Resetting passwords, Using the serverguide setup and installation cd, Serverguide features – IBM 206 User Manual

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Resetting

passwords

If

you

forget

the

user

or

supervisor

password,

you

can

change

the

pin

position

of

the

clear

CMOS

jumper

on

the

system

board

to

bypass

the

user

or

supervisor

password

check.

This

enables

you

to

reset

these

passwords.

Using

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

The

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

includes

an

easy-to-use

setup

and

installation

program

that

is

designed

for

your

IBM

server.

The

ServerGuide

program

detects

the

server

model

and

hardware

options

that

are

installed

and

uses

that

information

during

setup

to

configure

the

hardware.

The

ServerGuide

program

simplifies

operating-system

installations

by

providing

updated

device

drivers

and,

in

some

cases,

installing

them

automatically.

Note:

The

ServerGuide

program

works

only

with

32-bit

Windows

operating

systems.

If

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

did

not

come

with

your

server,

you

can

download

the

latest

version

of

the

ServerGuide

program.

You

can

download

a

free

image

of

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD,

or

you

can

purchase

the

CD.

To

download

the

image,

go

to

the

IBM

ServerGuide

Web

page

at

http://www.ibm.com/pc/qtechinfo/MIGR-4ZKPPT.html.

To

purchase

the

latest

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD,

go

to

the

ServerGuide

fulfillment

Web

site

at

http://www.ibm.com/pc/coupon/.

The

ServerGuide

program

has

the

following

features

to

make

setup

easier:

v

An

easy-to-use

interface

v

Diskette-free

setup,

and

configuration

programs

that

are

based

on

detected

hardware

v

ServeRAID

Manager

program,

which

configures

your

ServeRAID

adapter

v

A

system

BIOS

update

program,

which

updates

the

BIOS

code

directly

from

the

CD

v

Device

drivers

that

are

provided

for

your

server

model

and

detected

hardware

v

Operating

system

partition

size

and

file-system

type

that

are

selectable

during

setup

ServerGuide

features

Features

and

functions

can

vary

slightly

with

different

versions

of

the

ServerGuide

program.

To

learn

more

about

the

version

that

you

have,

start

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

and

view

the

online

overview.

Not

all

features

are

supported

on

all

server

models.

The

ServerGuide

program

requires

a

supported

IBM

server

with

an

enabled

startable

(bootable)

CD-ROM

drive.

In

addition

to

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD,

you

must

have

your

operating

system

CD

to

install

your

operating

system.

The

ServerGuide

program

has

the

following

features:

v

Sets

system

date

and

time

v

Detects

an

installed

SCSI

RAID

adapter

or

controller

and

runs

the

SCSI

RAID

configuration

program

v

Checks

the

microcode

(firmware)

levels

of

a

ServeRAID

adapter

and

determines

whether

a

later

level

is

available

from

the

CD

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