1. Oracle Server X8-8 Service Manual
  2. Preparing for Service
  3. Managing the Locate Button/LED
  4. Turn On the Locate Button/LED Remotely (Oracle ILOM CLI)

Turn On the Locate Button/LED Remotely (Oracle ILOM CLI)

Before going to the server, you can activate the server Locate Button/LED to help you identify the server in the rack.

  1. Log in to the System A or System B SP Oracle ILOM CLI.

    Log in as a user with root or administrator privileges. For example, open an SSH session:

    ssh root@ ipaddress

    Where ipaddress is the IP address of the server SP.

    For more information, see Using Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) in Oracle Server X8-8 Installation Guide.

    The Oracle ILOM CLI prompt appears: ->

  2. To turn on the Locate Button/LED indicator, type the following command at the prompt:

    -> set /System/ locator_indicator=on

    Note:

    To turn off the Locator indicator, type: set /System/ locator_indicator=off.

  3. To verify the status of the Locate Button/LED indicator, type:

    -> show /System/ locator_indicator

    The output of the command appears:

    /System

    Properties:

    locator_indicator = Off

    The value locator_indicator shows the status as either On or Off.