Disabling a forgotten password, Baseboard management controller configuration – Dell PowerEdge T300 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program

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Operating With a Setup Password Enabled

If Setup Password is set to Enabled, you must enter the correct setup
password before you can modify most of the System Setup options. When
you start the System Setup program, the program prompts you to enter a
password.

If you do not enter the correct password in three attempts, the system lets you
view, but not modify, the System Setup screens—with the following
exception: If System Password is not set to Enabled and is not locked through
the Password Status option, you can assign a system password (however, you
cannot disable or change an existing system password).

NOTE:

You can use the

Password Status option in conjunction with the Setup

Password option to protect the system password from unauthorized changes.

Deleting or Changing an Existing Setup Password

1 Enter the System Setup program and select the System Security option.
2 Highlight the Setup Password option, press <Enter> to access the setup

password window, and press <Enter> twice to clear the existing setup
password.

The setting changes to Not Enabled.

3 If you want to assign a new setup password, perform the steps in "Assigning

a Setup Password" on page 56.

Disabling a Forgotten Password

See "Disabling a Forgotten Password" on page 173.

Baseboard Management Controller Configuration

The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) enables configuring,
monitoring, and recovery of systems remotely. BMC provides the following
features:

Uses the system’s integrated NIC

Enables fault logging and SNMP alerting

Provides access to system event log and sensor status

Allows control of system functions including power on and off

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