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Reset the UEFI password

Use this topic to reset the UEFI password after replacing the system I/O board.

  • Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI commands

Using Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI commands

  1. Clear the UEFI password.

    • To clear the power-on password, run the following command:

      OneCli.exe config set IMM.UefiPowerOnPassword "" -imm <userid>:<password>@<ip_address>

    • To clear the admin password, run the following command:

      OneCli.exe config set IMM.UefiAdminPassword "" -imm <userid>:<password>@<ip_address>
  2. Set a new UEFI password.

    • To set a new power-on password, run the following command:

      OneCli.exe config set IMM.UefiPowerOnPassword "<new_password>" -imm <userid>:<password>@<ip_address>
    • To set a new admin password, run the following command:

      OneCli.exe config set IMM.UefiAdminPassword "<new_password>" -imm <userid>:<password>@<ip_address>
where:
  • <userid>:<password> are the credentials used to access the Lenovo XClarity Controller interface of your server. The default user ID is USERID, and the default password is PASSW0RD (zero, not an uppercase o).

  • <ip_address> is the IP address of the Lenovo XClarity Controller.

  • <new_password> is the new password that you need to set.