Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000599-02, June 2008)

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bladeBeacon
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bladeBeacon
Enables or disables blade beaconing, or displays the current mode.
Synopsis bladebeacon slotnumber [mode]
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 bottom to top and
top to bottom. The pattern continues until you turn it off. This can be used to locate a physical unit
or blade.
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) 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 see if the status of blade beaconing mode is on or off.
Note The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. Refer
to chapter 1, "Understanding Admin Domain Restrictions" and Appendix A, "Command Availability"
for details.
Operands This command has the following operands:
slotnumber Specify the slot number for which beaconing is to be enabled or disabled, or
whose beaconing mode is to be displayed.
mode Specify a value of 1 to enable beaconing. Specify a value of 0 to disable
beaconing. This operand is optional; if omitted, the current mode of blade
beaconing for the specified slot is displayed.
Examples To enable beaconing on slot 2, display the beaconing mode, then disable it:
switch:admin> bladebeacon 2 1
switch:admin> bladebeacon 2
value = 1
switch:admin> bladebeacon 2 0
See Also switchShow