Passwords - IBM System x3610 User Manual

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Passwords

From the Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a user (power-on)
password and a supervisor password.
If you set only a user password, you must type the user password to complete the
system startup.
A supervisor password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits
access to the configuration choices. If you set only a supervisor password, you do
not have to type a password to complete the system startup, but you must type the
supervisor password to access all the BIOS Setup Utility program configuration
choices.
If you set a user password for a user and a supervisor password for a system
administrator, you can type either password to complete the system startup. A
system administrator who types the supervisor password has access to the full
BIOS Setup Utility program configuration choices; the system administrator can give
the user authority to set, change, and delete the user password. A user who types
firmware; view and change the addresses and subnet mask for the LAN
configuration; view or clear the BMC system event log; specify whether the
BMC resets the server or powers down the server in the event the operating
system crashes or fails to respond (enable or disable the BMC watchdog
timer action).
– Remote Access configuration
Configure the type of remote access and the parameters for remote access,
such as the serial port and mode used.
– Memory settings
View recognized DIMMs and enable a DIMM after it replaces a failed DIMM.
– NMI auto reboot
Configure whether the server automatically restarts when it receives a
non-maskable interrupt.
Select this choice to view or change advanced settings for the PCI bus and plug
and play (PnP) interface. You can change the master latency timer value, clear
non-volatile RAM, specify whether BIOS or the operating system should
configure all the devices in the server, and enable or disable the integrated SAS
controller.
Select this choice to specify the server startup options, including the boot device
sequence, type, and priority.
Select this choice to specify the supervisor password and user (power-on)
password.
Select this choice to specify the advanced options for the memory controller
chipset.
Select this choice to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility program,
discard your changes and exit, discard your changes without exiting the program,
or to load the default values for all the setup options.
Chapter 3. Configuring the server
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