Users Guide

Using the BMC Management Utility 45
identify
Synopsis
identify [on [-t seconds ] | off]
Description
This command controls the identification LED on the front panel. See Figure 3-6.
Subcommands
on
off
Turns the managed system’s front panel LED on or off. If the BMC supports the IPMI extension Chassis
Identify On command, then the identify on command turns the LED on indefinitely until the identify
off command is used to turn the LED off.
NOTE: Acknowledgement or status check of the command is not displayed on the command prompt. You should
manually check the status on the system.
Options
-t seconds
Specifies how long the LED is on. It should be no longer than 255 seconds.
Default Subcommand
If a subcommand is not specified, this command acts the same as the identify on command.
sel Displays or deletes information from the SEL.
sol Enables Serial-over-LAN for the remote managed system.
sensor Displays current status of platform sensors.
connect Connects to the BMC of the remote managed system.
help displays a command list with descriptions and syntax of options.
quit exits the command prompt.
Table 3-1. IPMI Shell Commands (continued)
Command Description