Chapter 3: Basic System Operations
System Serial Numbers and Service Tag
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9
Open an SSH connection to the MDC node now operating as the
primary
. Confirm that the MDC node is operating as the
primary
by
entering the following at the command line:
10
Verify the output is (bold used for clarification):
11
Go to the SSH terminal session for the
secondary
MDC node (may
have previously been running as
primary
), and enter the following:
Note:
You will know the system is shut down when your monitor
goes blank, or you lose your connection with the system.
12
Remove power cables from the MDC node.
Note:
For systems running a release of StorNext prior to StorNext 5
release 5.1, a RAS ticket on systems with open manage prior to
7.4 may be generated when one of the MDC nodes is powered
off. This RAS ticket, which indicates a failure of the appliance, is
incorrect. There is no loss of functionality if one node is shut
down during the servicing of that node.
System Serial Numbers and Service Tag
The StorNext M660 Metadata Appliance system serial number and the
service tag number may be needed when contacting Quantum Support.
snhamgr -m status
:default:
primary
:default:stopped:
/sbin/poweroff
