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Methodology for Data Input to Memory

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Dell Chipset CMOS Control Panel Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Purpose? No BIOS settings Internal USB iDRAC6 Enterprise vFlash Yes as allowed by OS Normal usage is read only software license key, but not limited Yes when enabled, installed, and the media does not have the write protect switch applied Storage of logs, user images such as files, drivers, and Operating Systems Table 35. Methodology for Data Input to Memory Planar System BIOS SPI Flash LOM Configuration Data iDRAC6 Controller RAM How is data input to this memory? 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 containing the firmware file and the loader. System loaded with arbitrary data in firmware memory will not operate Loading flash memory requires a vendor-provided firmware file and loader program which is executed by booting up the system from a floppy or OS based executable containing the firmware file and the loader. LOMs loaded with arbitrary data in firmware memory will not operate. iDRAC embedded system System CPLD iDRAC6 Express Internal Flash Loading flash memory requires a vendor-provided firmware file and loader program which is executed by booting up the system from a floppy or OS-based executable (currently only DRMK utility support) containing the firmware file and the loader. System loaded with arbitrary data in CPLD memory will not operate. Not used System RAM iDRAC OS: 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 containing the firmware file and the loader. System loaded without a good iDRAC firmware image yields a non-functional iDRAC. 69 PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide

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PowerEdge R210 Technical Guide
Can user programs or
operating system write
data to it during normal
operation?
Purpose?
Chipset
CMOS
No
BIOS settings
Control Panel
Internal USB
Yes as allowed by OS
Normal usage is read only software license
key, but not limited
iDRAC6
Enterprise
vFlash
Yes when enabled,
installed, and the media
does not have the write
protect switch applied
Storage of logs, user images such as files,
drivers, and Operating Systems
Table 35.
Methodology for Data Input to Memory
How is data input to this memory?
Planar
System BIOS SPI Flash
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 containing the firmware file and the
loader. System loaded with arbitrary data in firmware memory will
not operate
LOM Configuration
Data
Loading flash memory requires a vendor-provided firmware file and
loader program which is executed by booting up the system from a
floppy or OS based executable containing the firmware file and the
loader. LOMs loaded with arbitrary data in firmware memory will not
operate.
iDRAC6 Controller
RAM
iDRAC embedded system
System CPLD
Loading flash memory requires a vendor-provided firmware file and
loader program which is executed by booting up the system from a
floppy or OS-based executable (currently only DRMK utility support)
containing the firmware file and the loader. System loaded with
arbitrary data in CPLD memory will not operate.
iDRAC6 Express
Internal Flash
Not used
System RAM
iDRAC OS: 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 containing the firmware file and the
loader. System loaded without a good iDRAC firmware image yields a
non-functional iDRAC.