How is the memory cleared?

 

 

 

 

 

 

iDRAC6 SDRAM

 

 

 

 

AC cycle for BMC OS and reset/power off server for VGA frame

 

 

n/a

 

buffer

 

 

 

 

 

iDRAC6 FRU

 

writes controlled by iDRAC

 

 

 

 

embedded OS

 

EPPID is not clearable

 

 

 

 

 

 

iDRAC6 Boot Block

 

 

 

 

Not possible with any utilities or applications and iDRAC does not

Flash

 

iDRAC embedded OS

 

function as expected if corrupted/removed. Lifecycle log is

 

 

control of the write

 

clearable only in a factory environment.

 

 

protection.

 

SEL is user-clearable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trusted Platform

 

 

 

 

 

Module

 

SW write protected

 

F2 Setup option

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chipset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOS

 

 

 

 

Planar NVRAM_CLR jumper or Remove AC cord, remove cover,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

remove coin cell battery. Wait for 30 seconds, replace battery,

 

 

 

 

 

cover and then AC cord.

 

 

N/A - BIOS only control

 

F2 system setup option to restore defaults

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backplane (X8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Controller

 

Embedded firmware only

 

 

Processor

 

writeable through

 

Not possible with any utilities or applications and backplane does

 

 

controlled iDRAC methods

 

not function as expected if corrupted/removed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal USB

 

OS control

 

OS control format

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protected by the

 

 

 

 

embedded

 

 

 

 

microcontroller. Special

 

 

 

 

keys are used by special

 

 

 

 

vendor-provided utilities

 

 

 

 

to unlock the ROM with

 

 

 

 

various CRC checks during

 

 

PSU Microcontroller

 

load.

 

N/A - not in system clearable

 

 

 

 

 

PDB Microcontroller

 

Unprotected

 

N/A - not in system clearable

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERC 6/i Adapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERC NVSRAM Config

 

Storage controller

 

 

Data

 

firmware accessed only

 

N/A - not in system clearable

 

 

 

 

 

PERC firmware

 

Write control access by

 

 

 

 

Storage Controller

 

 

 

 

firmware

 

N/A - not in system clearable

 

 

 

 

 

PERC Cache RAM

 

Storage controller

 

Storage controller firmware clearable only. Remove AC AND

 

 

firmware accessed only

 

deplete or remove backup battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DeWalt R510 manual Planar Nvramclr jumper or Remove AC cord, remove cover