Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 - Selecting a Startup Device; Configuring the Tpm Function

2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordorselect
UserPasswordtosetauserpassword.
3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage55.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor
changeapassword.
4.Ifyouwanttodeleteapassword,typeyourcurrentpassword.PressEnterwhenyouareprompted
totypeanewpassword.Then,pressEntertoconfirmthenewpassword.Thepreviouspassword
willbecleared.
Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.
5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheClearpasswordswitchonthesystemboardtoerasethe
password.See“Systemboardjumpersandswitches”onpage42.Then,setanewpasswordfortheserver.
Selectingastartupdevice
Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,doone
ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.
Note:Notalldiscs,harddiskdrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.
•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:
Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.
1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.
2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF10ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwantto
startuptheserverfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Theboot
deviceselectionwindowopens.
3.Inthebootdeviceselectionwindow,usetheupanddownarrowkeysonthekeyboardtoswitch
betweentheselections.PressEntertoselectthedeviceofyourchoice.Then,theserverwillstart
upfromtheselecteddevice.
•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.
2.OntheBootOptionsmenu,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetthestartupdeviceforBoot
Option#1toBootOption#5dependingonyourneeds.Youalsocansetthebootpriorityforvarious
devices.See“BootOptionsmenu”onpage54
.
3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice
sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.
ConfiguringtheTPMfunction
TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.TheTPM
functionisonlyavailablewhenthereisaTPMinstalledinyourserver.See“InstallingtheThinkServerTrusted
PlatformModule”onpage108
.YoucanpurchaseaTPMfromLenovo.
AfterinstallingaTPM,youneedtocheckiftheTPMfunctionisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.
ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.
2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectTPM/TCM➙TPMSupport.EnsurethatTPMSupportissettoEnabled.
3.WhenTPMSupportissettoEnabled,theTPMStateitemisdisplayed.SetTPMStatetoEnabled.
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