IBM xSeries 235 User Manual

v

   

 

 

 

 

Select

 

this

 

choice

 

to

 

set

 

a

 

remote-control

 

password.

 

When

 

you

 

set

 

a

 

remote-control

 

password,

 

you

 

can

 

also

 

set

 

the

 

number

 

of

 

failed

 

attempts

 

to

 

enter

 

the

 

correct

 

remote-control

 

password,

 

and

 

the

 

duration

 

before

 

another

 

attempt

 

is

 

allowed.

 

For

 

a

 

list

 

of

 

supported

 

options

 

for

 

your

 

server,

 

go

 

to

 

http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/

 

on

 

the

 

World

 

Wide

 

Web.

 

To

 

order

 

an

 

optional

 

Remote

 

Supervisor

 

Adapter,

 

contact

 

your

 

IBM

 

marketing

 

representative

 

or

 

authorized

 

reseller.

 

 

 

The

 

 

 

choice

 

appears

 

only

 

on

 

the

 

full

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

menu.

 

After

 

you

 

select

 

this

 

choice,

 

you

 

can

 

implement

 

two

 

levels

 

of

 

password

 

protection:

 

power-on

 

password

 

and

 

administrator

 

password.

 

The

 

administrator

 

password

 

is

 

available

 

only

 

if

 

the

 

optional

 

IBM

 

Remote

 

Supervisor

 

Adapter

 

is

 

installed

 

in

 

your

 

server.

 

 

 

After

 

you

 

set

 

a

 

power-on

 

password,

 

you

 

can

 

enable

 

the

 

Unattended

 

Start

 

mode.

 

This

 

locks

 

the

 

keyboard

 

and

 

mouse

 

but

 

enables

 

the

 

operating

 

system

 

to

 

start.

 

The

 

keyboard

 

and

 

mouse

 

remain

 

locked

 

until

 

you

 

type

 

the

 

correct

 

password.

 

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

 

for

 

details.)

 

Start

 

the

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

program

 

and

 

change

 

the

 

power-on

 

password.

 

v

   

Remove

 

the

 

battery

 

and

 

then

 

reinstall

 

the

 

battery

 

(see

 

the

 

 

 

 

on

 

the

 

IBM

 

 

 

CD

 

for

 

instructions).

 

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.

 

  

1.

   

Before

 

changing

 

any

 

switch

 

settings

 

or

 

moving

 

any

 

jumpers,

 

turn

 

off

 

the

 

server;

 

then,

 

disconnect

 

all

 

power

 

cords

 

and

 

external

 

cables.

 

(Review

 

the

 

information

 

in

 

and

 

 

2.

   

Any

 

system-board

 

switch

 

or

 

jumper

 

blocks

 

that

 

are

 

not

 

shown

 

in

 

the

 

illustrations

 

in

 

this

 

book

 

are

 

reserved.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

IBM

 

xSeries

 

235

 

Type

 

8671:

 

User’s

 

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