Dell PowerEdge R630 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?
Purpose? (e.g. boot code)
iDRAC SPI Flash
SPI Flash
No
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,
BMC EMMC
eMMC NAND Flash
No
Operational iDRAC FW, Lifecycle
Controller (LC) USC partition, LC service
diags, LC OS drivers, USC firmware
CPU Vcore
Regulators
ROM
No
Operational parameters
Vmem Regulators
ROM
No
Operational parameters
System CPLD RAM
RAM
No
Not utilized
System Memory
DRAM
Yes
System OS RAM
Internal USB Key
Flash
Yes
General purpose USB key drive
Trusted Platform
Module (TPM)
EEPROM
Yes
Storage of encryption keys
CPU
Cache + registers
Yes
Processor cache + registers
iDRAC DDR
DRAM
No
iDRAC local memory
iDRAC
Cache + registers
No
Processor cache + registers
8x2.5" Backplane
SEP internal flash
Integrated
Flash+EEPROM
No
Firmware + FRU
10x2.5" (or 6x2.5" + 4x PCIe SSD)
EXP/Backplane
NVSRAM memory
Flash
No
FW configuration data
Flash memory
Flash
No
Firmware