Power-on password, Administrator password, Configuring raid controllers – Lenovo ThinkServer TD200 User Manual

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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:

v

If 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
utility

Description

Location

Where to find more
information

EasyStartup RAID
configuration utility

v

For use with all
factory-supported
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.

EasyStartup DVD

“Using the
EasyStartup DVD” on
page 147

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