Deployment Guide

noraidprompt*
Table 267. noraidprompt*
Valid Arguments NA
Description
Specifies that the BIOS must not prompt for confirmation when changing the mode of
a RAID controller. This option can only be used with the --embscsiraid or --
embscsiraidchb options.
Without this option, the user is prompted during POST to confirm the change of a
RAID controller from RAID (SCSI) to SCSI (RAID). This option is not replicated.
CAUTION: When changing a RAID controller from SCSI to RAID or from RAID
to SCSI, data is lost on the affected hard drives. The warning message for this
data is not displayed if you use the --noraidprompt option. To avoid data loss,
back up any information on the hard drives before changing the type of
controller used with the drives
Example:
A:>syscfg --embscsiraid=raid --noraidprompt
embscsiraid=raid
Applicable Systems All PowerEdge systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems.
oldsetuppwd
Table 268. oldsetuppwd
Valid Arguments <string>
Description
Allows to set a new setup password if a setup password is already present on the
system. The setup password locks the BIOS setup screen. The argument string
supplied to this option is the current password. If this password is not correct, the new
setup password is not applied to the system. 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.
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 269. 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.
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