Specifications

Fabric OS Commands
68 Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide
Set blade beaconing mode on or off.
Synopsis
bladeBeacon [slotnumber] mode
Availability
Admin
Release
V4.1.x
Description
Use this command to set the blade beaconing mode on or off. Specify mode 1 to
enable beaconing mode or specify mode 0 to disable beaconing.
Note: This command is only available on the StorageWorks Core switch.
When beaconing mode is enabled, the port LEDs will 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
inter-woven. 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.
bladeBeacon