Disabling A Forgotten Password; Acquiring The Asset.com Utility; Baseboard Management Controller Configuration - Dell 1955 Hardware Owner's Manual

If you do not enter the correct password in three attempts, the system lets you view, but not modify, the
System Setup screens—with the following exception: If System Password is not set to Enabled and is not
locked through the Password Status option, you can assign a system password (however, you cannot
disable or change an existing system password).
NOTE:
You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the Setup Password option to protect the
system password from unauthorized changes.
Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password
1 Enter the System Setup program and select the System Security option.
2 Highlight the Setup Password option, press <Enter> to access the setup password window, and press
<Enter> twice to clear the existing setup password.
The setting changes to Not Enabled.
3 If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in "Assigning a Setup Password" on
page 53.

Disabling a Forgotten Password

See "Disabling a Forgotten Password" on page 126.

Acquiring the asset.com Utility

The asset.com utility is not located in the Service Mode section of the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant
CD. To acquire this utility, use the Server Assistant CD to create a bootable diskette; the utility is then
automatically created on that diskette. The asset.com utility will be available in the Service Mode section
in future releases of the Server Assistant CD.

Baseboard Management Controller Configuration

The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) enables configuring, monitoring, and recovery of systems
remotely. BMC provides the following features:
• Uses the system's integrated NIC
• Fault logging and SNMP alerting
• Access to system event log and sensor status
• Control of system functions including power on and off
• Support is independent of the system's power or operating state
• Provides text console redirection for system setup, text-based utilities, and operating system consoles
NOTE:
To remotely access the BMC through the integrated NIC, you must connect the network connection to
integrated NIC1.
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Using the System Setup Program