Using beaconing, Figure 13-15, Figure 13-16 – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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OneCommand™ Manager Application

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13. Diagnostics

OneConnect Diagnostics

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3. Click Start. The following warning appears:

Figure 13-15 Run Diagnostic Tests Warning

4. Click OK. If you choose to run an External Loopback test the following window

appears:

Figure 13-16 Advanced Diagnostic Tests Warning Window for External Loopback

5. Click OK. The progress bar indicates that the test is running.

Periodic test feedback, consisting of the current loopback test/cycle plus the

completion status of each type of test, is displayed in the Test Status section of the

dialog box. Click Show Test Log to view and save the log file. After starting the

tests, you can click Stop Tests to stop the tests before they complete. Depending

upon the tests being run, it may take some time before they stop.

Using Beaconing

The beaconing capability enables you to force a specific adapter’s LEDs to blink in a

particular sequence. The blinking pattern acts as a beacon, making it easier to locate a

specific adapter among racks of other adapters. (Not available in read-only mode.)
When you enable beaconing for LightPulse adapters, the two LEDs blink rapidly in

unison for 24 seconds, after which the LEDs report the adapter health status for 8

seconds. When the 8 seconds are up, the adapter returns to beaconing mode. This cycle

repeats indefinitely until you disable beaconing or you reset the adapter.
When you enable beaconing for OneConnect adapters, the two LEDs blink rapidly in

unison until you disable beaconing.

Note: The beaconing buttons are disabled if the selected adapter does not support

beaconing.

To enable or disable beaconing:
1. From the discovery-tree, select the adapter port whose LEDs you want to set.
2. Select the Diagnostics tab and click Beacon On or Beacon Off.

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