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If a system password is required, the Verification of System Password Failed display appears just prior to the IPL or Install the System display.
If the Verification of System Password Failed display appears after a repair action, contact your next level of support for assistance.
When customer information is known by manufacturing, the new system will be shipped with the correct system password.
The system requires a new system password each time someone enters the system serial number and at each model and processor card feature change. The new system password, which is required at the time of the first IPL, is provided by IBM® if IBM knows the end user. Customers who do not have the system password when they need it must contact their marketing representative to place a system password order.
If the correct system password is not entered, you can select a system password bypass period to allow time to obtain the correct system password from the marketing representative. If the bypass period expires, the system will not complete the next IPL unless the correct system password is entered. While in bypass mode, by way of control console messages, the system indicates the amount of time that remains before the bypass period expiration date.
