Lenovo THINKSERVER TD230 - Manual (Page 112)

• Set Administrator Password
• Set User Password
You do not have to set a password to use your server. However, using a password improves computing
security. If you decide to set a password, read the following sections.
Password considerations
A password can be any combination of up to 7 (1 to 7) alphabetic and numeric characters. For security
reasons, it is recommended to use a strong password that cannot be easily compromised. To set a strong
password, use the following guidelines:
Note: The Setup Utility program passwords are not case sensitive.
• Contain at least one alphabetic character and one numeric character
• Not be your name or your user name
• Not be a common word or a common name
• Be significantly different from your previous passwords
Setting, changing, or deleting a password
This section provides instructions on how to set, change, or delete a password.
To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 95.
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Security ➙ Set Administrator Password or Set
User Password. For information about the administrator password and user password, see Table 21
“Items under the Security menu” on page 100.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to set, change, or delete a password.
Note: A password can be any combination of up to 7 (1 to 7) alphabetic and numeric characters. For
more information, see “Password considerations” on page 102.
RAID controllers
The following table lists the various utilities available to configure RAID controllers before an operating
system is installed.
Table 24. RAID utilities
RAID configuration utility Description Location
Where to find more
information
EasyStartup RAID
configuration utility • For use with all
factory-supported RAID
controllers
• Automatically detects
hardware and lists
all supported RAID
configurations
• Configures one disk
array per controller
using all drives currently
attached to the controller
• Created a RAID response
file that can be used
EasyStartup DVD “Using the ThinkServer
EasyStartup program” on
page 103
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