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Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, Remote-control password

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The following table provides a summary of the password features. Table 2. Power-on and administrator password features Type of password Power-on password Features 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. Remote-control password: Select this choice to set a remote-control password. This enables an administrator to manage the server remotely. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9) for your remote-control password. Keep a record of your password in a secure place. The remote-control password is available only if an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in your server. Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD includes an easy-to-use setup and installation program that is designed for your IBM server. The ServerGuide program detects the server model and hardware options that are installed and uses that information during setup to configure the hardware. The ServerGuide program simplifies operating-system installations by providing updated device drivers and, in some cases, installing them automatically. To purchase the latest ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see the "ServerGuide Updates" flyer that comes with your server library, or go to the ServerGuide fulfillment Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/coupon/. The ServerGuide program has the following features to make setup easier: v An easy-to-use interface with online help v Diskette-free setup, and configuration programs that are based on detected hardware v ServeRAID Manager program, which configures your ServeRAID adapter or integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities v A system BIOS update program, which updates the BIOS code directly from the CD v Device drivers that are provided for your server model and detected hardware v Operating-system partition size and file-system type that are selectable during setup 20 IBM xSeries 335 Type 8676: User's Guide

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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.
Remote-control password:
Select this choice to set a remote-control password.
This enables an administrator to manage the server remotely. You can use any
combination of up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for your remote-control
password. Keep a record of your password in a secure place. The remote-control
password is available only if an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed
in your server.
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
The
ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD includes an easy-to-use setup and
installation program that is designed for your IBM server. The ServerGuide program
detects the server model and hardware options that are installed and uses that
information during setup to configure the hardware. The ServerGuide program
simplifies operating-system installations by providing updated device drivers and, in
some cases, installing them automatically.
To purchase the latest
ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD, see the
“ServerGuide Updates” flyer that comes with your server library, or go to the
ServerGuide fulfillment Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/coupon/.
The ServerGuide program has the following features to make setup easier:
v
An easy-to-use interface with online help
v
Diskette-free setup, and configuration programs that are based on detected
hardware
v
ServeRAID Manager program, which configures your ServeRAID adapter or
integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities
v
A system BIOS update program, which updates the BIOS code directly from the
CD
v
Device drivers that are provided for your server model and detected hardware
v
Operating-system partition size and file-system type that are selectable during
setup
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