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PowerEdge R510 Technical Guide
SAS 6/iR Integrated
Controller
Configuration
Data
Loading flash memory requires a vendor-provided firmware file and loader program which is
executed by booting the system from a floppy or OS-based executable (DUPs, Unified Server
Configurator) containing the firmware file and the loader. Storage adapters loaded with bad
firmware will not provide storage controller behavior.
FRU
Factory only. Not customer updatable.
Integrated
Mirroring NVSRAM
Embedded storage firmware controls this data
iDRAC6 Enterprise
vFlash
Preloaded media before installation, or remote out-of-band upload of user data (i.e., ISO images,
files) or local server read/write capability to use like a hard disk.
Table 36. Methodology for Memory and Clearing
How is this memory write
protected?
How is the memory cleared?
Planar
System BIOS SPI Flash
Software write protected
Not possible with any utilities or applications and system is not
functional if corrupted/removed.
LOM Configuration
Data
Not explicitly protected
but special applications
are needed to
communicate through the
LOMs to reprogram this
ROM.
Not user-clearable
iDRAC6 Controller
ROM
protected permanently by
hardware
Not clearable
iDRAC6 controller
RAM
n/a
iDRAC reset
System CPLD
Requires special system
specific utility
Not possible with any utilities or applications and system is not
functional if corrupted/removed.
System CPLD
Not accessible
Not clearable
iDRAC6 Express
Internal Flash
Writes are proxied through
a temporary iDRAC
scratchpad RAM and not
directly made from an OS
or OS application.
Not user-clearable
System RAM
OS control
Reboot or power down system
TPM ID EEPROM (Plug
in module only)
HW read only
Not - read only
TPM Binding EEPROM
(on China planar
only)
Locked by BIOS from
physical access by anyone
after boot
N/A - BIOS control only