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Table 2. Power-on and administrator password features (continued)
Type of password Features
Administrator and
power-on password
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You can type either password to complete the system startup.
v
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.
v
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 ServeRAID Manager
You can use the ServeRAID Manager program, provided on the IBM ServeRAID
Support CD, to:
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Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
v
Restore a SCSI hard disk drive to factory-default settings, erasing all data
v
View your RAID configuration and associated devices
v
Monitor operation of your RAID controllers
The ServeRAID Manager program operates in two ways:
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Startable CD mode
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As an installed software program
The following sections provide instructions for running ServeRAID Manager in
Startable CD mode to configure your integrated SCSI controller with RAID
capabilities and perform an initial RAID configuration on your server. See the
ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional
information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID Manager
to configure your integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities.
Notes:
1. The integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities in your server supports
RAID level 1 operation.
2. If your server has a ServeRAID-5i controller installed, you can use ServeRAID
Manager to configure the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities for
additional RAID levels.
Using ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode
The information in this section focuses on using the ServeRAID Manager program
in Startable CD mode to configure your controller. For information about installing
ServeRAID Manager, see the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD.
When you run the ServeRAID Manager program from the startable IBM ServeRAID
Support CD, you are using Startable CD mode, in which you can configure your
controller before you install your operating system.
To run the ServeRAID Manager program in Startable CD mode, turn on the server;
then, insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the
ServeRAID Manager program detects an unconfigured controller and ready drives,
the program automatically starts the Configuration wizard, and a window similar to
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
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