Locator LED

The Locator LED is an LED in the front of the chassis that you can turn on or make flash. This is a handy feature when guiding someone to your switch during a “remote hands” situation, such as asking data center engineer to run a cable to your switch.

Configuration commands

Enable LED:

switch# led locator <flashing|off|on>

Show commands to validate functionality:

switch# show environment led

Example output

switch# show environment led
Name           State     Status
-----------------------------------
locator        off           ok
switch# led locator flashing
switch# show system led
Name           State     Status
-----------------------------------
locator        flashing      ok
switch# led locator on
switch# show system led
Name           State     Status
-----------------------------------
locator        on            ok
switch# led locator off
switch# show system led
Name           State     Status
-----------------------------------
locator        off           ok

Expected results

  1. The Locator LED should be in the off state
  2. The Locator LED is now flashing
  3. The show command shows the LED is in the flashing state
  4. The Locator LED is lit a solid color and it does not flash
  5. The show command shows the LED is in the on state
  6. The LED is no longer lit
  7. The show command shows the LED is in the off state

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