Using The Lsi Logic Configuration Utility Program - IBM xSeries 235 User Manual

Administrator password
Select this choice to set an administrator password. The administrator password
provides access to all choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You
can set, change, or delete both the administrator and power-on passwords and
allow a power-on password to be changed by the user. You can use any
combination of up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for your administrator
password. Keep a record of your password in a secure place. The administrator
password is available only if the optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter is
installed in your server.
Attention:
overridden or removed. You must replace the system board.
The following table provides a summary of the password features.

Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program

LSI Logic Configuration is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that
you can use to:
v Perform a low-level format of a SCSI hard disk drive
v Set a SCSI device scan order
v Set a SCSI ID for a controller
Notes:
1. The integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities in your server supports
2. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in your server, use the
If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be
Table 2. Power-on and administrator password features
Type of password
Power-on password
Administrator password
Administrator and
power-on password
only RAID level-1. Installing an optional ServeRAID-5i controller provides
additional RAID levels. See "Using ServeRAID Manager" on page 26 for
information about configuring your server for RAID operation.
configuration method supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI
settings for attached devices.
Features
v Type the password to complete the system startup.
v All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main
menu.
v No password is required to complete the system startup.
v Type the password to access the Configuration/Setup Utility
program.
v All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main
menu.
v You can type either password to complete the system startup.
v The administrator password provides access to all choices on
the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can set,
change, or delete both the administrator and power-on
passwords and allow a power-on password to be changed by
the user.
v The power-on password provides access to a limited set of
choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. This
limited access might include changing or deleting the power-on
password.
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
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