bsharath
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Set Bios passwords remotely
Hi,
How can i set Bios passwords on all machines in my network and even supervisor passwords.
Can this be done remotely.
Regards
Sharath
How can i set Bios passwords on all machines in my network and even supervisor passwords.
Can this be done remotely.
Regards
Sharath
Unfortunately the answer is: No this can not be done remotely. Also the hardware vendor wont have a released solution about this yet.
Regards
Regards
Yes You can set a password on a BIOS Remotely but I will not recommend it because you will still have to go on-site if problems. This can be done by write a script to do so.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONCE A BIOS PASSWORD IS IN PLACE YOU HAVE LOCK YOURSELF OUT REMOTELY. THE COMPUTER WILL NEED THE PASSWORD TO BOOT.
BUT i will give you this link.
http://www.myitforum.com/articles/14/view.asp?id=7168
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONCE A BIOS PASSWORD IS IN PLACE YOU HAVE LOCK YOURSELF OUT REMOTELY. THE COMPUTER WILL NEED THE PASSWORD TO BOOT.
BUT i will give you this link.
http://www.myitforum.com/articles/14/view.asp?id=7168
ASKER
ABL...
Any way to give me the tool and command to run please....
Any way to give me the tool and command to run please....
What type of BIOS is it? Also type of Computer?
ASKER
How can i find what type of BIOS.
Type of computer
I have GX520,GX380,GX240,GX260,De ll rackservers2650,2850
Type of computer
I have GX520,GX380,GX240,GX260,De
The Link I have provided in the original post has a link to dells website which tells you how to do so.
Here it is
http://www.myitforum.com/articles/14/view.asp?id=7168
This link has the script for Dell system BIOS also links to the Dell System Utility to conduct the task.
http://www.myitforum.com/articles/11/view.asp?id=5494
Here it is
http://www.myitforum.com/articles/14/view.asp?id=7168
This link has the script for Dell system BIOS also links to the Dell System Utility to conduct the task.
http://www.myitforum.com/articles/11/view.asp?id=5494
Once you have a BiOS Password set the computer will only start when you input the password.
ASKER
Where can i download this software...
The only thing you have to Download is the Dell Client management Or Dell Open management software. This should have been shipped with your Server but any way here is a link to DL it.
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=r74660&fileid=97451
The Dell Client Management Software you can get from
http://www.altiris.com/Products/DellClientManager.aspx
Here is another link that can help you.
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=oplex_bios&message.id=8339&c=us&l=en&cs=&s=gen
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=r74660&fileid=97451
The Dell Client Management Software you can get from
http://www.altiris.com/Products/DellClientManager.aspx
Here is another link that can help you.
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=oplex_bios&message.id=8339&c=us&l=en&cs=&s=gen
ASKER
The first link which you gave does not work on my rack servers.
The second link does not have a download option..
The second link does not have a download option..
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Is this a software which can manage all machines?
Yes.
However, you may wish to call your hardware vendor; they may have a solution for you, but I would have to assume the only way for it to work would be to have all identical machines with the same BIOS revision.