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Using the enhanced security features

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To delete an administrator password: 1. From the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, select System Security; then, press Enter. 2. The System Security menu appears. 3. Select Administrator Password; then, press Enter. 4. The Administrator Password menu appears. 5. Select Administrator Password. 6. Select Delete Administrator Password and follow the instructions on the screen. If both a power-on and administrator password are set, you can enter either password to complete the system startup. However, the administrator password provides access to all menu choices, and provides the ability to change information. If you enter the power-on password, you can view limited information in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, but you cannot change any settings. Using the enhanced security features : With enhanced security, the administrator password and drive-startup sequence are stored in a highly protected, nonvolatile, security EEPROM module. When the administrator password and drive-startup sequence are stored in the security EEPROM, they remain intact even if the battery expires or is removed. Attention Administrator Password Users: If enhanced security is enabled, and you forget or lose the administrator password, you must replace the system board in the server to regain access to the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If enhanced security is enabled and you have set an administrator password, the server will operate as follows: The security EEPROM is protected from unauthorized access once the startup procedures are complete. With enhanced security disabled, the contents of the EEPROM are write protected, and the server can function in a network environment because the POST/BIOS utility program will allow updates to the system programs. With enhanced security enabled, the POST/BIOS utility program will not allow updates to the system programs. In a network environment, this might prevent certain functions from being performed remotely. If the cover of the server has been removed, a tamper-detection feature will halt system processing and deny access to the keyboard and mouse until the administrator password is entered. This feature will work if the server is powered on or off. To enable or disable enhanced security: 32 Netfinity Server HMM

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To delete an administrator password:
1.
From the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu,
select
System Security
; then, press
Enter
.
2.
The System Security menu appears.
3.
Select
Administrator Password
; then, press
Enter
.
4.
The Administrator Password menu appears.
5.
Select
Administrator Password
.
6.
Select
Delete Administrator Password
and follow
the instructions on the screen.
If both a power-on and administrator password are set, you
can enter either password to complete the system startup.
However, the administrator password provides access to
all menu choices, and provides the ability to change
information.
If you enter the power-on password, you can
view limited information in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program, but you cannot change any settings.
Using the enhanced security features
:
With enhanced security, the administrator password
and drive-startup sequence are stored in a highly
protected, nonvolatile, security EEPROM module.
When
the administrator password and drive-startup sequence are
stored in the security EEPROM, they remain intact even if
the battery expires or is removed.
Attention Administrator Password Users:
If enhanced security is enabled, and you forget or lose
the administrator password, you must replace the
system board in the server to regain access to the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
If enhanced security is enabled and you have set an
administrator password, the server will operate as follows:
±
The security EEPROM is protected from unauthorized
access once the startup procedures are complete.
With enhanced security disabled, the contents of the
EEPROM are write protected, and the server can
function in a network environment because the
POST/BIOS utility program will allow updates to the
system programs.
With enhanced security enabled, the POST/BIOS
utility program will not allow updates to the system
programs.
In a network environment, this might
prevent certain functions from being performed
remotely.
±
If the cover of the server has been removed, a
tamper-detection feature will halt system processing
and deny access to the keyboard and mouse until the
administrator password is entered.
This feature will
work if the server is powered on or off.
To enable or disable enhanced security:
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Netfinity Server HMM