Service Processor Setup Menu
The service processor setup menu shown below is accessed from the Main menu:
SERVICE PROCESSOR SETUP MENU
1. Change Privileged-access password
2. Change General Access Password
3. Enable/Disable Console Mirroring:
Currently Enabled
4. Start Talk Mode
5. OS Surveillance Setup Menu
98. Return to Previous Menu
99. Exit from Menus
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Note: Unless otherwise stated in menu responses, settings become effective when a
menu is exited using option 98 or 99.
Passwords
Passwords can be any combination of up to eight alphanumeric characters. You can
enter longer passwords, but the entries are truncated to include only the first eight
characters. The privileged-access password can be set from the service processor
menus or from System Management Services (SMS) utilities (see “Chapter 8. System
Management Services” on page 479). The general-access password can be set only
from service processor menus.
For security purposes, the service processor counts the number of attempts to enter
correct passwords. The results of not recognizing a correct password within this error
threshold are different, depending on whether the attempts are being made locally (at
the server) or remotely (through a modem). The error threshold is three attempts.
If the error threshold is reached by someone entering passwords at the server, the
service processor commands the server to resume the initial program load (IPL). This
action is taken based on the assumption that the server is in an adequately secure
location with only authorized users having access. Such users must still successfully
enter a login password to access AIX.
If the error threshold is reached by someone entering passwords remotely, the service
processor commands the server to power down to prevent potential security attacks on
the server by unauthorized remote users. The following table lists what you can access
with the privileged-access password and the general-access password.
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