IBM 867431X Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 37

System Service Processor Settings, Date and Time, System Security, Power-on Password

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- The default setting is Enable for all the controllers. If you select Disable, the system will not configure the disabled device and the operating system will not see the device. (This is equivalent to unplugging the device.) - If the on-board SCSI controller is disabled and no other storage device is installed, operating system startup cannot occur. Select System Service Processor Settings to view the interrupt-request setting (IRQ) used by the Advanced System Management Processor (system service processor). You can then use the arrow keys to select a new IRQ setting for the Advanced System Management Processor from the list of available choices. v Date and Time Select this choice to set the system date and time and to change the system time sent to the Advanced System Management Processor (service processor) when the server/workstation is started. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. The system time is in a 24-hour format: hour:minute:second. You can set a time delta to be added or subtracted from the system time that is sent to the service processor (Advanced System Management Processor) each time the server/workstation is started. Use the number keys to enter the hours and minutes and + or − to add or subtract from the system time. If you want the system clock time to be the same as the Advanced System Management Processor clock time, leave the value set at its default of 0. v System Security Select this choice to set passwords or a system owner's name. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can implement two levels of password protection: - Power-on Password Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See "Using passwords" on page 31 for more information. - Administrator Password Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be overridden or removed. You must replace the system board. 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. See"Using passwords" on page 31 for more information. v Start Options Select this choice to view or change the start options. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Start options take effect when you start the server/workstation. You can select keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed. You also can specify whether the keyboard number lock starts on or off. You also can enable the server/workstation to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or keyboard. The server/workstation uses a startup sequence to determine the device from which the operating system loads. For example, you can define a startup sequence that checks for a startable diskette in the diskette drive, then checks the hard disk drive in bay 1, and then checks a network adapter. Configuration 29

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The default setting is Enable for all the controllers. If you select Disable, the
system will not configure the disabled device and the operating system will
not see the device. (This is equivalent to unplugging the device.)
If the on-board SCSI controller is disabled and no other storage device is
installed, operating system startup cannot occur.
Select
System Service Processor Settings
to view the interrupt-request setting
(IRQ) used by the Advanced System Management Processor (system service
processor). You can then use the arrow keys to select a new IRQ setting for the
Advanced System Management Processor from the list of available choices.
v
Date and Time
Select this choice to set the system date and time and to change the system time
sent to the Advanced System Management Processor (service processor) when
the server/workstation is started. This choice appears only on the full
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
The system time is in a 24-hour format: hour:minute:second.
You can set a time delta to be added or subtracted from the system time that is
sent to the service processor (Advanced System Management Processor) each
time the server/workstation is started. Use the number keys to enter the hours
and minutes and + or ± to add or subtract from the system time. If you want
the system clock time to be the same as the Advanced System Management
Processor clock time, leave the value set at its default of 0.
v
System Security
Select this choice to set passwords or a system owner’s name. This choice
appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
You can implement two levels of password protection:
Power-on Password
Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See “Using
passwords” on page 31 for more information.
Administrator Password
Select this choice to set or change an administrator password.
Attention:
If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be
overridden or removed. You must replace the system board.
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.
See“Using passwords” on page 31 for more information.
v
Start Options
Select this choice to view or change the start options. This choice appears only
on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Start options take effect
when you start the server/workstation.
You can select keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed.
You also can specify whether the keyboard number lock starts on or off. You
also can enable the server/workstation to run without a diskette drive, monitor,
or keyboard.
The server/workstation uses a startup sequence to determine the device from
which the operating system loads. For example, you can define a startup
sequence that checks for a startable diskette in the diskette drive, then checks
the hard disk drive in bay 1, and then checks a network adapter.
Configuration
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