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Item

Type (e.g. Flash PROM,
EEPROM)

Can user programs
or operating system
write data to it
during normal
operation?

Purpose? (e.g. boot
code)

Planer

PCH Internal CMOS RAM

Battery-backed CMOS
RAM

No

Real-time clock and BIOS
configuration settings

BIOS SPI Flash

SPI Flash

No

Boot code, system
configuration information,
UEFI environment, Flash
Disceptor, ME

iDRAC SPI Flash

SPI Flash

No

iDRAC Uboot
(bootloader), server
managent 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,

BMC EMMC

eMMC NAND Flash

No

Operational iDRAC FW,
Lifecycle Controller (LC)
USC partition, LC service
diags, LC OS drivers, USC
firmware

CPU Vcore and VSA
Regulators

OTP(one time
programmable)

No Operational

parameters

System CPLD RAM

RAM

No

Not utilized

System Memory

RAM

Yes

System OS RAM

Internal USB Key

Flash

Yes

General purpose USB key
drive

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

EEPROM

Yes

Storage of encryption keys

Power Supplies

PSU FW

Embedded
microcontroller flash

No Power

Supply

operation,

power management data
and fault behaviors

4x2.5" Backplane

SEP internal flash

Integrated
Flash+EEPROM

No

Firmware + FRU

8x2.5" Backplane

SEP internal flash

Integrated
Flash+EEPROM

No

Firmware + FRU

10x2.5" Backplane