This section explains how to operate maintenance LEDs.
Activating a server blade's maintenance LED make it easy to identify a server from others. When replacing servers, it is recommended to use this function to identify which server should be replaced.
To activate the maintenance LED of a managed server running either a physical OS or a VM host, the server should be put into maintenance mode first.
Refer to "Appendix F Maintenance Mode" of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide" for information on maintenance mode.
Note
Maintenance LED control is only available for PRIMERGY BX servers. The actual LED used as an identification LED differs between server models.
For PRIMERGY BX600 servers, the power LED is used (blinks when activated).
For PRIMERGY BX900 servers, the ID indicator is used (lighted when activated).
If SNMP agent settings within the management blade configuration are incorrect, maintenance LED operations in Resource Coordinator VE will end successfully, but the state of the identification LED will not change. SNMP agent settings should be set according to the instructions given in to "3.5 Configuring the Server Environment" in the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide".
Activate a maintenance LED
Use the following procedure to activate a server blade's maintenance LED.
In the RC console resource tree, right-click the target server, and from the popup menu select [LED]-[ON].
The [Turning on maintenance LED] dialog is displayed.
Click the <OK> button.
Selecting the "Automatically turn off" checkbox will automatically shut down the server after activating its maintenance LED.
Note
Once the maintenance LED of a server blade is activated, new errors detected in that server cannot be checked from its LED anymore. Check the server status directly from the RC console.
Deactivate a maintenance LED
Use the following procedure to deactivate a server blade's maintenance LED.
In the RC console resource tree, right-click the target server, and from the popup menu, select [LED]-[OFF].
A confirmation dialog is displayed.
In the confirmation dialog, click the <OK> button.
The maintenance LED is turned off.
