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By default, PowerEdge servers have USB and other ports enabled. In this best practice, USB and serial ports are disabled to reduce security risks.
Table 17. Best practice category
Category | PowerEdge |
Product | PowerEdge R750xs |
Type of best practice | Performance Optimization |
Day and value | Day 3, Fine Tuning |
Overview
Although we did not expect a significant performance improvement from disabling USB ports on the servers, it is still a good security 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 Server