HP StorageWorks 2/64 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x Command Reference Guide (AA - Page 682

switchBeacon Sets switch beaconing mode on or off. Synopsis switchbeacon [mode] Availability admin Description Use this command to enable or disable switch beaconing mode. When beaconing mode is turned on, the port LEDs flash amber, left to right and right to left, which continues until turned off by the user. The pattern continues until the user turns it off. This can be used to beckon the user to a failing unit, for example. Beaconing mode affects only the port LEDs. Other commands are still executable and functional. The normal flashing LED pattern (associated with an active, faulty, or disabled port) is suppressed and the beaconing pattern is shown. However, if diagnostic frame-based tests (portLoopbackTest, crossPortTest, and spinSilk) are executed, two patterns are interleaved. The diagnostic test flickers the LEDs green and simultaneously the beaconing mode runs the LEDs amber. Use the switchShow command to display the status of beaconing. Operands This command has the following operand: mode Specify 1 to enable beacon mode or 0 to disable beacon mode. This operand is optional. If no operand is specified, the current value is displayed. Examples To turn beaconing mode on: switch:admin> switchbeacon 1 To turn beaconing mode off: switch:admin> switchbeacon 0 See also switchShow 682 Fabric OS commands