Dell PowerEdge T630 User Manual
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Item
Type (e.g. Flash PROM,
EEPROM)
Can user programs or operating system
write data to it during normal
operation?
SBR
SBR
No
Flash
Flash
No
PCIe SSD Extension Card
Switch Configuration EEPROM
SPI Flash EEPROM
No (requires specialized SW)
IDSDM
SPI Flash
SPI Flash
No
MCU
Embedded Flash
FW can be updated via iDRAC which
runs on Linux
Front Panel
SPI Flash
SPI Flash
No
Item
Purpose? (e.g. boot code)
How is data input to this memory?
Planer
PCH Internal CMOS RAM
Real-time clock and BIOS
configuration settings
BIOS
BIOS Password
Password to change BIOS
settings
Keyboard
BIOS SPI Flash
Boot code, system
configuration information,
UEFI environment, Flash
descriptor, ME
SPI interface via iDRAC
iDRAC SPI Flash
iDRAC Uboot (bootloader),
server management persistent
store (i.e. IDRAC MAC Address,
iDRAC boot variables), lifecycle
log cache, virtual planar FRU
and EPPID, rac log, system
event log, JobStore, iDRAC
Secure boot code,
SPI interface via iDRAC