identify (location LED) command

This command controls operation of the location LED in a blade server or in the BladeCenter unit. It can also be used to display the state of a location LED.

Table 1. identify (location LED) command
Function What it does Command Valid targets
Display location LED state Displays the current state of the location LED in the command target.

Possible LED states are:

  • off
  • on
  • blink
 identify 
                           -T system
                        
                           -T system:blade[x]

where x is the blade bay number.
Set location LED state Sets the state of the location LED in the command target. identify -s state
where state is
  • on
  • off
  • blink
This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Chassis configuration (for BladeCenter unit)
  • Blade configuration (for blade server)
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
 
                           -T system
                        
                           -T system:blade[x]

where x is the blade bay number.
Turn on BladeCenter unit location LED for specified period of time Turns on the location LED in the BladeCenter unit for a specified period of time before turning it off automatically. identify -s on -d time

where time is the number of seconds the location LED will remain lit.

This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities:
  • Supervisor
  • Chassis configuration
See Commands and user authority for additional information.
 
                           -T system
Example: To display the status of the location LED in the blade server in blade bay 4, while the BladeCenter unit is set as the persistent command environment, at the system> prompt, type 
                  identify -T system:blade[4]
To light the location LED in the blade server in blade bay 4, while the BladeCenter unit is set as the persistent command environment, at the system> prompt, type 
                  identify -s on -T system:blade[4]

The following example shows the information that is returned from a series of identify commands:

               system> identify -T system:blade[4]
-s off
system> identify -s on -T system:blade[4]
OK
system> identify -T system:blade[4]
-s on
system>
Parent topic: Command syntax