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 at Oracle Server X8-8 Documentation.

   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.