Deployment Guide

Table 267. oldsetuppwd
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
Table 268. 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
Table 269. 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.
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