Dell POWEREDGE T310 Technical Manualbook page 73

Dell
TPM Binding
EEPROM (on China
planar only)
iDRAC6 SDRAM
iDRAC6 FRU
iDRAC6 Boot Block
Flash
Trusted Platform
Module
Chipset
CMOS
2.5" Backplane or 3.5" Backplane
Storage Controller
Processor
Control Panel
Internal USB
Internal SD Module
Power Supply
PSU Microcontroller
iDRAC6 Enterprise
vFlash
PowerEdge T310 Technical Guide
How is this memory write protected?
Locked by BIOS from physical
access by anyone after boot
n/a
writes controlled by iDRAC
embedded OS
iDRAC embedded OS control of
the write protection.
SW write protected
How is this memory write
protected?
N/A - BIOS only control
Embedded firmware only writeable
through controlled iDRAC methods
OS control
Only by SD card Write protect switch.
Protected by the embedded
microcontroller. Special keys are used
by special vendor-provided utilities to
unlock the ROM with various CRC
checks during load.
Media write protection switch or OS
control
How is the memory cleared?
N/A - BIOS control only
AC cycle for BMC OS and reset / power off
server for VGA frame buffer
EPPID is not clearable
Not possible with any utilities or applications and
iDRAC does not function as expected if
corrupted/removed; Lifecycle log is clearable
only in a factory environment; SEL is user
clearable
F2 Setup option
How is the memory cleared?
Planar NVRAM_CLR jumper or battery removal
and replacement.
F2 system setup option to restore defaults
Not possible with any utilities or applications and
backplane does not function as expected if
corrupted/removed
OS control format
OS control format
N/A - not in system clearable
iDRAC-based format, local OS format, deleted,
or card removed and formatted on a client
72