Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Statement of Volatility
Clearing the Storage Controller TFM Cache
Restoring the BIOS to Factory Default Settings
Restoring the CIMC to Factory Default Settings
The Cisco UCS C-Series rack-mount servers have multiple serial, electrically erasable, and programmable nonvolatile memory components (EEPROM and flash memory) that are used to store manufacturing hardware identification and hardware configuration information. The majority of serial EEPROMs and flash memories are not written by users and contain no customer information.
Procedures for clearing the few flash devices that can retain customer data are included in this document.
The Cisco UCS C-Series servers might be configured with an LSI storage controller card that has a TFM module for battery-backed cache via a SuperCap power module (SCPM) or battery backup unit (BBU). The TFM module might cache partial user data to prevent data loss. If the server has this configuration, use the following procedure to clear the TFM cache.
Step 1 If not already installed, download and install the LSI StorCLI utility on the server’s operating system (Linux/Windows/VMWare).
The LSI StorCLI utility and its documentation are available for download from LSI.com.
Step 2 Open a new command/terminal window and change to the directory where StorCLI is installed.
Step 3 Run the following commands in the order shown:
You can restore the BIOS and CIMC to factory default settings and clear the CIMC logs.
Use the following procedure to restore default settings to the BIOS:
Step 1 Use the IP address of the server and log into the CIMC GUI interface.
Step 3 On the Server tab, click BIOS.
Step 4 Under BIOS Actions, click Clear BIOS CMOS.
Use the following procedure to restore default settings to the CIMC:
Step 1 Use the IP address of the server and log into the CIMC GUI interface.
Step 3 On the Admin tab, click Utilities.
Step 4 Under Utilities Actions, click Reset CIMC to Factory Default Configuration.
Use the following procedure to clear the CIMC logs:
Step 1 Use the IP address of the server and log into the CIMC GUI interface.
Step 3 On the Server tab, click Faults and Logs.
Step 4 Select the CIMC Log tab.
Step 5 Click the Clear Log button at the bottom corner of the page.