IBM B50 manual Privileged-Access Password, Offto

Remote

Mode

: The

remote

mode,

when

enabled,

allows

the

system

to

start

from

the

defined boot device. This mode is ideal for network servers and

other

serv

that

operate unattendedmust. Youset a power-on password

before

you

can

enable

the

remote

mode. When

the remote

mode

is

set,

the

iconRemote label

changes

to

<On> .

If

you remove the power-on password,

the

remote

mode

is

automatically

reset,

an

the

icon

label

returnsRemote

<Off>to .

Note:

To use the remote mode feature for booting

unattended

devices,

you

must

enable

the

automatic

power-up

feature. See

“Enabling

Automatic Power-Up”

on

page 4-13

for

instructions

on

enabling the

automatic

power-up

feature,

which

allows

the

server

to

turn

on

whenever

AC power is applied to the

server

(instead

of

having

the server

wait

for

the

power

button

to

be

pu

Privileged-Access Password

The privileged-access password protects against the unauthorized							starting		of	the
system programs. To set the privileged-access password,				you		must	first change			a
jumper on		the	system board. See Chapter 4, “Installing	and	Removing			Options”	on
page 4-1		to locate and change the password-enabling jumper, then return here.
If	the	password-enabling jumper has been changed,Entry iconselectto theset and
verify the privileged-access password.
When	you	selectEntrythe icon, a screen with eight empty		boxes		displays. Type
your password in these boxes. You can use any combination of up to eight
characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for your password. As				you	type		a	character,		a
appears		in the	box.

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