HP ProLiant ML150

Installing and Configuring
Setting the HP Server's Boot Passwords
Use this topic to set a password to boot the HP server. Further, you can have a separate
Supervisor password and User password, but the User password is limited in access once
booted.
To configure the HP server for a password, which will require a password on boot-up, refer to
the following procedure.
1. If not already in the Setup Utility, boot or reboot the system and press the Delete key
when prompted.
2. Use the right-arrow or left-arrow key to select Security from the menu bar.
As soon as it is selected, the selections for the Security menu display.
3. If necessary, use the arrow key to move to the Change Supervisor Password menu
selection and press the Enter key.
The Change Supervisor Password is highlighted by default when the Security menu is
selected.
The first line in the menu indicates if the Supervisor Password is set.
— If no password has been set, then Not Set will display in the field. If this is the case,
then you are not allowed to set the User password until you set a Supervisor
password. With no password set you can still boot the server without a password.
The Supervisor password controls access to the Setup Utility and its settings, but will
not be in effect until you set the password and reboot the server.
— If Set is in the field, then you can change the Supervisor Password. If you do not
know the existing Supervisor password, then refer to “Password Problems” in
Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting.”
NOTE: You must set the Supervisor password before setting the User password. The Supervisor
password is the only password required to configure the HP server to boot with a password.
4. Press the Enter key to enter a new password or change the old one.
A pop-up menu displays titled, Set Power-On Password. If no password has been
entered, the field Enter new password: [ ] is highlighted. If a previous password has
been entered, the field Enter old password: [ ] is highlighted.
HP ProLiant ML150 Server Operations and Maintenance Guide 2-39
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