Locating a Storage Subsystem

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Use the Locate option to physically locate and identify a storage subsystem. An indicator light is activated on each drive in the storage subsystem. You can use this option, for example, to identify the particular storage subsystem currently displayed in the Subsystem Management Window so that it can be renamed and labeled.

Procedure

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From the Subsystem Management Window, select either the Storage Subsystem >> Locate >> Storage Subsystem pull-down menu option, or use the right mouse button to select the storage subsystem in the Logical View and select Locate >> Storage Subsystem from the right-mouse pop-up menu..

Result: The Locate Storage Subsystem dialog is displayed. The indicator lights on the drives in the storage subsystem flash.

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When you have located the storage subsystem, select OK.

Result: The lights stop flashing. If any other Locate operations (Locate Array, Locate Drive Channels, Locate Drive Enclosure, Locate Drive) are being invoked from another storage management station, these lights also stop flashing.

Note: If the lights from the Locate Storage Subsystem operation do not stop flashing, use the Stop All Indications option to stop the process manually.

How to Stop All Indicator Lights

Use the Stop All Indications option in the rare case when a Locate operation has not properly closed and the controller continues to flash the indicator lights on the storage subsystem drive enclosures. Normally, the indicator lights stop flashing when you select OK in the Locate Storage Subsystem, Locate Drive Channels, Locate Array, Locate Drive Enclosure, or Locate Drive dialogs.

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Either select the Storage Subsystem >> Locate >> Stop All Indications pull-down menu option, or use the right mouse button to select the storage subsystem in the Logical View and select Locate >> Stop All Indications from the pop-up menu.

Result: All indicator lights that were flashing because of any Locate operation will stop.

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If indicator lights are successfully stopped, a confirmation message is displayed. Select OK on this message box to close it.

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