Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 - Selecting a Startup Device

•Haveatleasteightcharactersinlength
•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter
•Notbeyournameoryourusername
•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname
•Besignificantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords
Besidesthealphabeticcharacters(a–z)andnumericcharacters(0–9),theserveralsosupportscharacters
typedusingspecialkeysonthekeyboardforapassword.Refertothehelpmessageonthescreenwhen
settingapasswordtodeterminethevalidspecialcharacters.
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Toset,change,ordeleteapasswordintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.
2.OntheSystemSecuritymenu,selectAdministratorPasswordtosetanadministratorpasswordor
selectUserPasswordtosetauserpassword.
3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage54.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor
changeapassword.
4.Ifyouwanttodeleteapassword,typeyourcurrentpassword.PressEnterwhenyouareprompted
totypeanewpassword.Then,pressEntertoconfirmthenewpassword.Thepreviouspassword
willbecleared.
Note:Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.
5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheclearpasswordjumperonthesystemboardtoerase
thepassword.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage44.Then,setanewpasswordfortheserver.
Selectingastartupdevice
Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,doone
ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.
Note:Notalldiscs,harddiskdrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.
•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:
Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.
1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.
2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF11ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwantto
startuptheserverfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Theboot
deviceselectionwindowopens.
3.Inthebootdeviceselectionwindow,usetheupanddownarrowkeysonthekeyboardtoswitch
betweentheselections.PressEntertoselectthedeviceofyourchoice.Then,theserverwillstart
upfromtheselecteddevice.
•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51.
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