IBM System x3500 Installation And User Manual

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Administrator passwordIf an administrator password is set, you must type the administrator password foraccess to the full Setup utility menu. You can use any combination of 6 - 20printable ASCII characters for the password.Attention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no wayto change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board.Using the Boot Manager programThe Boot Manager program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility programthat you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changingsettings in the Setup utility.To use the Boot Manager program, complete the following steps:1. Turn off the server.2. Restart the server.3. When the prompt Select Boot Device is displayed, press F12. If abootable USB mass storage device is installed, a submenu item (USBKey/Disk) is displayed.4. Use the Up arrow and Down arrow keys to select an item from the BootSelection Menu and press Enter.The next time the server starts, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in theSetup utility.Starting the backup server firmwareThe system board contains a backup copy area for the server firmware. This is asecondary copy of the server firmware that you update only during the process ofupdating the server firmware. If the primary copy of the server firmware becomesdamaged, use this backup copy.To force the server to start from the backup copy, turn off the server; then, place theJP2 jumper in the backup position (pins 2 and 3).Use the backup copy of the server firmware until the primary copy is restored. Afterthe primary copy is restored, turn off the server; then, move the JP2 jumper back tothe primary position (pins 1 and 2).Using the Integrated Management Module IIThe integrated management module II (IMM2) is the second generation of the IMM.Unlike the first generation of IMM, the IMM2 has three levels of firmware: basic,standard, and premium. The level of IMM2 firmware in your server depends on theserver platform. IMM2 basic firmware provides server management through theIntelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). IMM2 standard firmware providesbasic functionality plus the ability to manage servers through other user interfaces,such as the web, Telnet, Secure Shell (SSH), and Simple Network ManagementProtocol (SNMP). IMM2 premium firmware provides standard functionality plusremote-presence capability.Some servers that come with IMM2 basic or standard firmware might have anoption to upgrade the IMM2 firmware to a higher level. If you add the serviceprocessor upgrade option to IMM2 basic firmware, the result is IMM2 standard126 IBM System x3500 M4 Type 7383: Installation and User’s Guide