
Power control procedures
Learn how to power down and power up the system.
Topics:
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Power control procedure considerations
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Powering off procedures for PowerStore node
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Powering on procedures for PowerStore node
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Rebooting procedures for a PowerStore node
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Powering off procedures for PowerStore appliances
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Powering on procedures for PowerStore appliances
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Powering off procedures for PowerStore cluster
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Powering on procedures for PowerStore cluster
Power control procedure considerations
Note the following before you get started:
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Powering off a node, appliance, or cluster can take several minutes to complete.
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In a true emergency power off situation, turn the cabinet power switches to the off position to immediately remove power
from the all cabinet components.
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Working with hardware may cause electrostatic discharge that could damage your hardware. Before working with any
hardware, take precautions around handling replaceable units.
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If you are relocating or replacing hardware, to help identify associated enclosures when you are ready to cable and power on:
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Ensure that you make a note of the cabling between enclosures and the appliances. If you used cable labels at the time of
initial installation, reconnecting the cables is easier.
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Ensure that you also record the Dell service tag numbers of all enclosures in your cluster.
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Nodes in the appliance power on into the same mode they were in before the appliance was powered off. If a node powers
on in service mode:
1. Log in to the appliance from an SSH client.
2. Run the
svc_rescue_state clear
command to clear the boot mode.
3. Run the
svc_node reboot
command.
Once rebooted, the node returns to normal mode.
For more information about the service scripts, see the
PowerStore Service Scripts Guide
.
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If both nodes in an appliance reboot in service mode, always return Node A to normal mode first to avoid management
software conflicts. After Node A is operating normally, you can return Node B to normal mode.
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Before powering down an appliance with metro volumes, ensure that the role of the metro volumes on the appliance are all
set to non-preferred. Refer to the
Protecting Your Data
guide for details about setting metro volume roles.
Powering off procedures for PowerStore node
This section includes the following procedures:
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Power off a PowerStore T model node using PowerStore Manager
on page 115
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Power off a PowerStore T model node using a service script
on page 115
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