•SetAdministratorPassword
•SetUserPassword
Youdonothavetosetapasswordtouseyourserver.However,usingapasswordimprovescomputing
security.Ifyoudecidetosetapassword,readthefollowingsections.
Passwordconsiderations
Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto7(1to7)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurity
reasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrong
password,usethefollowingguidelines:
Note:TheSetupUtilityprogrampasswordsarenotcasesensitive.
•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter
•Notbeyournameoryourusername
•Notbeacommonwordoracommonname
•Besignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswords
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Toset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage95.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectSecurity➙SetAdministratorPasswordorSet
UserPassword.Forinformationabouttheadministratorpasswordanduserpassword,seeTable21
“ItemsundertheSecuritymenu”onpage100.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoset,change,ordeleteapassword.
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto7(1to7)alphabeticandnumericcharacters.For
moreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage102
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RAIDcontrollers
ThefollowingtableliststhevariousutilitiesavailabletocongureRAIDcontrollersbeforeanoperating
systemisinstalled.
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