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Selecting a startup device, Setting, changing, or deleting a password

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To set a strong password, use the following guidelines: • Have at least eight characters in length • Contain at least one alphabetic character and one numeric character • Not be your name or your user name • Not be a common word or a common name • Be significantly different from your previous passwords Besides the alphabetic characters (a-z) and numeric characters (0-9), the storage product also supports characters typed using special keys on the keyboard for a password. Refer to the help message on the screen when setting a password to determine the valid special characters. Setting, changing, or deleting a password To set, change, or delete a password in the Setup Utility program, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 31. 2. On the System Security menu, select Administrator Password to set an administrator password or select User Password to set a user password. 3. See "Password considerations" on page 34. Then, follow the instructions on the screen to set or change a password. 4. If you want to delete a password, type your current password. Press Enter when you are prompted to type a new password. Then, press Enter to confirm the new password. The previous password will be cleared. Note: For security reasons, it is recommended that you always set a password for your storage product. 5. Press F10 to save settings and exit the Setup Utility program. If you have forgotten the password, you can use the clear password jumper on the system board to erase the password. See "System board jumpers" on page 25. Then, set a new password for the storage product. Selecting a startup device If your storage product does not start up from a desired device such as the disc or storage drive as expected, do one of the following to select the startup device you want. Note: Not all discs, storage drives, or other removable devices are bootable. • To select a temporary startup device, do the following: Note: Selecting a startup device using the following method does not permanently change the startup sequence. 1. Turn on or restart your storage product. 2. When you see the logo screen, press F11 if your storage product is connected to a network and you want to start up the storage product from the network. Otherwise, press F12 to display the boot menu. The boot device selection window opens. 3. In the boot device selection window, use the up and down arrow keys on the keyboard to switch between the selections. Press Enter to select the device of your choice. Then, the storage product will start up from the selected device. • To view or permanently change the configured startup device sequence, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 31. Chapter 5. Configuring the storage product 35

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To set a strong password, use the following guidelines:
• Have at least eight characters in length
• Contain at least one alphabetic character and one numeric character
• Not be your name or your user name
• Not be a common word or a common name
• Be significantly different from your previous passwords
Besides the alphabetic characters (a-z) and numeric characters (0-9), the storage product also supports
characters typed using special keys on the keyboard for a password. Refer to the help message on the
screenwhensettingapasswordtodeterminethevalidspecialcharacters.
Setting, changing, or deleting a password
Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 31.
2. On the
SystemSecurity
menu, select
AdministratorPassword
tosetanadministratorpasswordor
select
User Password
to set a user password.
3. See “Password considerations” on page 34. Then, follow the instructions on the screen to set or
change a password.
4. If you want to delete a password, type your current password. Press Enter when you are prompted
to type a new password. Then, press Enter to confirm the new password. The previous password
will be cleared.
Note:
Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourstorageproduct.
5. Press F10 to save settings and exit the Setup Utility program.
Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheclearpasswordjumperonthesystemboardtoerase
thepassword.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage25.Then,setanewpasswordforthestorageproduct.
Selecting a startup device
If your storage product does not start up from a desired device such as the disc or storage drive as
expected, do one of the following to select the startup device you want.
Note:
Notalldiscs,storagedrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.
• To select a temporary startup device, do the following:
Note:
Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.
1. Turn on or restart your storage product.
2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF11ifyourstorageproductisconnectedtoanetworkandyou
want to start up the storage product from the network. Otherwise, press F12 to display the boot
menu. The boot device selection window opens.
3. In the boot device selection window, use the up and down arrow keys on the keyboard to switch
between the selections. Press Enter to select the device of your choice. Then, the storage product
will start up from the selected device.
• To view or permanently change the configured startup device sequence, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 31.
Chapter 5
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Configuring the storage product
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