IBM 8646 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 41

Using passwords, Power-on password

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After making changes, select: - Save and exit the PCI Utility to save the changes and return to the Advanced Setup choice. - Exit the PCI Utility without saving changes to discard the changes, retain the current settings, and return to the Advanced Setup choice. v Error Log Select this choice to view or clear error logs. - Select POST Error Log to view the three most recent error codes and messages that the system generated during POST. - Select Clear error logs to clear the error logs. Note: If you have a Remote Supervisor Adapter installed, you can select and view the System Error Log. v Save Settings Select this choice to save the customized settings. v Restore Settings Select this choice to discard the changes and retain the current settings. v Load Default Settings Select this choice to discard the changes and restore the factory settings. v Exit Setup If you have made any changes, the program will prompt you to save the changes or exit without saving the changes. Using passwords The System Security choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. After you select this choice, you can implement two levels of password protection: power-on password and administrator password. Power-on password Select this choice to set a power-on password. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9) for your power-on password. Keep a record of your password in a secure place. If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server through one of the following methods: v If an administrator password has been set, enter the administrator password at the power-on prompt. (If necessary, see "Administrator password" on page 34 for details.) Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on password. v Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, and change the power-on password. v Change the position of the password-override switch as described in "Setting the password-override switch". v Remove the battery and then reinstall the battery. Setting the password-override switch: The following illustration shows the location of the password-override switch (switch 8, which is the switch farthest to Configuration 33

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After making changes, select:
-
Save and exit the PCI Utility
to save the changes and return to the
Advanced Setup choice.
-
Exit the PCI Utility without saving changes
to discard the changes, retain
the current settings, and return to the Advanced Setup choice.
v
Error Log
Select this choice to view or clear error logs.
–
Select
POST Error Log
to view the three most recent error codes and
messages that the system generated during POST.
–
Select
Clear error logs
to clear the error logs.
Note:
If you have a Remote Supervisor Adapter installed, you can select and
view the
System Error Log
.
v
Save Settings
Select this choice to save the customized settings.
v
Restore Settings
Select this choice to discard the changes and retain the current settings.
v
Load Default Settings
Select this choice to discard the changes and restore the factory settings.
v
Exit Setup
If you have made any changes, the program will prompt you to save the
changes or exit without saving the changes.
Using passwords
The
System Security
choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility
menu. After you select this choice, you can implement two levels of password
protection: power-on password and administrator password.
Power-on password
Select this choice to set a power-on password.
You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A
–
Z, a
–
z, and 0
–
9) for
your power-on password. Keep a record of your password in a secure place. If you
forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server through one of
the following methods:
v
If an administrator password has been set, enter the administrator password at
the power-on prompt. (If necessary, see
“
Administrator password
”
on page 34
for details.) Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the
power-on password.
v
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, and change the power-on
password.
v
Change the position of the password-override switch as described in
“
Setting the
password-override switch
”
.
v
Remove the battery and then reinstall the battery.
Setting the password-override switch:
The following illustration shows the
location of the password-override switch (switch 8, which is the switch farthest to
Configuration
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