Chapter 6. using the setup utility, Starting the setup utility program, Viewing and changing settings – Lenovo Secure Managed Client User Manual

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Chapter

6.

Using

the

Setup

Utility

The

Setup

Utility

program

is

used

to

view

and

change

the

configuration

settings

of

your

storage

array,

regardless

of

which

operating

system

you

are

using.

However,

the

operating-system

settings

might

override

any

similar

settings

in

the

Setup

Utility

program.

Starting

the

Setup

Utility

program

To

start

the

Setup

Utility

program,

do

the

following:

1.

If

your

storage

array

is

turned

on

when

you

start

this

procedure,

shut

down

the

operating

system

and

turn

it

off.

2.

Turn

on

the

storage

array,

after

you

hear

multiple

beeps,

the

following

message

will

be

displayed:

Press

<ESC>

to

view

diagnostic

messages

Press

F2

to

enter

setup,

F12

Network

Boot

3.

Press

and

release

F2

key

to

enter

setup.

Note:

If

a

user

password

or

an

administrator

password

has

been

set,

the

Setup

Utility

program

menu

is

not

displayed

until

you

type

your

password.

For

more

information,

see

“Using

passwords.”

The

Setup

Utility

might

start

automatically

when

POST

detects

that

hardware

has

been

removed

or

new

hardware

has

been

installed

in

your

storage

array.

Viewing

and

changing

settings

The

Setup

Utility

program

menu

lists

items

that

identify

system

configuration

topics.

To

view

or

change

settings,

see

“Starting

the

Setup

Utility

program.”

When

working

with

the

Setup

Utility

program

menu,

you

must

use

the

keyboard.

The

keys

used

to

perform

various

tasks

are

displayed

at

the

bottom

of

each

screen.

Additional

information

about

Setup

Utility

program

settings

is

often

displayed

on

the

right

side

of

the

screen.

Using

passwords

By

using

the

Setup

Utility

program,

you

can

set

passwords

to

prevent

unauthorized

persons

from

gaining

access

to

your

storage

array

and

data.

See

“Starting

the

Setup

Utility

program.”

The

following

types

of

passwords

are

available:

v

User

Password

v

Administrator

Password

You

do

not

have

to

set

any

passwords

to

use

your

storage

array.

However,

if

you

decide

to

set

any

passwords,

read

the

following

sections.

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Lenovo

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