Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 4 Fabric Extender Commands
beacon
beacon
To turn on the locator beacon LED of a Fabric Extender, use the beacon command. To turn off the locator
beacon LED, use the no form of this command.
beacon
no beacon
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Default None
Command Modes Fabric Extender configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines Use the beacon command to toggle the locator beacon LED of a Fabric Extender, allowing you to easily
identify the machine in a busy data center.
Examples This example shows how to turn on the locator beacon LED for a specific Fabric Extender chassis:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)# beacon
This example shows how to turn off the locator beacon LED for a specific Fabric Extender chassis:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)# no beacon
Related Commands
Release Modification
4.0(1a)N2(1) This command was introduced.
Command Description
fex Creates a Fabric Extender and enters Fabric Extender configuration mode.
show fex Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.