Deactivating a system attention LED or partition LED by using the HMC

Use this procedure to deactivate a system attention LED or partition LED by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

To deactivate an LED by using the HMC, complete the following steps:
Choose one of the following navigation options depending on the interface type of the HMC:
  • If you are using an HMC Classic or HMC Enhanced interface, complete the following steps:
    1. In the navigation area, click Systems Management > Servers.
    2. In the content pane, select the system.
    3. From the Tasks menu, click Operations > LED Status.
    4. Click Identify LED. The Identify 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 Identify LED window, you can deactivate both the system attention LED and the logical partition LED.
    5. Click Deactivate Attention LED. A confirmation window is displayed that provides the following information:
      • A verification that the system attention LED was deactivated.
      • An indication that there still might be open problems within the system.
      • An indication that you cannot deactivate the system attention LED.
    6. Select one of the logical partitions in the lower table, and click Deactivate partition LED. A confirmation window is displayed that provides the following information:
      • A verification that the logical partition attention LED was deactivated.
      • An indication that there still might be open problems within the logical partition.
      • An indication that you cannot deactivate the logical partition attention LED.
  • If you are using an HMC Enhanced + Tech Preview (Pre-GA) or HMC Enhanced+ interface, complete the following steps:
    1. In the navigation area, click the Resources icon Resources icon, and then click All Systems.
    2. Click the server name for which you want to deactivate the attention LED.
    3. In the navigation area, click System Actions > Attention LED.
    4. Click Turn Attention LED Off. A confirmation window that provides the following information is displayed.
      • A verification that the system attention LED was deactivated.
      • An indication that there still might be open problems within the system.
    5. Click OK.
Parent topic: Deactivating LEDs by using the HMC


Last updated: Thu, October 12, 2017