
structuresarestoredinash,theashutilitieshavebeenupdatedtonotoverwriteHardwarePassword
Managerrelatedstructures.
•ForwardFlashing-WhenashingtoanewerversionofBIOSonaHardwarePasswordManager
registeredsystem,thehardwareaccountshouldnotbedisrupted(forexample,theuser’sHardware
PasswordManagerregistrationstatusandhardwareaccountcredentialsshouldnotchange).
•Backashing-WhenashingbacktoapreviousversionofBIOSthatsupportsHardwarePassword
Manager,thehardwareaccountshouldnotbedisrupted(forexample,theUser’sHardwarePassword
Managerregistrationstatusandhardwareaccountcredentialsshouldnotchange).BIOSashutilitiesthat
supportHardwarePasswordManagershouldnotbeashedbacktoapreviousBIOSversionthatdoes
notincludeHardwarePasswordManagersupport.Thesystemmustbederegisteredbeforebackashing.
Scenario12-RegisteredsystemcannolongeraccesstheHardware
PasswordManagerserver
IfaHardwarePasswordManagerregisteredsystemisreassignedormovedtoalocationthatdoesnot
havenetworkconnectivitytotheHardwarePasswordManagerserver,youshouldclearthehardware
accountsandpasswordsfromthesystem.Thiscanbeaccomplishedbyde-registeringthesystemusing
theBIOSSetupUtility.
Inordertodothis,youmustlogintotheemergencyaccounttogainaccesstotheSVPandallHDPs,and
disableHardwarePasswordManager.WhenHardwarePasswordManagerisdisabled,theBIOSwillclear
thehardwareaccountstructuresandallhardwarepasswords.
Iftheemergencyaccountisunknown,youmustobtaintheSVPandHDPsusingtheThinkManagement
ConsoleinordertodisableHardwarePasswordManager.
Inthiscase,theHardwarePasswordManagerserverwillbeleftwithanorphanedentry(suchasmachine
instanceandhardwareaccountbackup).YoucanusetheThinkManagementConsoletoidentifythese
orphanedentriesandcleanthemupifyoudesire.
Scenario13-EntertheBIOSsetup
UserscanentertheBIOSsetupinoneoftheseways:
•UserLogin–UsermusthavealocalaccountthatisamemberoftheHardwarePasswordManager
Administratorgroup.
•HardwarePasswordManagerLogin–Usermusthaveacorporateaccountthatisamemberofthe
ServiceTechorHardwarePasswordManagerAdministratorgroup.
•ManualLogin–UsermustobtaintheSVPfromtheadministratorusingtheThinkManagementConsole.
Scenario14-LoaddefaultsettingsintheBIOSsetup
ThisscenariodescribestheimplicationsofloadingdefaultBIOSsettingsonasystemthatusesHardware
PasswordManager.UsersmayloaddefaultBIOSsettingsifCMOSisclearedorcorrupted.
Whendefaultsettingsareloaded,thePOP,SVPremainsetandallHardwarePasswordManagerstructures
remainintact.
Scenario15-Donotprotectallharddrives
ThisscenariodescribesascenariowhereauserregisterstheirsysteminHardwarePasswordManager,
butthenwantstouseanadditionalharddrivethatisNOTprotected.Theharddrivemostlikelywillbean
externalharddriveoroneinstalledinadockingstation.
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