Password considerationsA password can be any combination of up to 7 (1 to 7) alphabetic and numeric characters. For securityreasons, it is recommended to use a strong password that cannot be easily compromised. To set a strongpassword, 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 significantly different from your previous passwordsSetting, changing, or deleting a passwordThis 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 Table27 “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. Formore information, see “Password considerations” on page 150.RAID controllersThe following table lists the various utilities available to configure RAID controllers before an operatingsystem is installed.Table 30. RAID utilitiesRAID configuration utility Description LocationWhere to find moreinformationEasyStartup RAIDconfiguration utility• For use with allfactory-supported RAIDcontrollers• Automatically detectshardware and listsall supported RAIDconfigurations• Configures one diskarray per controllerusing all drives currentlyattached to the controller• CreatedaRAIDresponsefile that can be usedto configure RAIDcontrollers on similarlyEasyStartup DVD “Using the ThinkServerEasyStartup program” onpage 151150 ThinkServer TD230 Hardware Maintenance Manual
