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Erasing, forgotten, password, clearing

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Administrator password If an administrator password is set, you must type the administrator password for 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. The Administrator Password choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed. Resetting passwords If you forget the power-on or administrator password, you can change the pin position of the clear CMOS jumper on the system board to bypass the power-on or administrator password check. This enables you to reset these passwords. Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS) This section applies to lost or forgotten passwords. To set the CMOS recovery jumper and erase a forgotten password, complete the following steps: 1. Review the safety information that begins on page v and "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 17. 2. Turn off the server and all attached devices. 3. Disconnect the power cord. 4. Remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 18). 5. Locate the CMOS recovery jumper (JP2) on the system board, removing any adapters that impede access to the jumper. Clear CMOS (JP2) Force power on (JP8) Boot block (JP6) 6. Move the CMOS recovery jumper from pins 1 and 2 to pins 2 and 3. 7. Wait 60 seconds; then, return the CMOS recovery jumper to pins 1 and 2. 8. Replace any adapters that were removed; then, replace the side cover (see "Installing the side cover" on page 35). You can now start the server one time without having to use the user password and start the Configuration/Setup Utility program. At this time, you can either delete the old password or set a new user password. If you do not change or delete the password, the next time you start the server the original user password will be reinstated. 42 xSeries 100 Type 8486: User's Guide

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Administrator
password
If
an
administrator
password
is
set,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
for
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.
The
Administrator
Password
choice
is
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only
if
an
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
is
installed.
Resetting
passwords
If
you
forget
the
power-on
or
administrator
password,
you
can
change
the
pin
position
of
the
clear
CMOS
jumper
on
the
system
board
to
bypass
the
power-on
or
administrator
password
check.
This
enables
you
to
reset
these
passwords.
Erasing
a
lost
or
forgotten
password
(clearing
CMOS)
This
section
applies
to
lost
or
forgotten
passwords.
To
set
the
CMOS
recovery
jumper
and
erase
a
forgotten
password,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Review
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Handling
static-sensitive
devices”
on
page
17.
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
all
attached
devices.
3.
Disconnect
the
power
cord.
4.
Remove
the
side
cover
(see
“Removing
the
side
cover”
on
page
18).
5.
Locate
the
CMOS
recovery
jumper
(JP2)
on
the
system
board,
removing
any
adapters
that
impede
access
to
the
jumper.
Force power on (JP8)
Clear CMOS (JP2)
Boot block (JP6)
6.
Move
the
CMOS
recovery
jumper
from
pins
1
and
2
to
pins
2
and
3.
7.
Wait
60
seconds;
then,
return
the
CMOS
recovery
jumper
to
pins
1
and
2.
8.
Replace
any
adapters
that
were
removed;
then,
replace
the
side
cover
(see
“Installing
the
side
cover”
on
page
35).
You
can
now
start
the
server
one
time
without
having
to
use
the
user
password
and
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
At
this
time,
you
can
either
delete
the
old
password
or
set
a
new
user
password.
If
you
do
not
change
or
delete
the
password,
the
next
time
you
start
the
server
the
original
user
password
will
be
reinstated.
42
xSeries
100
Type
8486:
User’s
Guide