Additional Configuration/Setup Utility Menu Choices; Passwords - IBM xSeries 305 Type 8673 User Manual

v Exit Setup

Additional Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

When you install a Remote Supervisor Adapter in your server, you can view
additional menu choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, such as:
v System Card Data
v Remote Control Security Settings

Passwords

From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on
password. The System Security choice is on the full Configuration/Setup menu
only.
If you set 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.
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.
Power-on password
If a power-on password (also known as the user's password) is set, when you turn
on the server, the system startup will not be completed until you type the power-on
password. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and
0–9) for the password.
When a power-on password is set, you can enable the Unattended Start mode, in
which the keyboard and mouse remain locked but the operating system can start.
You can unlock the keyboard and mouse by typing the power-on password.
If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server in any of
the following ways:
v If an administrator password is set, type the administrator password at the
v Remove the server battery and then reinstall it. See the Option Installation Guide
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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.
Select this choice to display information about your server.
Select this choice to set a remote-control password. When you set a
remote-control password, you can also set the number of failed attempts to enter
the correct remote-control password, and the duration before another attempt is
allowed.
password prompt. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and reset the
power-on password.
for instructions for removing the battery.