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Select this choice to view the system management network interface port, the
BMC MAC address, and the current BMC IP address; define the static IP
address, subnet mask, and gateway address for BMC; specify whether to use
the static IP address or have DHCP assign the IP address; and save the
network changes.

Passwords

From the

Security

menu choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on

password and an administrator password.

If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to
complete the system startup and to have access to the full Setup utility menu.

An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it
limits access to the full Setup utility menu. If you set only an administrator
password, you do not have to type a password to complete the system startup, but
you must type the administrator password to access the Setup utility menu.

If you set a power-on password for a user and an administrator password for a
system administrator, you can type either password to complete the system startup.
A system administrator who types the administrator password has access to the full
Setup utility menu; the system administrator can give the user authority to set,
change, and delete the power-on password. A user who types the power-on
password has access to only the limited Setup utility menu; the user can set,
change, and delete the power-on password, if the system administrator has given
the user that authority.

Power-on password

If a power-on password is set, when you turn on the server, the system startup will
not be completed until you type the power-on password. You can use any
combination of up to seven characters (A - Z, a - z, and 0 - 9) for the password.

If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server in any of
the following ways:

If an administrator password is set, type the administrator password at the
password prompt. Start the Setup utility and reset the power-on password.

Remove the battery from the server and then reinstall it. See the

Problem

Determination and Service Guide

on the IBM

System x Documentation

CD for

instructions for removing the battery.

Change the position of the password clear jumper on the system board to reset
the power-on password. See “Resetting passwords” on page 57for additional
information.

Attention:

Before you change any switch settings or move any jumpers, turn

off the server; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables. See the
safety information that begins on page v. Do not change settings or move
jumpers on any system-board switch or jumper blocks that are not shown in this
document.

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 up to seven
characters (A - Z, a - z, and 0 - 9) for the password.

If you forget the administrator password, you can reset it after you change the
position of the password clear jumper.

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