Locate a Managed Device Using the Locator LED

Before You Begin

  • You need User Management (u) role privileges to modify the Locator Indicator settings in Oracle ILOM.
  • The Locator LED on a managed device is typically located on both the front and back panel of the device.

To locate an Oracle server among many servers in a data center, you can illuminate the Locator LED on a managed device from the Oracle ILOM CLI or web interface.

  • Modify locator indicator state – Web Procedure 1
  • Modify locator indicator state – CLI Procedure 2
  1. Modify Locator Indicator State – Web Procedure
    1. In the SP web interface, click System Information > Summary.

      The Summary page appears.

    2. To turn on or off the Locator LED on a managed device, click the Locator Indicator button in the Actions panel.

      A message appears prompting you to confirm the action.

    3. To confirm the action, click Yes to proceed, or click No to cancel.

      Oracle ILOM updates the state of the Locator Indicator property in the Actions panel.

  2. Modify Locator Indicator State – CLI Procedure
    • To illuminate the Locator LED from a server SP, type:

      -> set /System/LOCATE value=fast_blink

      Type y to confirm the action or n to cancel the action.

    • To disable the Locator LED from a server SP, type:

      -> set /System/LOCATE value=off

      Type y to confirm the action or n to cancel the action.