Dell POWEREDGE R410 Technical Manualbook page 48

PowerEdge R410 Technical Guidebook
Appendix A. R410 Volatility Chart
Backplane Firmware and FRU
Size
Type
Can user programs or operating system write data to it
during normal operation?
Purpose
How is data input to this memory?
Embedded Bootable Memory Device
Size
Type
Can user programs or operating system write data to it
during normal operation?
Purpose
How is data input to this memory?
How is this memory write protected?
Server BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) Firmware Flash Memory
Size
Type
Can user programs or operating system write data to it
during normal operation?
Purpose
How is data input to this memory?
How is this memory write protected?
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Table 25. R410 Volatility Table
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Flash
No
Backplane Firmware and FRU data storage
Loading flash memory requires a vendor provided
firmware file and loader program 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 does
not operate.
1 GB
SD card
Yes
Optional embedded boot device
Factory installed or via USB bus.
Not write protected
16 MB flash
SPI flash
No
Stores the BMC Firmware
Loading flash memory requires a vendor provided
firmware file and loader program 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 does
not operate.
Software write protected
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