Passwords - IBM 8649 - Eserver xSeries 225 Maintenance And Troubleshooting 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 you 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.
If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server in any of
the following ways:
v If you have forgotten the user password and an administrator password is set,
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IBM xSeries 225 Types 8649: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide
Select this choice to display the server temperature and voltage status, and fan
speeds.
Select POST Error Log to view the three most recent error codes and messages
that the system generated during POST.
Select Clear event/error logs from the POST Error Log menu to clear the
POST Error Log.
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.
type the administrator password at the power-on prompt. Start the
Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the user password.
CAUTION:
Before changing any switch settings or moving any jumpers, turn off the
server; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables.