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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" for details.) Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on password. v Remove the battery and then reinstall the battery (see "Replacing the battery" on page 97). 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. 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. 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. 20 xSeries 235 Type 8671: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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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”
for
details.)
Start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
and
change
the
power-on
password.
v
Remove
the
battery
and
then
reinstall
the
battery
(see
“Replacing
the
battery”
on
page
97).
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.
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.
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.
20
xSeries
235
Type
8671:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide