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Deactivating a system attention LED or partition LED using the management console
You can deactivate a system attention LED or a logical partition LED if you decide that a problem is not a high priority and you decide to repair the problem at a later time. You can do this task from the Hardware Management Console (HMC) or the IBM Systems Director Management Console (SDMC).
If you want to be alerted if another problem occurs, you must deactivate the system attention LED so that it can be activated again if another problem occurs.
To deactivate a system attention LED by using HMC, complete the following steps:
1.In the navigation area, open Systems management.
2.Select the server you are working on by checking the box next to its name.
3.Open Operations.
4.Open LED Status.
5.Select View System Attention. The system attention LED window opens. The selected system and its LED state are displayed in the upper part of the window. The logical partition and its LED state are displayed in the lower part of the window. From the system attention LED window, you can deactivate both the system attention LED and the logical partition LED.
6.Select Deactivate System Attention LED from the Action menu. A confirmation window is displayed that provides the following information:
vA verification that the system attention LED was deactivated.
vAn indication that there still might be open problems within the system.
vAn indication that you cannot activate the system attention LED.
7.Select one of the logical partitions in the lower table, and select Deactivate partition LED from the Partition Operations menu. A confirmation window is displayed that provides the following information:
vA verification that the logical partition LED was deactivated.
vAn indication that there still might be open problems within the logical partition.
vAn indication that you cannot activate the logical partition LED.
To deactivate a system attention LED by using SDMC, complete the following steps:
1.On the Welcome page, under the Resources tab, select the server.
2.Click Actions > Service and Support> Hardware> System Attention LED.
3.Click OK.
Activating or deactivating an identify LED using the management console
You can activate or deactivate an identify LED for components attached to the system from the Hardware Management Console (HMC) or the IBM Systems Director Management Console (SDMC).
The system provides several LEDs that help identify various components, such as enclosures or
You can activate or deactivate the following types of identify LEDs:
vIdentify LED for an enclosure If you want to add an adapter to a specific drawer (enclosure), you need to know the machine type, model, and serial number (MTMS) of the drawer. To determine whether you have the correct MTMS for the drawer that needs the new adapter, you can activate the LED for a drawer and verify that the MTMS corresponds to the drawer that requires the new adapter.