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Change the position of the jumper on J48 to bypass the power-on password
check. You can then start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change
the power-on password. For the location of J48, see “Processor board jumpers”
on page 42.
Administrator password
Select this choice to set an administrator password. 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.
Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be
overridden or removed. You must replace the I/O Legacy board.
The following table provides a summary of the password features.
Table 6. Power-on and administrator password features
Type of password Results
Power-on password
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Enter the password to complete the system startup.
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All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main
menu.
Administrator
password
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No password is required to start the system.
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Enter the password to access the Configuration/Setup Utility
program.
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All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main
menu.
Administrator and
power-on password
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You can enter either password to complete the system startup.
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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.
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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.
Using the SCSISelect utility program
SCSISelect is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can
use to:
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View the default SCSI IDs
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Locate and correct configuration conflicts
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Perform a low-level format on a SCSI hard disk
The following sections provide the instructions needed to start the SCSISelect
Utility and descriptions of the menu choices available.
Note: If the server has a RAID adapter installed, use the configuration method
supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI settings for
attached devices.
Starting the SCSISelect utility program
To start the SCSISelect utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
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