04-28-2016 12:54 PM - edited 03-08-2019 05:32 AM
Hi,
I've searched and searched, but can't find the command to light up an individual switch in a stack for identification. I could have sworn I have used this before...or maybe it was a dream....I don't know now. This would come in handy when dealing with remote site contacts without having to talk them through pressing the mode button, stopping at stack, and then reading the ports that light up for switch identification - which can be a challenge at times.
Thank you. Pat
04-28-2016 01:13 PM
Pat,
Remote port LED flashing is the exclusive domain of the Nexus family of switches. Catalyst switches will NOT have this feature.
04-28-2016 01:41 PM
Nooooooo....not even 3850s?
Thanks
04-28-2016 11:42 PM
I've been told by a non-Cisco person the answer is only Nexus will have this feature.
07-16-2021 03:42 PM
So Cisco Meraki has a blink LED to identify just about all network devices. Too bad cisco cat3,5,7,9 don't have this.
07-16-2021 06:15 PM - edited 07-16-2021 06:23 PM
@nickleggerlendingclub wrote:
So Cisco Meraki has a blink LED to identify just about all network devices. Too bad cisco cat3,5,7,9 don't have this.
I can still confirm 3850 (16.12.X) do/will not have this feature.
Catalyst 9300 have this feature. The enable command is "hw-module beacon slot <1-16> on". To turn off the "blinders" (that what I call them) use "hw-module beacon slot <1-16> OFF".
So far, the option to "blink" the switchports is not present.
NOTE:
02-17-2022 12:36 PM
I can confirm on 9200 the command "hw-module beacon on switch <#>" works.
10-25-2022 01:47 PM - edited 10-25-2022 01:48 PM
Switch 1 Beacon LED turned ON
Switch 1 Beacon LED turned OFF
worked on a 9500 vstack, thanks!
02-17-2022 02:15 PM - edited 02-17-2022 02:15 PM
Hello
"ID/Beacon LED Indicator (Applies Only to the WS-C3850-12S, WS-C3850-24S , WS-C3850-12XS, and WS-C3850-24XS Switches"
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hw-module beacon on/off switch x
01-18-2024 07:40 AM
Could always set port security to trigger the error disable on a switch then look for the amber light
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