Reference Guide

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
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
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.
Example1:
A:>syscfg --syspwd=<anotherpassword> --
oldsyspwd=<password>
The password has been set.Please use a warm reboot
to apply the password to the system.
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