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Administrator password
If an administrator password is set, you must type the administrator password for
access to the full Setup utility menu. You can use any combination of 6 - 20
printable ASCII characters for the password.
Attention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no way
to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board.
Using the Boot Manager program
The Boot Manager program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program
that you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing
settings in the Setup utility.
To use the Boot Manager program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn off the server.
2. Restart the server.
3. When the prompt
<F12> Select Boot Device
is displayed, press F12. If a
bootable USB mass storage device is installed, a submenu item ( USB
Key/Disk ) is displayed.
4. Use the Up arrow and Down arrow keys to select an item from the Boot
Selection Menu and press Enter .
The next time the server starts, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the
Setup utility.
Starting the backup server firmware
The system board contains a backup copy area for the server firmware. This is a
secondary copy of the server firmware that you update only during the process of
updating the server firmware. If the primary copy of the server firmware becomes
damaged, use this backup copy.
To force the server to start from the backup copy, turn off the server; then, place the
JP3 jumper in the backup position (pins 2 and 3).
Use the backup copy of the server firmware until the primary copy is restored. After
the primary copy is restored, turn off the server; then, move the JP3 jumper back to
the primary position (pins 1 and 2).
Using the integrated management module II
The integrated management module II (IMM2) is the second generation of the IMM.
Unlike the first generation of IMM, the IMM2 has three levels of firmware: basic,
standard, and premium. The level of IMM2 firmware in your server depends on the
server platform. IMM2 basic firmware provides server management through the
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). IMM2 standard firmware provides
basic functionality plus the ability to manage servers through other user interfaces,
such as the web, Telnet, Secure Shell (SSH), and Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP). IMM2 premium firmware provides standard functionality plus
remote-presence capability.
Some servers that come with IMM2 basic or standard firmware might have an
option to upgrade the IMM2 firmware to a higher level. If you add the service
processor upgrade option to IMM2 basic firmware, the result is IMM2 standard
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