Dell PowerEdge R310 - Embedded System Management

Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 71
Operating With a Setup Password Enabled
If Setup Password is Enabled, you must enter the correct setup password
before modifying most of the System Setup options.
If you do not enter the correct password in three attempts, the system lets you
view, but not modify, the System Setup screens. The following options are
exceptions: If System Password is not Enabled and is not locked through the
Password Status option, you can assign a system password. 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 .
2 Highlight Setup Password , press <Enter> to access the setup password
window. 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 70.
Embedded System Management
The Unified Server Configurator is an embedded utility that enables systems
and storage management tasks from an embedded environment throughout
the server’s lifecycle.
The Unified Server Configurator can be started during the boot sequence and
can function independently of the operating system.
NOTE: Certain platform configurations may not support the full set of features
provided by Unified Server Configurator.
The following features of Unified Server Configurator are supported on
systems with Baseboard Management Controller (BMC):
• Installing an operating system
• Running diagnostics to validate the memory, I/O devices, processor,
physical disks, and other peripherals
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