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System administration

Server security

To prevent unauthorized use of the server, you can set BIOS startup passwords.

Using BIOS security passwords

Set up a supervisor password to prevent unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup utility. After
you create a supervisor password, you can set up a user password to prevent unauthorized
access to the server.

Control the
server

Boot flags (select from available boot
flags)

Set the flag — one time reboot

Reboot the system

Configure boot order

Power control

Power on

Power off (graceful or hard)

Power control

Control the power state by creating button
pushes — as if performed on the front panel
by the user.

Reset

Power control

IPMI control

Power on

Power off (graceful or hard)

IPMI control

Send the chipset a power control command.
The same functionality as if done over LAN
or by GSM.

IPMI command screen

Issue an IPMI command (text or hex)

Issue an IPMI command

Set up the server

Language selection (display loaded
language files)

Select the LCP display language

Status setup

Interval timing (set time to retrieve
status)

Subsystem mask (mask off
subsystems)

Set sensor refresh interval

Password setup

Password exists/does not exist

Create/change password

Password setup

Remote access rights

View (grant or deny)

Write (grant or deny)

Buttons (grant or deny)

Remote access control

Menu

Options

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