CHAPTER 3: Maintaining Your Server

Server security

Using BIOS security passwords

To prevent unauthorized use of the server, you can set server startup passwords. Set an administrator password to prevent unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup utility.

To set the BIOS security passwords:

1Restart your server, then press F2 when the Gateway logo screen appears during startup. The BIOS Setup utility opens.

2Select the Security menu.3Select Set Supervisor Password.4Type the password and press ENTER, then type it again and press ENTER.5Save your changes and close the BIOS Setup utility. To remove a BIOS security password:

1Restart your server, then press F2 when the Gateway logo screen appears during startup. The BIOS Setup utility opens.

2Select the Security menu, then select the password to remove.3Enter the current password, then press ENTER.

4For the new password, leave the password field blank, then press ENTER. The password is removed.

Tip

Passwords can also be cleared using jumpers on the system board. For instructions, see “Resetting BIOS passwords” on page 50.

Updating the baseboard management controller firmware

The baseboard management controller (BMC) performs several system management functions such as:

•Monitoring server components (FRU) and sensor data records (SDR) (the information provided depends on the option selected)

•Managing non-volatile storage for the system event log and sensor data records

•Interfacing with the emergency management port to send alerts and interact with remote management systems

•Fault resilient booting (the extent depends on the option selected)

You should update the BMC firmware when Gateway Customer Care has instructed you to update it.

To update the BMC firmware:1Download the BMC firmware zip file from support.gateway.com.2Read the release notes for the firmware update.

3Follow the instructions on the Web site or in the readme.txt file in the downloaded zip file to update the firmware.

4When the BMC update is complete, reboot your server.

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