Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 Field Service Manual page 54

Disabling a forgotten Management Module password
The software security feature of the system includes a Management Module password. The Management Module password
jumper enables or disables Management Module password features and clears any Management Module passwords in use.
Steps
1. Power off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. Remove the Management Module.
3. Move the jumper on the Management Module from pins 2 and 3 to pins 1 and 2.
Figure 62. Management Module jumper
4. Replace the Management Module.
The existing Management Module passwords are not disabled (erased) until the system boots with the jumper on pins 1 and
2. However, before you assign a new system and/or setup Management Module password, you must move the jumper back
to pins 2 and 3.
NOTE: If you assign a new system and/or setup Management Module password with the jumper on pins 1 and 2, the
system disables the new Management Module password the next time that it boots.
5. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet, and turn on the system, including any attached peripherals.
6. Power off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
7. Remove the Management Module.
8. Move the jumper on the Management Module from pins 1 and 2 to pins 2 and 3.
9. Replace the Management Module.
10. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet, and turn on the system, including any attached peripherals.
11. Assign a new system and/or setup Management Module password.
Installing a management module
Steps
1. Align and push the management module into the enclosure.
2. Close the release lever to lock the module in place.
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