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Administrator password – IBM 220 User Manual

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IBM® xSeries 220 User’s Reference

Remove the battery and then reinstall the battery.

Setting the password-override switch:

The following illustration shows the location

of the password-override switch (switch 8, which is the switch farthest to the right, on
switch block 1) on the system board.

To set the password-override switch, do the following:

1. Review the information in “Before you begin” on page 31.

2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables and

power cords; then, remove the cover. See “Removing the side cover” on page 38.

3. Change the setting of the password-override switch (switch 8 on switch block 1

on the system board) to the opposite side of the switch. This bypasses the power-
on password.

4. Install the server cover (see “Installing the side cover” on page 60) and connect all

external cables and power cords.

5. Restart the server.

Notes:

1. If you want the server to prompt for a password when you turn it on, you can

start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and set the power-on password.

2. Changing the position of the password-override switch does not affect the

administrator password check if an administrator password has been set.

Administrator password

Note:

This choice is available on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if the
optional system-management adapter is installed in your server.

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 system board.

The following table provides a summary of the password features.

Power-on

password-override

switch (switch 8 of

switch block 1)