Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server
CONFIGURING the SERVER
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STEP 7
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 14
Trusted Platform Module
Product ID (PID)
PID Description
UCSX-TPM2-001
Trusted Platform Module for UCS (SPI-based)
UCSX-TPM2-002
Trusted Platform Module 2.0 for UCS servers
NOTE:
TPM installation is supported after-factory. However, a TPM installs with a
one-way screw and cannot be replaced, upgraded, or moved to another server. If a
server with a TPM is returned, the replacement server must be ordered with a new
TPM. If there is no existing TPM in the server, you can install TPM 2.0. You must first
upgrade to UCS firmware that supports Intel E5-4600 v4 CPUs, which is Cisco UCS
Manager Release 2.2(8) and later or Release 3.1(2) and later (because Cisco aligned
support for TPM 2.0 with these CPUs).
Table 15
Trusted Platform Module \ Support Matrix by Intel CPU Version
Intel CPU
TPM Version
TPM Version
Intel E5-4600 v3
TPM 1.2
Release 2.2(5)
TPM 2.0
Release 2.2(8) or Release 3.1(2)
Intel E5-4600 v4
TPM 1.2
Release 2.2(8) or Release 3.1(2)
TPM 2.0
Release 2.2(8) or Release 3.1(2)
