Step 10 - Turning on the power and checking for
problems in a controller-drive tray configuration
After you complete this task, you can install the software and perform basic configuration tasks on
your storage array. Continue with either the appropriate Express Guide or the
SANtricity Software
Installation Reference, available from the
NetApp E-Series and EF-Series Systems Documentation
Center
.
Procedure - Turning on the power to the storage array and
checking for problems in a controller-drive tray
configuration
About this task
You must turn on the power to all of the connected drive trays before you turn on power for the
controller-drive trays. Performing this action ensures that the controllers recognize each attached
drive tray.
Note:
While the power is being applied to the trays, the LEDs on the front and the rear of the trays
come on and go off intermittently.
Steps
1. Turn on both power switches on each drive tray that is attached to the controller-drive tray.
Depending on your configuration, it can take several minutes for each drive tray to complete the
power-on process.
2. Check the ESM Power LED and the Host Link Active LEDs on the drive trays to verify that the
power was successfully applied to all of the drive trays. You must wait for all the drives to come
online (persistent green LEDs) before turning on the power to the controller-drive tray.
3. Turn on both power switches on the rear of the controller-drive tray.
Depending on your configuration, it can take up to ten minutes for the controller-drive tray to
complete the power-on process. The controllers reboot several times during the initial startup
sequence, which causes the fans to ramp up and down and the LEDs to flash on and off.
4. Check the LEDs on the front and the rear of the controller-drive trays and the attached drive trays.
5. If you see any amber LEDs, make a note of their location.
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