System configuration password (explained)

You can choose to protect the overall system configuration by assigning a system configuration password. After you assign a system configuration password, backups are protected by this password. The password settings are stored on the computer that is running the management server in a secure folder. You will need this password to:

• Restore the configuration from a configuration backup that was created with password settings different than the current password settings
• Moving or installing the management server on another computer due to a hardware failure (recovery)
• Configure an additional management server in a system with clustering

The system configuration password can be assigned during installation or after installation. The password must meet the Windows complexity requirements, which are defined by the Windows policy for passwords.

It is important that system administrators save this password and keep it safe. If you have assigned a system configuration password and you are restoring a backup, you may be asked to provide the system configuration password. Without this password, you cannot restore your configuration from the backup.