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Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Server
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System administration
ManageX Event Manager
ManageX lets you manage multiple computers on a Windows 2000 Server or
Novell Netware network from a single window, then implement commands and
policies across the network with a single action. With ManageX you can run
system management tasks which are triggered by certain events or conditions.
You can find additional documentation for ManageX Event Manager on the
Server Companion CD and the ManageX Event Manager CD.
Server security
To prevent unauthorized use of the server, you can set BIOS startup passwords.
To monitor unauthorized access to server components, you can view the event
log.
Using BIOS security passwords
Set up an administrator password to prevent unauthorized access to the BIOS
Setup utility. After you create an administrator password, you can set up a user
password to prevent unauthorized access to the server. After you set up
passwords, you must enter the correct password to start the server and the BIOS
Setup utility.
■ Enter either password to finish starting the server.
■ Enter the administrator password for access to the BIOS Setup utility.
To set the BIOS security passwords:
1 Restart your server, then press F2 when the Gateway logo screen appears
during startup. The BIOS Setup utility opens.
2 Select the Security menu.
3 Select the password to set according to the following table.