Turn on Locator Beacon/Turn off Locator Beacon

Overview

This function blinks or turns off the locator beacon of the Controller Enclosure (CE), the Controller Module (CM), the Drive Enclosure (DE), or Frontend Enclosure (FE) (only for the ETERNUS DX900 S5 or the ETERNUS DX8900 S4) to identify the component that requires maintenance.

In regards to the CE, DE, or FE, when instructing the LEDs to turn on/turn off, the "IDENTIFY LED" lamps shown below will blink/turn off.

Controlled LEDs

Designated target component LED controlled target component
CE The front cover of the CE
The CM in the rear of the CE (CM#0, CM#1)
DE

2.5" DE

3.5" DE

 The front cover of the DE
The IOM in the rear of the DE (IOM#0, IOM#1)
3.5" high density DE The front cover of the DE
The IOM in the rear of the DE (IOM#0, IOM#1)
The FEM in the rear of the DE (FEM#0, FEM#1)
FE The front cover of the FE
The FRT in the rear of the FE (FRT#0 - FRT#3)
Note

  • When the LEDs in the CE are instructed to turn on/off, the LEDs on the front cover of the CE and the LEDs for the CM on the rear of the CE are blinked/turned off. Note that the option to turn on/off the LEDs for a specific component is not available. Instructing the CE LEDs to turn on/off is performed by using the [Controller Enclosure Detail] screen. Refer to the [Controller Enclosure] function for details.

  • When the LEDs in the DE are instructed to turn on/off, the LEDs on the front cover of the DE, the IOM LEDs on the rear of the DE, and the FEMs on the rear of the DE (high density DE only) are blinked/turned off. Note that the option to turn on/off the LEDs for a specific component is not available. Instructing the DE LEDs to turn on/off is performed by using the [Drive Enclosure Detail] screen. Refer to the [Drive Enclosure] function for details.

  • When the LEDs in the FE are instructed to turn on/off, the LEDs on the front cover of the FE and the LEDs for the FRT on the rear of the FE are blinked/turned off. Note that the option to turn on/off the LEDs for a specific component is not available. Instructing the FE LEDs to turn on/off is performed by using the [Frontend Enclosure] screen. Refer to the [Frontend Enclosure] function for details.

  • Turning the LED of the drive on or off is instructed from CLI. Refer to "set led" in the "ETERNUS CLI User's Guide" for details.

User Privileges

Availability of Executions in the Default Role

Default role Availability of executions
Monitor
Admin
StorageAdmin
AccountAdmin  
SecurityAdmin
Maintainer

Refer to "User Roles and Policies" for details on the policies and roles.

Operating Procedures

Turning on the LED

  1. Click [Turn on locator beacon] in [Action].

    → A confirmation screen appears.

    Caution

    • If the LED is already blinked, [Turn on locator beacon] cannot be selected.

  2. Click the [OK] button.

    → The locator beacon is turned on.

  3. Click the [Done] button to return to the screen when starting this function in Step 1.

Turning off the LED

  1. Click [Turn off locator beacon] in [Action].

    → A confirmation screen appears.

    Caution

    • If the LED is already turned off, [Turn off locator beacon] cannot be selected.

  2. Click the [OK] button.

    → The locator beacon is turned off.

  3. Click the [Done] button to return to the screen when starting this function in Step 1.