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The following table provides a summary of the password features. Table 6. Power-on and administrator password features Type of password Results Power-on password v Enter the password to complete the system startup. v All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Administrator password Administrator and power-on password v No password is required to start the system. v Enter the password to access the Configuration/Setup Utility program. v All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. v You can enter either password to complete the system startup. v 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. v The power-on password provides access to a limited set of choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. This limited access might include changing or deleting the power-on password. Bypassing an unknown power-on password When a power-on password is set, POST does not complete until you enter the password. If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server through any of the following methods: v Enter the administrator password at the power-on prompt, if an administrator password has been set. v Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on password. See GENC3CYS. v Change switch 8 of switch block 1 (SW1) on the system board to the opposite position to bypass the power-on password check. See D3MV1BMS. You can then start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on password. See GENC3CYS. Using the SCSISelect utility program SCSISelect is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can use to: v View the default SCSI IDs v Locate and correct configuration conflicts v Perform a low-level format on a SCSI hard disk The following sections provide the instructions needed to start the SCSISelect Utility and descriptions of the menu choices available. Note: If your server has a RAID adapter installed, use the configuration method supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices. Starting the SCSISelect utility program To start the SCSISelect utility program: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the > prompt appears, press Ctrl+A. Configuring the server 37

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The
following
table
provides
a
summary
of
the
password
features.
Table
6.
Power-on
and
administrator
password
features
Type
of
password
Results
Power-on
password
v
Enter
the
password
to
complete
the
system
startup.
v
All
choices
are
available
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
Administrator
password
v
No
password
is
required
to
start
the
system.
v
Enter
the
password
to
access
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
v
All
choices
are
available
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
Administrator
and
power-on
password
v
You
can
enter
either
password
to
complete
the
system
startup.
v
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.
v
The
power-on
password
provides
access
to
a
limited
set
of
choices
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
This
limited
access
might
include
changing
or
deleting
the
power-on
password.
Bypassing
an
unknown
power-on
password
When
a
power-on
password
is
set,
POST
does
not
complete
until
you
enter
the
password.
If
you
forget
the
power-on
password,
you
can
regain
access
to
the
server
through
any
of
the
following
methods:
v
Enter
the
administrator
password
at
the
power-on
prompt,
if
an
administrator
password
has
been
set.
v
Start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
and
change
the
power-on
password.
See
GENC3CYS.
v
Change
switch
8
of
switch
block
1
(SW1)
on
the
system
board
to
the
opposite
position
to
bypass
the
power-on
password
check.
See
D3MV1BMS.
You
can
then
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
and
change
the
power-on
password.
See
GENC3CYS.
Using
the
SCSISelect
utility
program
SCSISelect
is
a
built-in,
menu-driven
configuration
utility
program
that
you
can
use
to:
v
View
the
default
SCSI
IDs
v
Locate
and
correct
configuration
conflicts
v
Perform
a
low-level
format
on
a
SCSI
hard
disk
The
following
sections
provide
the
instructions
needed
to
start
the
SCSISelect
Utility
and
descriptions
of
the
menu
choices
available.
Note:
If
your
server
has
a
RAID
adapter
installed,
use
the
configuration
method
supplied
with
the
RAID
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
Starting
the
SCSISelect
utility
program
To
start
the
SCSISelect
utility
program:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SCSISelect¬
Utility!
>>>
prompt
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
Configuring
the
server
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