Passwords - IBM 8837 - eServer xSeries 336 User Manual

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Passwords

From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on
password and an administrator password. The System Security choice is on the
full Configuration/Setup menu only.
If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to
complete the system startup and to have access to the full Configuration/Setup
Utility menu.
An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it
limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set only an
administrator password, you do not have to type a password to complete the
system startup, but you must type the administrator password to access the
Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
If you set a power-on password for a user and an administrator password for a
system administrator, you can type either password to complete the system startup.
A system administrator who types the administrator password has access to the full
Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the system administrator can give the user
authority to set, change, and delete the power-on password. A user who types the
power-on password has access to only the limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu;
the user can set, change, and delete the power-on password, if the system
administrator has given the user that authority.
Power-on password
If a power-on password is set, when you turn on the server, the system startup will
not be completed until you type the power-on password. You can use any
combination of up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for the password.
When a power-on password is set, you can enable the Unattended Start mode, in
which the keyboard and mouse remain locked but the operating system can start.
You can unlock the keyboard and mouse by typing the power-on password.
disable this option, the server will not restart. Reboot on NMI happens
when a severe error occurs. Enable is the default setting.
- Specify the way the server obtains an IP address.
Use the BMC network configuration option to either set the IP address
statically yourself or to enable DHCP control, which lets the server get the
IP address dynamically from the DHCP server.
- View and clear the entries in the BMC system event log.
Select this choice to view or clear error logs.
– POST Error Log
Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages
that were generated during POST. Select Clear error logs to clear the POST
error log.
– System Event/Error Log
If an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine option is installed, the full
text of the error messages is displayed. Run the diagnostic program to get
more information about error codes that occur. See the Hardware
Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM xSeries
Documentation CD for instructions. Select Clear error logs to clear the
System Event/Error log.
Chapter 2. Configuring the server
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