IBM 8685 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 23

Enable, Disable, 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 detect the device. (This is equivalent to unplugging the device.) - If the on-board SCSI controller is disabled and no other controller and mass storage device are installed, operating-system startup cannot occur. - If the video controller is disabled and no video adapter is installed, the server will have no video capability. Select System Service Processor Settings to view the interrupt-request setting (IRQ) that is used by the ISMP (service processor). You can then use the arrow keys to select a new IRQ setting for the ISMP 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 that is sent to the ISMP (service processor) when the server 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). 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 16 for more information. - Administrator Password If an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in the server, you can also set the administrator password and the remote-control 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 Remote Supervisor Adapter in PCI slot 1. 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 16 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 your server. 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 to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or keyboard. Note: If you attach a standard (non-USB) keyboard to the keyboard port, the USB ports and devices will be disabled during the power-on self-test (POST). You might need to enable keyboardless operation to prevent the POST error message 301 from being displayed during startup. For detailed information about this option and how to connect it to your server, refer to the documentation that comes with the option. Chapter 2. Configuration 13

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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 detect the device. (This is equivalent to unplugging the device.)
–
If the on-board SCSI controller is disabled and no other controller and mass
storage device are installed, operating-system startup cannot occur.
–
If the video controller is disabled and no video adapter is installed, the server
will have no video capability.
Select
System Service Processor Settings
to view the interrupt-request setting
(IRQ) that is used by the ISMP (service processor). You can then use the arrow
keys to select a new IRQ setting for the ISMP 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 that is sent to the ISMP (service processor) when the server 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).
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 16 for more information.
–
Administrator Password
If an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in the server, you can
also set the administrator password and the remote-control 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 Remote Supervisor Adapter
in PCI slot 1.
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 16 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 your server.
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 to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or keyboard.
Note:
If you attach a standard (non-USB) keyboard to the keyboard port, the
USB ports and devices will be disabled during the power-on self-test
(POST). You might need to enable keyboardless operation to prevent the
POST error message 301 from being displayed during startup. For
detailed information about this option and how to connect it to your server,
refer to the documentation that comes with the option.
Chapter 2. Configuration
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