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ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser 14.0 User's Guide

6.1.10 Device recognition method (beacon function)

This software provides the Beacon function that causes the LED(s) of a device to blink as a way of determining which device actually corresponds to the selected device icon. This function can be used even while devices are in operation.

Double-click a device icon of this software to display the Side view of the device. Select and right-click the devices listed in the Side view to display their pop-up menus. Select [Blink Beacon] - [Start] from each pop-up menu so that the Beacon LED(s) of a device blinks for three minutes. No menu with this selection is available for devices that do not support this function. To stop blinking, select [Blink Beacon] - [Stop] from the appropriate pop-up menu.

Use of this method for recognizing devices and support of the function are explained below.

Recognized devices

Supported function

Fibre Channel switch

LEDs of all the ports blink in turn.

Fibre Channel hub (Gadzoox)

The power indication LED blinks.

HBA (GP7B8FC1A, GP7B8FC1-G and GP7B8FC1)

The two LEDs (LINK and CHK) of the host bus adapter (HBA) blink at the same time.

HBA (PW008FC2A, PW008FC2-G, PW008FC3 and SE0X7F11F)

The LINK LED of the HBA blinks.

HBA (SE0X7F12F)

The selected host bus adapter (HBA) port LINK LED blinks.