IBM SC32-P020-00 Using the SCSISelect utility program, Starting the SCSISelect utility program

Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be overridden or removed. You must replace the Remote Supervisor Adapter in PCI slot 1.

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 start the system.
	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	v You can type either password to complete the system startup.
power-on password	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 the SCSISelect utility program

SCSISelect is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can use to:

vView the default SCSI IDs

vLocate and correct configuration conflicts

vPerform a low-level format on a SCSI hard disk (some servers)

The following sections provide the instructions to start the SCSISelect Utility and descriptions of the available menu choices.

Note: If your server has a RAID adapter installed, use the configuration method supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices.

Starting the SCSISelect utility program

Complete the following steps to start the SCSISelect utility program:

1.Turn on the server.

2.When the <<< Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect¬ Utility! >>> prompt appears, press Ctrl+A.

Note: If an administrator password has been set, you are prompted to type the password to start the SCSISelect Utility program.

3.When prompted, select either channel A (external) or channel B (internal).

4.Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu. v Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

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