Turn on or off a UID light

Authorized users can control the unit identification (UID) light on a server. Illuminating the UID light on the front of a device helps an onsite technician to locate the hardware in the data center. The UID icon indicates and controls the light state: ON or OFF )..

A UID icon is displayed on the Enclosures, and the Server Hardware screen. On the Enclosures screen, the enclosure overview displays the UID icon on its servers.

CAUTION:

The UID light blinks automatically to indicate that a critical operation is underway, such as Remote Console access for server hardware or a firmware update. Do not remove power from a device when its UID light is blinking.

Prerequisites

Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Server administrator

The UID indicator is supported on Gen9 and newer servers.

Procedure
  1. From the main menu, select SERVERS > Server Hardware.
  2. From the master pane, select the device.
  3. To turn on the UID light, click to turn on the UID light for the device..
  4. To turn off the UID light, click .