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By default, PowerEdge servers have USB and other ports enabled. In this best practice, USB and serial ports were disabled as a security best practice.
Table 15. Best practice category
Category | PowerEdge |
Product | PowerEdge R750xs |
Type of best practice | Configuration |
Day and value | Day 3, Fine-Tuning |
Overview
It is not expected that disabling USB ports on the servers will significantly improve performance, however, it is a good security practice. In this best practice the following ports were disabled in BIOS:
Recommendation
Although disabling unused integrated devices showed no improvement, it is still considered as a Day 3, Fine Tuning best practice for security purposes.
Additional resources
Setting up BIOS on 15th Generation (15G) Dell PowerEdge Servers