c) Install the TPM to the TPM socket on the server motherboard and secure it using the one-way screw that
is provided. See the figure below for the location of the TPM socket.
d) Return the blade server to the chassis, power it on, and allow it to be automatically reacknowledged,
reassociated, and recommissioned.
e) Continue with enabling TPM support in the server BIOS in the next step.
Figure 23: TPM Socket Location
TPM socket on motherboard
2
Front of server
1
Step 2
Enable TPM Support in the BIOS.
TPM support is enabled by default in Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.2(4) and later BIOS policy.
Note
If your Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.2(4) and later BIOS policy is using the default and TPM support is
already enabled, skip this procedure and go to the next step.
If TPM support was disabled for any reason, use the following procedure to enable it.
a) In the Cisco UCS Manager Navigation pane, click the
Servers
tab.
b) On the Servers tab, expand
Servers > Policies
.
c) Expand the node for the organization where you want to configure the TPM.
d) Expand BIOS Policies and select the BIOS policy for which you want to configure the TPM.
e) In the Work pane, click the
Advanced
tab.
f) Click the
Trusted Platform
sub-tab.
g) To enable TPM support, click
Enable
or
Platform Default.
h) Click
Save Changes
.
i) Continue with the next step.
Step 3
Enable TXT Support in the BIOS Policy.
Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) provides greater protection for information that is used and stored
on the business server. A key aspect of that protection is the provision of an isolated execution environment
and associated section of memory where operations can be conducted on sensitive data, invisibly to the rest
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Servicing a Blade Server
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module
