User`s guide

System Security
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Using Passwords
If youset andenable auser password but not an administrator password, enterthe user
password to boot the system and run the SSU.
If you set and enable both a user and an administrator password:
• Enter either one to boot the server and enable the keyboard and mouse
• Enter the administrator password to access the SSU or BIOS Setup to change the
system configuration
Secure Mode
Configure and enable the secure boot mode by using the SSU. When secure mode is in
effect, you:
• Can boot the system and the OS will run, but you must enter the user password to
use the keyboard or mouse
• Cannot turn off system power or reset the system from the front panel switches
SecuremodehasnoeffectonfunctionsenabledviatheServerManagerModuleorpower
control via the real-time clock (RTC).
Takingthe system out ofsecuremode doesnotchange the state ofsystempower.Thatis,
if you press and release the power switch while secure mode is in effect, thesystem will
not power off when secure mode is later removed. However, if the front panel power
switch remains depressed when secure mode is removed, the system will power off.