Quick Reference Guide

Example:
A:>syscfg --setuppwd=asetuppassword --
oldsetuppwd=currentpassword
The password has been set.Please use a warm reboot
to apply the password to the system.
Applicable Systems All PowerEdge systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems.
--oldsyspwd
Option
--oldsyspwd
Valid Arguments < string >
Description
Supplies the current system password for the BIOS. This option is only given
when setting the new system password. If this password does not match the
current system password, the new password is not applied to the system. The
system password is required when booting the system. The argument string
supplied to this option is the password. Generally, passwords are limited to
alphanumeric characters and cannot exceed 32 characters in length. This
option is not replicated. For more information on delimiters see Command Line
Option Delimiters.
Example1:
A:>syscfg --syspwd=anotherpassword --
oldsyspwd=password
The password has been set.Please use a warm reboot
to apply the password to the system.
Example 2:
A:>syscfg --syspwd=asyspassword --
oldsyspwd=currentpassword
The old password entered is incorrect. The new
password will not be set. Please try again.
Applicable Systems
All PowerEdge systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems.
--opticaldrivectrl
Option
--opticaldrivectrl
Valid Arguments enable, disable
Description
Enables or disables the optical CD-ROM controller.
Example:
A:>syscfg --opticaldrivectrl=enable
opticaldrivectrl=enable
Applicable Systems All PowerEdge systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems.
--oswatchdogtimer
Option
--oswatchdogtimer
Valid Arguments enable, disable
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