Remote-Control Security Settings; Using The Scsiselect Utility Program; Starting The Scsiselect Utility Program - IBM 8686 - Eserver xSeries 360 Hardware Maintenance Manual

The following table provides a summary of the password features.

Remote-control security settings

Select this choice to set a remote-control password, which provides remote access
to all choices on the Configuration Setup Utility main menu. You can set the
following features:
v Set or read current Remote Supervisor Adapter
v Set lockout threshold. Enter a number of failed login attempts. Once this number
See "Remote Supervisor Adapter" on page 38 for information on cabling and
configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

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
Note: If the server has a redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID) adapter

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 appears,
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Table 3. Power-on and administrator password features
Type of password
Power-on password
Administrator password
Administrator and
power-on password
is reached, the server locks up. You can also set the server to lock up if no
password is entered for a set number of minutes.
installed, use the configuration method that is supplied with the RAID
adapter to view or change SCSI settings for devices attached to the adapter.
press Ctrl+A.
Results
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 start the system.
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.