Platform Notes: Using luxadm Software

Checking and Setting Disk LEDs

Checking the Current State of a Disk LED (led)

Use the led subcommand to check the current state of the yellow LED associated with a specific disk.

Supported on:


luxadm [ -v ] led { enclosure,dev... | pathname...}

Table 2-2 led Options and Arguments

Option/Argument 

Description 

enclosure

The enclosure name of a StorEdge A5000 disk array 

dev

The name of a specific disk in an enclosure 

pathname

The physical or logical path name of a specific disk in an array 

Example:


# luxadm led /devices/sbus@3,0/SUNW,socal@0,0/sf@0,0/ssd@w21000020370412ec,0:c,raw
LED state is OFF for device in location: front,slot 0
#

Setting a Disk LED to the Blink Mode (led_blink)

Use the led_blink subcommand to make the yellow LED associated with a specific disk blink or flash.

Supported on:


luxadm [ -v ] led_blink { enclosure,dev... | pathname...}

Table 2-3 led_blink Options and Arguments

Option/Argument 

Description 

enclosure

The enclosure name of a StorEdge A5000 disk array 

dev

The name of a specific disk in an enclosure 

pathname

The physical or logical path name of a specific disk in an array 

Example:


# luxadm led_blink /devices/sbus@3,0/SUNW,socal@0,0/sf@0,0/ssd@w21000020370412ec,0:c,raw
LED state is BLINKING for device in location: front,slot 0
#

Turning Off a Disk LED (led_off)

Use the led_off subcommand to turn off the yellow LED associated with a specific disk.

Supported on:


luxadm [ -v ] led_off { enclosure,dev... | pathname...}

Table 2-4 led_off Options and Arguments

Option/Argument 

Description 

enclosure

The enclosure name of a StorEdge A5000 disk array 

dev

The name of a specific disk in an enclosure 

pathname

The physical or logical path name of a specific disk in an array 


Note -

On a StorEdge A5000 disk array this may or may not cause the yellow LED to turn off or stop blinking depending on the state of the StorEdge A5000 disk array. Refer to StorEdge A5000 Installation and Service Manual for details.


Example:


# luxadm led_off /devices/sbus@3,0/SUNW,socal@0,0/sf@0,0/ssd@w21000020370412ec,0:c,raw
LED state is OFF for device in location: front,slot 0
#

Turning On a Disk LED (led_on)

Use the led_on subcommand to turn on the yellow LED associated with a specific disk.

Supported on:


luxadm [ -v ] led_on pathname

Table 2-5 led_on Options and Arguments

Option/Argument 

Description 

dev

The name of a specific disk in an enclosure 

pathname

The physical or logical path name of a specific disk in an array