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Using, Logic, Configuration, Utility, program

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Administrator password 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. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9) for your administrator password. Keep a record of your password in a secure place. The administrator password is available only if the optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in your server. Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be overridden or removed. You must replace the system board. The following table provides a summary of the password features. Table 2. Power-on and administrator password features Type of password Features Power-on password v Type 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 complete the system startup. v Type 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 type 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. Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program LSI Logic Configuration is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can use to: v Perform a low-level format of a SCSI hard disk drive v Set a SCSI device scan order v Set a SCSI ID for a controller Notes: 1. The integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities in your server supports only RAID level-1. Installing an optional ServeRAID-5i controller provides additional RAID levels. See "Using ServeRAID Manager" on page 26 for information about configuring your server for RAID operation. 2. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in your server, use the configuration method supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices. Chapter 2. Configuring your server 21

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Administrator
password
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.
You
can
use
any
combination
of
up
to
seven
characters
(A–Z,
a–z,
and
0–9)
for
your
administrator
password.
Keep
a
record
of
your
password
in
a
secure
place.
The
administrator
password
is
available
only
if
the
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
is
installed
in
your
server.
Attention:
If
an
administrator
password
is
set
and
then
forgotten,
it
cannot
be
overridden
or
removed.
You
must
replace
the
system
board.
The
following
table
provides
a
summary
of
the
password
features.
Table
2.
Power-on
and
administrator
password
features
Type
of
password
Features
Power-on
password
v
Type
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
complete
the
system
startup.
v
Type
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
type
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.
Using
the
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program
LSI
Logic
Configuration
is
a
built-in,
menu-driven
configuration
utility
program
that
you
can
use
to:
v
Perform
a
low-level
format
of
a
SCSI
hard
disk
drive
v
Set
a
SCSI
device
scan
order
v
Set
a
SCSI
ID
for
a
controller
Notes:
1.
The
integrated
SCSI
controller
with
RAID
capabilities
in
your
server
supports
only
RAID
level-1.
Installing
an
optional
ServeRAID-5i
controller
provides
additional
RAID
levels.
See
“Using
ServeRAID
Manager”
on
page
26
for
information
about
configuring
your
server
for
RAID
operation.
2.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
your
server,
use
the
configuration
method
supplied
with
the
RAID
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
your
server
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