Table 7. Software Security Features

(continued)

Feature

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Disable writing to

 

In secure mode, the server will not boot from or write to a diskette unless a

diskette

 

password is entered.

 

 

 

To write protect access to diskette whether the server is in secure mode or not, use

 

 

the Setup main menu, Floppy Options, and specify Floppy Access as read only.

 

 

 

Set a time out period

 

Specify and enable an inactivity time out period of from 1 to 120 minutes.

so that keyboard and

 

If no keyboard or mouse action occurs for the specified period, attempted keyboard

mouse input are not

 

 

and mouse input will not be accepted.

accepted

 

 

The monitor display will go blank, and the diskette drive will be write protected

Also, screen can be

 

 

(if these security features are enabled through Setup).

blanked, and writes to

 

 

To resume activity:

Enter the correct password(s).

diskette can be

 

 

 

 

inhibited

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control access to

 

To control access to setting or changing the system configuration, set a supervisor

using the SSU: set

 

password and enable it through Setup.

supervisor password

 

If both the supervisor and user passwords are enabled, either can be used to boot

 

 

 

 

the server or enable the keyboard and/or mouse, but only the supervisor password

 

 

will allow Setup to be changed.

 

 

To disable a password, change it to a blank entry or press CTRL-D in the Change

 

 

Password menu of the Supervisor Password Option menu found in the Security

 

 

Subsystem Group.

 

 

 

To clear the password if you cannot access Setup, change the Clear Password

 

 

jumper (see Chapter 5).

 

 

 

Control access to the

 

To control access to using the system, set a user password and enable it through

system other than

 

Setup.

 

SSU: set user

 

To disable a password, change it to a blank entry or press CTRL-D in the Change

password

 

 

Password menu of the User Password Option menu found in the Security

 

 

 

 

Subsystem Group.

 

 

 

To clear the password if you cannot access Setup, change the Clear Password

 

 

jumper (see Chapter 5).

 

 

 

Boot without

 

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

keyboard

 

completes the boot sequence, the BIOS automatically detects and tests the

 

 

keyboard if it is present and displays a message.

 

 

 

Specify the boot

 

The sequence that you specify in setup will determine the boot order. If secure

sequence

 

mode is enabled (a user password is set), then you will be prompted for a

 

 

password before the server fully boots. If secure mode is enabled and the “Secure

 

 

Boot Mode” option is also enabled, the server will fully boot but will require a

 

 

password before accepting any keyboard or mouse input.

 

 

 

 

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