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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

password

prompt.

Start

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

and

reset

the

power-on

password.

v

Remove

the

server

battery

and

then

reinstall

it.

See

the

Option

Installation

Guide

for

instructions

for

removing

the

battery.

v

Change

the

position

of

the

power-on

password

override

jumper

(J22

on

the

system

board)

to

bypass

the

power-on

password

check

(see

the

following

illustration).

BIOS boot backup (J21)

Password reset (J22)

Force update BMC (J48)

Attention:

Before

changing

any

switch

settings

or

moving

any

jumpers,

turn

off

the

server;

then,

disconnect

all

power

cords

and

external

cables.

See

the

safety

information

beginning

on

page

v.

Do

not

change

settings

or

move

jumpers

on

any

system-board

switch

or

jumper

blocks

that

are

not

shown

in

this

document.

While

the

server

is

turned

off,

move

the

jumper

on

J22

to

pin

positions

2

and

3

(see

previous

illustration

for

jumper

location).

You

can

then

start

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

and

reset

the

power-on

password.

You

do

not

have

to

return

the

jumper

to

the

previous

position.

The

power-on

password

override

jumper

does

not

affect

the

administrator

password.

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.

Note:

The

Administrator

Password

choice

is

on

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

only

if

you

installed

the

IBM

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

Slimline

option.

Attention:

If

you

set

an

administrator

password

and

then

forget

it,

there

is

no

way

to

change,

override,

or

remove

it.

You

must

replace

the

system

board.

Using

the

Boot

menu

The

Boot

Menu

program

is

a

built-in,

menu-driven

configuration

utility

program

that

you

can

use

to

temporarily

redefine

the

first

startup

device

without

changing

settings

in

the

Configuration/Setup

utility

program.

Complete

the

following

steps

to

use

the

Boot

Menu

program:

v

Turn

off

the

server.

20

IBM

xSeries

336

Type

8837:

User’s

Guide

Section	Page
Contents	5
Safety	7
Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 336 Type 8837 server	13
Related documentation	13
Notices and statements used in this document	14
Features and specifications	15
What your server offers	16
Reliability, availability, and serviceability	17
Active Memory	18
Memory ProteXion	18
Memory mirroring and sparing	19
IBM Director	19
The UpdateXpress program	20
Server controls, LEDs, and power	20
Front view	20
Operator information panel	21
Rear view	24
Server power features	25
Turning on the server	25
Turning off the server	25
Chapter 2. Configuring the server	27
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	28
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	28
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	28
Passwords	31
Power-on password	31
Administrator password	32
Using the Boot menu	32
Starting the backup BIOS	33
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	33
ServerGuide features	34
Setup and configuration overview	34
Typical operating-system installation	35
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide	35
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller	35
Using the baseboard management controller	36
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	36
BIOS update and configuration	36
Linux configuration	37
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition configuration	44
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program	45
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs	47
Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program	47
Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program	47
Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	47
Using the RAID configuration programs	48
Using the LSI Logic setup utility program	49
Using ServeRAID Manager	50
Configuring the controller	50
Viewing the configuration	51
Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine	51
Requirements	51
Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine	52
Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware	52
Completing the setup	53
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance	55
Before you call	55
Using the documentation	55
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web	56
Software service and support	56
Hardware service and support	56
Appendix B. Notices	57
Edition notice	57
Trademarks	58
Important notes	58
Product recycling and disposal	59
Battery return program	59
Electronic emission notices	60
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	60
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement	60
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement	61
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement	61
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	61
Taiwanese Class A warning statement	61
Chinese Class A warning statement	62
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement	62
Power cords	62

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