Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server
CONFIGURING the SERVER
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STEP 6
ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL)
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a computer chip (microcontroller) that can securely store
artifacts used to authenticate the platform (server). These artifacts can include passwords,
certificates, or encryption keys. A TPM can also be used to store platform measurements that
help ensure that the platform remains trustworthy. Authentication (ensuring that the platform
can prove that it is what it claims to be) and attestation (a process helping to prove that a
platform is trustworthy and has not been breached) are necessary steps to ensure safer
computing in all environments.
The TPM ordering information is listed in
Table 11
.
Table 11
Trusted Platform Module
Product ID (PID)
PID Description
UCSX-TPM1-001
Trusted Platform Module for UCS
NOTE:
The module used in this server conforms to TPM v1.2, as defined by the
Trusted Computing Group (TCG).
