Bypassing An Unknown Power-On Password; Using The Scsiselect Utility Program; Starting The Scsiselect Utility Program - IBM xSeries 230 6RY Hardware Maintenance Manual

The following table provides a summary of the password features.
Table 6. Power-on and administrator password features
Type of password
Power-on password
Administrator password
Administrator and power-on
password

Bypassing an unknown power-on password

When a power-on password is set, POST does not complete until you enter the
password. If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the
server through any of the following methods:
v Enter the administrator password at the power-on prompt, if an administrator
v Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on
v Change switch 8 of switch block 1 (SW1) on the system board to the opposite

Using the SCSISelect utility program

SCSISelect is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can
use to:
v View the default SCSI IDs
v Locate and correct configuration conflicts
v Perform a low-level format on a SCSI hard disk
The following sections provide the instructions needed to start the SCSISelect
Utility and descriptions of the menu choices available.
Note: If your server has a RAID adapter installed, use the configuration method

Starting the SCSISelect utility program

To start the SCSISelect utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the <<< Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect¬ Utility! >>> prompt
Results
v Enter 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 start the system.
v Enter the password to access the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
v All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
v You can enter 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.
password has been set.
password. See GENC3CYS.
position to bypass the power-on password check. See D3MV1BMS. You can then
start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on
password. See GENC3CYS.
supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI settings for
attached devices.
appears, press Ctrl+A.
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Configuring the server