IBM eServer xSeries 345 Type 8670, Maintenance Manual

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The following table provides a summary of the password features.
Table 2. Power-on and administrator password features
Type of password Features
Power-on password
v
Type the password to complete the system startup.
v All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
Administrator password v No password is required to complete the system startup.
v
Type the password to access the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
v All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
Administrator and power-on
password
v 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:
v
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:
v Startable CD mode
v 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
only RAID level-1. Installing an optional ServeRAID-5i controller provides
additional RAID levels. If a ServeRAID-5i controller is installed and later
removed, you must re-enable the on-board SCSI controller in using the
Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility
program” on page 11).
2. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in your server, use the
configuration method supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI
settings for attached devices.
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.
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
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