Using Passwords - IBM BladeCenter HS20 8843 Installation And User Manual

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v Save Settings
v Restore Settings
v Load Default Settings
v Exit Setup

Using passwords

From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on
password.
If you set 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.
You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for the
password. Keep a record of your password in a secure place.
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adhere to the special requirements described in "Installing memory modules"
on page 24. Set the Memory Configuration to Flat to disable memory
mirroring and sparing.
– CPU Options
Select this choice to disable the microprocessor cache or to set the
microprocessor cache to use the write-back or the write-through method.
Write-back caching generally provides better system performance.
You can also select this choice to enable or disable hyper-threading and
adjust microprocessor performance settings. If enabled, hyper-threading will
only be active if it is supported by your operating system.
– PCI Bus Control
Select this choice to view and set interrupts for PCI devices and to configure
the master-latency-timer value for the blade server.
– Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings
Select this choice to enable or disable the Reboot on System NMI option on
the menu. If you enable this option, the blade server will automatically restart
60 seconds after the service processor issues a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI)
to the blade server. You can also select this choice to enable or disable and
set the time-outs for the POST and OS loader watchdog timers and view BMC
version information.
- BMC Network Configuration
Select this choice to set the network addresses of the BMC.
- BMC System Event Log
Select this choice to view and clear BMC event log entries.
Select this choice to save the changes you have made in the settings.
Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and
restore the previous settings.
Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and
restore the factory settings.
Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you have
not saved the changes you have made in the settings, you are asked whether
you want to save the changes or exit without saving them.

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