Activating The Identify Led By Using The Asmi When You Do Not Know The Location Code; Identifying A Part By Using The Hmc - IBM PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb Manual

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To complete this operation, your authority level must be one of the following levels:
v Administrator
v Authorized service provider
To change the current state of an indicator, complete the following steps:
1. On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
2. In the navigation area, expand System Configuration > Service Indicators > Indicators by Location
code.
3. In the Location code field, type the location code of the FRU and click Continue.
4. From the Identify indicator status list, select Identify.
5. Click Save settings.
Activating the identify LED by using the ASMI when you do not know the location
code
Learn how to activate the identify LED by using the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI)
when you do not know the location code.
You can turn on the identify indicators in each enclosure.
To complete this operation, your authority level must be one of the following levels:
v Administrator
v Authorized service provider
To enable the enclosure indicator states, complete the following steps:
1. On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
2. In the navigation area, expand System Configuration > Service Indicators > Enclosure Indicators.
All servers and enclosures managed by the ASMI will display.
3. Select the server or enclosure with the part that needs to be replaced and click Continue. The location
code identifiers are listed.
4. Select the location code identifier and select Identify.
5. To save the changes made to the state of one or more FRU indicators, click Save settings.

Identifying a part by using the HMC

You can use the following procedures to activate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by using the Hardware
Management Console (HMC).
You can use the identify LED for a FRU associated with a specified enclosure to help you identify a part.
For example, if you want to hook up a cable to a specific I/O adapter, you can activate the LED for the
adapter, which is a field replaceable unit (FRU). Then, you can physically check to see where you should
hook up the cable. This action is especially useful when you have several adapters with open ports.
1. Choose one of the following navigation options depending on the interface type of the HMC:
v If you are using an HMC Classic or HMC Enhanced interface, complete the following steps:
a. In the navigation area, click Systems Management > Servers.
b. Select the server that you are working on.
c. In the Tasks menu, click Operations > LED status > Identify LED. The Identify LED, Select
Enclosure window is displayed.
v If you are using an HMC Enhanced + Tech Preview (Pre-GA) or HMC Enhanced+ interface,
complete the following steps.
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