HP StorageWorks 2/64 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x Command Reference Guide (AA - Page 62

bladeBeacon Sets blade beaconing mode on or off. Synopsis bladebeacon [slotnumber] mode Availability admin NOTE: This command is available only on the HP StorageWorks SAN Directors. Description Use this command to enable or disable blade beaconing or to display the current beaconing mode for one blade. When beaconing is enabled, the port LEDs flash amber in a running pattern from port 0 through port 15 and back again. The pattern continues until the user turns it off. This can be used to locate a physical unit. Beaconing mode only takes over the port LEDs; it does not change the switch's functional behavior. The normal flashing LED pattern (associated with an active, faulty, or disabled port, for example) is suppressed and only the beaconing pattern is displayed. If a diagnostic frame-based test (such as portLoopbackTest, crossPortTest, or spinSilk) is executed, the two LED patterns are interwoven. The diagnostic test flickers the LEDs green and the beaconing mode runs the LEDs amber. The switchShow command can be used to display if the status of blade beaconing mode is on or off. Operands This command has the following operands: slotnumber mode Specifies the slot number to enable bladeBeacon. Specifies a value of 1 to set beaconing mode on. Specifies a value of 0 to set beaconing mode off. This operand is optional; if omitted, the current mode appears. Examples To enable beaconing on slot 3, display the beaconing mode, the disable the slot: switch:admin> bladebeacon 2 1 switch:admin> bladebeacon 2 value = 1 switch:admin> bladebeacon 2 0 See also switchShow 62 Fabric OS commands