IBM H80 Series manual Change Privileged Access Password, Enable/Disable Console Mirroring

ŸChange Privileged Access Password

Set or change the Privileged Access Password. It provides the user with the

capability to access all service processor functions. This password is usually used by the system administrator or root user.

Ÿ Change	General	Access	Password
Set	or	change the General Access Password. It provides limited access to
service		processor menus, and is		usually available to all users who are allowed
power on the			server, especially	remotely.

Note: The General Access Password can only be set or changed after the Privileged Access Password is set.

ŸEnable/Disable Console Mirroring

Console mirroring

is

supported

on serial port 1 (S1),

serial

port

2

(S2),

and s

port 3 (S3). When Console Mirroring is enabled, the service processor sends

information to all serial ports. The serial port

from

which

console

mirroring

is

enabled is referred activeto as .porttheThemirror portis determined when

keyboard

input

is

detected from one of the other ports. From this

point

on,

service

processor only sends

information to the

active port

and

the

mirror por

This

capability

can

be enabled by local or remote users, providing

local

users

the

capability

to

monitor remote

sessions. Console

mirroring

can be

enabled

for

the

current session

only. For

more

information, see “Console

Mirroring”

on

page

74.

ŸStart Talk Mode

In a console-mirroring session, it is useful for those who are monitoring the session to be able to communicate with each other. Selecting this menu item activates the keyboards and displays for such communications while console mirroring is established. This is a full duplex link, so message interference i possible. Alternating messages between users works best.

Chapter 3. Using the Service 35 Processor