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Appendix D. Preparing a Node for Return to Avere Systems
In some circumstances – for example, in the event of hardware failure or the end of an evaluation – it can be
necessary to return an FXT Series node to Avere Systems. To ship an FXT Series node safely, its NVRAM
batteries must be powered down along with all other power sources. Perform these procedures only at the
direction of Avere Global Services.
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To shut down a node’s NVRAM batteries and power it down:
1.
Attach a serial console to the node’s serial port as described in Section 5.4, “Connecting to the Serial
Port” on page 28.
2.
Log in to the node with the username
maintenance
and the cluster’s administrative password.
If the node has been unjoined from its cluster, the administrative password is reset to the
default. Contact Avere Global Services if you need the default password.
3.
The console displays the maintenance menu:
You have logged into the AvereOS maintenance menu. If you are configuing a
cluster for the first time, use menu item 1 to configure a network port, and
then access https://ip/fxt to complete the cluster configuration.
Node nodename running AvereOS_version
Maintenance Menu
1. Configure network parameters before cluster join
2. Modify cluster management network parameters
3. Configure node by using a remote armconfig XML file
4. Reboot node
5. Power down node
6. Disable NVRAM batteries
7. Install new software packages
Enter menu item number or type "exit" to log out:
4.
Enter
6
.
5.
The menu prompts you for verification; enter
y
to confirm:
THIS OPERATION WILL DISABLE NVRAM BATTERIES, WHICH CAN RESULT IN DATA LOSS
Are you sure? [yn]: y
Disabling NVRAM batteries
NVRAM batteries disabled