IBM manual Administrator password, 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.

Power-on password-override switch (switch 8 of switch block 1)

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.

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