Lenovo ThinkServer - Configuring the TPM Function; Selecting a Startup Device

3.See“Passwordconsiderations”onpage65.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetor
changeapassword.
4.Ifyouwanttodeleteapassword,typeyourcurrentpassword.PressEnterwhenyouareprompted
totypeanewpassword.Then,pressEntertoconrmthenewpassword.Thepreviouspassword
willbecleared.
Note:Ifyoudeleteanadministratorpassword,theuserpasswordwillalsobedeleted.Forsecurity
reasons,itisrecommendedthatyoualwayssetapasswordforyourserver.
5.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Ifyouhaveforgottenthepassword,youcanusetheClearpasswordjumperonthesystemboardtoerase
thepassword.See“Systemboardjumpers”onpage46.Then,setanewpasswordfortheserver.
ConguringtheTPMfunction
TheTPMfunctionprovidesahardwaresecuritysolutiontoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.TheTPM
functionisonlyavailablewhenthereisaTPMmoduleinstalledinyourserver.See“InstallingtheTPM
module”onpage109
.YoucanpurchaseaTPMmodulefromLenovo.
AfterinstallingaTPMmodule,youneedtocheckiftheTPMfunctionisenabledintheSetupUtilityprogram.
ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.
2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectTPMSupport.MakesurethattheTPMSupportissettoEnabled.
3.WhentheTPMSupportissettoEnabled,theTPMStateitemisdisplayed.SettheTPMStateto
Enabled.
4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillrestartinordertoenable
theTPMfunction.
Selectingastartupdevice
Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,doone
ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant:
Note:Notalldiscs,harddiskdrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.
•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:
Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.
1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.
2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Thebootdeviceselection
windowopens.Ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwanttostartuptheserverfromthe
network,pressF10.
3.Inthebootdeviceselectionwindow,usetheupanddownarrowkeysonthekeyboardtoswitch
betweentheselections.PressEntertoselectthedeviceofyourchoice.Then,theserverwillstart
upfromtheselecteddevice.
•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55.
2.OntheBootOptionsmenu,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosetthestartupdeviceforBoot
Option#1toBootOption#5dependingonyourneeds.Youcanalsosetthebootpriorityforvarious
devices.See“BootOptionsmenu”onpage62.
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