Using Passwords; Power-On Password - IBM Netfinity 4500R User Reference Manual

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— Memory Settings
Select this choice to manually disable or enable a bank of memory.
If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the
server can automatically disable the failing memory bank and continue
operating with reduced memory capacity. If this occurs, you must manually
enable the memory bank after the problem is corrected. Select Memory
Settings from the Advanced Setup menu, use the arrow keys to highlight
the bank that you want to enable; then, use the arrow keys to select Enable.
— MPS Version Control
Select this choice to determine which version of the Multiprocessor Spec
(MPS) is used.
• Event/Error Logs
Select this choice to view or clear error logs.
— Select POST Error Log to view the three most recent error codes and
messages that the system generated during POST. You can also select Clear
error logs to clear the contents of this log.
— Select System Event/Error Log to view the system event/error log. The
system event/error log contains all the system error and warning messages
that the system has generated. You can use the arrow keys to move between
pages in the system event/error log. You can also select Clear error logs to
clear the contents of this log.
• Save Settings
Select this choice to save your customized settings.
• Restore Settings
Select this choice to delete your changes and restore the previous settings.
• Load Default Settings
Select this choice to cancel your changes and restore the factory settings.
• Exit Setup
If you have made any changes, the program will prompt you to save the changes
or exit without saving the changes.

Using passwords

The System Security choice appears only on the full Configuration Setup Utility
menu. After you select this choice, you can implement two levels of protection:
power-on password and administrator password.

Power-on password

After you set a power-on password, you can enable the unattended-start mode. This
locks the keyboard and mouse, but allows the system to start the operating system.
The keyboard and mouse remain locked until you enter the correct password.
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
operating system will not see the device. (This is equivalent to
unplugging the device.)
If the on-board SCSI controller is disabled and no other controller and
mass storage device are installed, operating system startup cannot
occur.
If the video controller is disabled and no video adapter is installed, the
server will have no video capability. However, turning the server off and
on three times results in a default startup that enables video again.
Chapter 3. Configuring your server
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