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Administrator password, Notes, Attention

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the right, on switch block 1) on the system board. Power-on password-override switch (switch 8 of switch block 1) To set the password-override switch, do the following: 1. Review the information in "System reliability considerations" on page 44. 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect power cords and then all external cables; then, remove the cover. See "Removing the side cover" on page 45. 3. Change the setting of the password-override switch (switch 8 on switch block 1 on the system board) to the opposite side of the switch. This bypasses the power-on password. 4. Install the server cover (see "Installing the cover" on page 65) and connect all external cables and power cords. 5. Restart the server. Notes: 1. If you want the server to ask for a password when you turn it on, you can start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and set the power-on password. 2. Changing the position of the password-override switch does not affect the administrator password check if an administrator password has been set. Administrator password Note: This choice is available on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in your server. Select this choice to set an administrator password. The administrator password provides access to all choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can set, change, or delete both the administrator and power-on passwords, and allow a power-on password to be changed by the user. Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be overridden or removed. You must replace the system board. 34 Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 220 Type 8646

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the right, on switch block 1) on the system board.
Power-on
password-override
switch (switch 8 of
switch block 1)
To set the password-override switch, do the following:
1.
Review the information in
“
System reliability considerations
”
on page 44.
2.
Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect power cords and
then all external cables; then, remove the cover. See
“
Removing the side cover
”
on page 45.
3.
Change the setting of the password-override switch (switch 8 on switch block 1
on the system board) to the opposite side of the switch. This bypasses the
power-on password.
4.
Install the server cover (see
“
Installing the cover
”
on page 65) and connect all
external cables and power cords.
5.
Restart the server.
Notes:
1.
If you want the server to ask for a password when you turn it on, you can start
the Configuration/Setup Utility program and set the power-on password.
2.
Changing the position of the password-override switch does not affect the
administrator password check if an administrator password has been set.
Administrator password
Note:
This choice is available on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if the
IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in your server.
Select this choice to set an administrator password. The administrator password
provides access to all choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You
can set, change, or delete both the administrator and power-on passwords, and
allow a power-on password to be changed by the user.
Attention:
If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be
overridden or removed. You must replace the system board.
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