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Password considerations
A password can be any combination of up to 7 (1 to 7) alphabetic and numeric characters. For security
reasons, it is recommended to use a strong password that cannot be easily compromised. To set a strong
password, use the following guidelines:
Note: The Setup Utility program passwords are not case sensitive.
• Contain at least one alphabetic character and one numeric character
• Not be your name or your user name
• Not be a common word or a common name
• Be signicantly different from your previous passwords
Setting, changing, or deleting a password
This section provides instructions on how to set, change, or delete a password.
To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 144.
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Security ➙ Set Administrator Password or Security
➙ Set User Password. For information about the administrator password and user password, see Table
27 “Items under the Security menu” on page 148.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to set, change, or delete a password.
Note: A password can be any combination of up to 7 (1 to 7) alphabetic and numeric characters. For
more information, see “Password considerations” on page 150.
RAID controllers
The following table lists the various utilities available to congure RAID controllers before an operating
system is installed.
Table 30. RAID utilities
RAID conguration utility Description Location
Where to nd more
information
EasyStartup RAID
conguration utility
• For use with all
factory-supported RAID
controllers
• Automatically detects
hardware and lists
all supported RAID
congurations
• Congures one disk
array per controller
using all drives currently
attached to the controller
• Created a RAID response
le that can be used
to congure RAID
controllers on similarly
EasyStartup DVD “Using the ThinkServer
EasyStartup program” on
page 151
150 ThinkServer TD230 Hardware Maintenance Manual