pilot beacon

Flashes the LEDs of the specified Pilot to identify the Pilot in the data center.

SYNOPSIS

pilot ‑beacon 
   ‑pilot {pilot1 | pilot2}
   [‑stop]

   [{‑sessionKey | ‑u admin‑user ‑oracleFS oracle‑fs‑system}]
   [{‑outputformat | ‑o} { text | xml }]
   [{‑timeout timeout‑in‑seconds | ‑verify | ‑usage | ‑example | ‑help}] 

DESCRIPTION

To flash the LEDs of the active Pilot or the standby Pilot, first run a pilot ‑list ‑details command to identify which Pilot is active and which Pilot is standby. Then, after identifying the Pilot, run the pilot ‑beacon command to flash the LEDs on the specified Pilot. Refer to the Pilots as pilot1 and pilot2 instead of using their FQNs or unique IDs.

Administrators with primary administrator, admin1, admin2, monitor, or support roles are authorized to run this command.

OPTIONS

pilot

Identifies the Pilot to beacon. Use pilot1 for Pilot_1 and pilot2 for Pilot_2.

stop

Stops the specialized LED beaconing request and returns all LED indicators to their normal function.

EXAMPLE

Task

To flash the LEDs of the active Pilot, determine which Pilot is active by reviewing the output of the pilot ‑list command. . Then, issue a pilot ‑beacon command using pilot1 for Pilot_1 and pilot2 for Pilot_2.

Parameters
  • The variable name that identifies the Pilot: pilot1

$ fscli pilot -beacon -pilot pilot1