Switchbeacon - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch Reference Manual

Fabric OS Commands

switchBeacon

Set switch beaconing mode on or off.
Synopsis
switchBeacon [mode]
Availability
Admin
Release
V3.1.x and V4.1.x
Description
Use this command to set the switch beaconing mode on (if the operand is 1) or off
(if the operand is 0).
When beaconing mode is turned on, the port LEDs flash amber in a running
pattern from port 0 to port 15, and then back again. The user sees a running pattern
in amber LEDs, from left to right and right to left. The pattern continues until
turned off by the user.
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
If no operand is specified the current value is displayed.
800
Specify 1 to enable beaconmode or 0 to disable beaconmode.
This operand is optional.
Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide