Summary of software security features

The following table lists the software security features and describes what protection each offers. In general, to enable or set the features listed here, you must run the BIOS Setup utility and go to the Security Menu. The table also refers to other Setup utility menus. For more information, see “About the BIOS Setup utility” on page 61.

Feature
Description

Disable writing to

The system will not boot from or write to a diskette unless a password is

diskette

entered. To set these features, see “About the BIOS Setup utility” on

 

page 61.

 

 

Control access to

To control access to the system configuration, set a supervisor password

BIOS Setup

and enable it through Setup.

 

The supervisor password lets you access all of the Setup options and

 

menus. If you also set a user password, it allows limited access to Setup

 

options and menus.

 

Once set, passwords can be disabled by deleting the password or by setting

 

the Clear Password switch. See “Setting the switches” on page 65.

 

 

Control access to the

To control access to the system, set a password and enable the Password

system other than

on Boot option using the BIOS Setup utility.

BIOS Setup

Once set, passwords can be disabled by deleting the password or by setting

 

 

the Password Clear switch. See “Setting the switches” on page 65.

 

 

Boot without keyboard

The system can boot with or without a keyboard. During POST and before

 

the system boots, the BIOS automatically detects and tests the keyboard,

 

if present. Do not plug in a keyboard while the system is on.

 

 

System recovery

Take precautions that allow you to recover damaged files and recover your system in the event that your hard drive is damaged, or if your BIOS or system files get corrupted.

Creating a startup diskette

If your server hard drive is damaged, you may not be able to start the server from the hard drive. A startup diskette is a bootable diskette that lets you start the server and attempt to fix the problem.

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