Lenovo 3836, 3809, 3826, 3724, 3824, 3808, 3815, 3817 Configuring RAID controllers, Power-on password

password has access to only the limited Setup Utility menu; the user can set, change, and delete the power-on password, if the system administrator has given the user that authority.

Power-on password

If a power-on password is set, when you turn on the server, the system startup will not be completed until you type the power-on password. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A - Z, a - z, and 0 - 9) for the password.

If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server in the following way:

vIf an administrator password is set, type the administrator password at the password prompt. Start the Setup Utility and reset the power-on password.

Administrator password

An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Setup Utility menu. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A - Z, a - z, and 0 - 9) for the password.

Configuring RAID controllers

The following table lists the various utilities available to configure RAID controllers before an operating system is installed.

Table 11. RAID configuration utilities

RAID configuration				Where to find more
utility	Description		Location	information
EasyStartup RAID	v	For use with all	EasyStartup DVD	“Using the
configuration utility		factory-supported		EasyStartup DVD” on
				page 147
		RAID controllers
	v	Automatically
		detects hardware
		and lists all
		supported RAID
		configurations
	v	Configures one
		disk array per
		controller using all
		drives currently
		attached to the
		controller
	v	Creates a RAID
		response file that
		can be used to
		configure RAID
		controllers on
		similarly configured
		Lenovo servers.

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