Switchbeacon - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Reference Manual

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Telnet Commands

switchBeacon

Set switch beaconing mode on or off.
Synopsis
switchBeacon 0|1
Availability
admin
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:
0|1
Example To turn beaconing mode ON:
To turn beaconing mode OFF:
See Also
switchShow
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Specify 1 to enable beaconmode or 0 to disable beaconmode. This operand is
required.
switch:admin> switchBeacon 1
switch:admin> switchBeacon 0
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