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v Remote Control Security Settings Select this choice to set a remote-control password. When you set a remote-control password, you can also set the number of failed attempts to enter the correct remote-control password, and the duration before another attempt is allowed. For a list of supported options for your server, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/ on the World Wide Web. To order an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter, contact your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller. 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. The administrator password is available only if the optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in your server. Power-on password After you set a power-on password, you can enable the Unattended Start mode. This locks the keyboard and mouse but enables the operating system to start. The keyboard and mouse remain locked until you type the correct 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. When a power-on password is set, POST is not completed until you type the password. 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 is set, type the administrator password at the power-on prompt. (If necessary, see "Administrator password" on page 21 for details.) Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on password. v Remove the battery and then reinstall the battery (see the Option Installation Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for instructions). v Change the position of the power-on password override switch (switch 6 on switch block 1) as described below to bypass the power-on password check. You can then start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on password. Notes: 1. Before changing any switch settings or moving any jumpers, turn off the server; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables. (Review the information in "Safety" on page v and "Turning off the server" on page 13.) 2. Any system-board switch or jumper blocks that are not shown in the illustrations in this book are reserved. Power-on password override (switch 6) Changing the position of this switch bypasses the power-on password check the next time the server is powered on. You do not need to move the switch back after the password is overridden. The default position is Off. To bypass the power-on password check, move the switch to the opposite position. Changing the position of this switch does not affect the administrator password check if an administrator password is set. 20 IBM xSeries 235 Type 8671: User's Guide

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v
Remote
Control
Security
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
set
a
remote-control
password.
When
you
set
a
remote-control
password,
you
can
also
set
the
number
of
failed
attempts
to
enter
the
correct
remote-control
password,
and
the
duration
before
another
attempt
is
allowed.
For
a
list
of
supported
options
for
your
server,
go
to
on
the
World
Wide
Web.
To
order
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter,
contact
your
IBM
marketing
representative
or
authorized
reseller.
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.
The
administrator
password
is
available
only
if
the
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
is
installed
in
your
server.
Power-on
password
After
you
set
a
power-on
password,
you
can
enable
the
Unattended
Start
mode.
This
locks
the
keyboard
and
mouse
but
enables
the
operating
system
to
start.
The
keyboard
and
mouse
remain
locked
until
you
type
the
correct
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.
When
a
power-on
password
is
set,
POST
is
not
completed
until
you
type
the
password.
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
is
set,
type
the
administrator
password
at
the
power-on
prompt.
(If
necessary,
see
“Administrator
password”
on
page
21
for
details.)
Start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
and
change
the
power-on
password.
v
Remove
the
battery
and
then
reinstall
the
battery
(see
the
Option
Installation
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD
for
instructions).
v
Change
the
position
of
the
power-on
password
override
switch
(switch
6
on
switch
block
1)
as
described
below
to
bypass
the
power-on
password
check.
You
can
then
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
and
change
the
power-on
password.
Notes:
1.
Before
changing
any
switch
settings
or
moving
any
jumpers,
turn
off
the
server;
then,
disconnect
all
power
cords
and
external
cables.
(Review
the
information
in
“Safety”
on
page
v
and
“Turning
off
the
server”
on
page
13.)
2.
Any
system-board
switch
or
jumper
blocks
that
are
not
shown
in
the
illustrations
in
this
book
are
reserved.
Power-on
password
override
(switch
6)
Changing
the
position
of
this
switch
bypasses
the
power-on
password
check
the
next
time
the
server
is
powered
on.
You
do
not
need
to
move
the
switch
back
after
the
password
is
overridden.
The
default
position
is
Off.
To
bypass
the
power-on
password
check,
move
the
switch
to
the
opposite
position.
Changing
the
position
of
this
switch
does
not
affect
the
administrator
password
check
if
an
administrator
password
is
set.
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IBM
xSeries
235
Type
8671:
User’s
Guide