Dell VxRail VP-760 Manual page 46

message that the system has stopped functioning and must be turned off. Even after you turn off and restart the system,
the error message displays until the correct password is entered.
Delete or change system and setup passwords
If the Password Status is set to Locked, you cannot delete or change an existing system or setup password.
1. To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after powering on or restarting your system.
2. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS, and then System Security.
3. On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked.
4. In the System Password field, alter or delete the existing system password, and then press Enter or Tab.
5. In the Setup Password field, alter or delete the existing setup password, and then press Enter or Tab.
If you change the system and setup password, a message prompts you to reenter the new password. If you delete the
system and setup password, a message prompts you to confirm the deletion.
6. Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen, and then press Esc again. You are prompted to save the changes.
7. Select Setup Password, change, or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab.
If you change the system password or setup password, a message prompts you to reenter the new password. If you delete
the system password or setup password, a message prompts you to confirm the deletion.
Enable or disable Setup Password
You can use the password status option with the Setup Password option to protect the system password from unauthorized
changes.
1. If Setup Password is set to Enabled, type the correct setup password before modifying the system setup options.
If you do not type the correct password in three attempts, the system displays the following message:
Invalid Password! Number of unsuccessful password attempts: <x> System Halted! Must power
down.
Even after you power off and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct password is typed.
2. If System Password is not set to Enabled and is not locked through the Password Status option, you can assign a
system password. For more information, see the System Security screen section.
You cannot disable or change an existing system password.
Redundant operating system control
1. To access the Redundant OS Control, power on the system and press F2.
2. Click System Setup Main Menu, System BIOS, and then Redundant OS Control.
Option Description
Redundant Enables you to select a backup disk from the following devices:
OS Location
● None
● IDSDM
● SATA Ports in AHCI mode
● BOSS PCIe Cards (Internal M.2 Drives)
● Internal USB
● Internal SD card
Redundant This option is disabled if Redundant OS Location is set to None.
OS State When set to Visible, the backup disk is visible to the boot list and operating system. When set to
Hidden, the backup disk is disabled and is not visible to the boot list and the operating system. This
option is set to Visible by default.
BIOS disables the device in hardware, and is not accessible by the operating system.
46 Pre-operating system management applications
NOTE: RAID configurations and NVMe cards are not included, as the BIOS is not able to
distinguish between individual drives in those configurations.