NOTE:
Do not power off or reboot a node, if the peer node is not operating normally. If the peer node is experiencing any
major issues, associated alerts and events appear in PowerStore Manager.
Also, to avoid service interruptions, ensure that there are sufficient and healthy paths from all connected hosts to the peer
node.
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Use the following procedure to reboot a PowerStore X model node:
Steps
1. Log in to the associated vCenter server.
2. If there are user VMs that are not configured for automatic migration to the ESXi host of the peer node, migrate them
manually.
NOTE:
vSPHERE Remote Office Branch Office Advanced does not support automatic migration.
3. If there are user VMs that cannot migrate to the ESXi host of the peer node, shut them down manually.
4. Place the ESXi host for the node in Maintenance Mode.
VMware DRS starts to migrate user VMs to the ESXi host of the peer node, and then the PowerStore controller VM is
powered off.
5. Monitor and ensure that all relevant user VMs migrate over to the ESXi host of the peer node.
6. Once all VMs are migrated over and node goes into Maintenance Mode, reboot the ESXi host using vCenter commands.
7. Monitor the vCenter server console to ensure that the ESXi host has rebooted, and then exit the ESXi host from
Maintenance Mode.
The controller VM powers on automatically.
8. Monitor the vCenter server console to ensure that the ESXi host and controller VM have returned to normal operation.
Powering off procedures for PowerStore appliances
This section includes the following procedures:
●
Power off a PowerStore T model appliance
●
Power off a PowerStore X model appliance
on page 118
Power off a PowerStore T model appliance
Prerequisites
●
Do not power off the appliance if you are replacing a hardware component. Identify the node that includes the faulted
hardware component, and power off only that node. For more information, see
Power off a PowerStore T model node using
on page 112.
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Powering off an appliance results in the mapped hosts losing access to the data on the appliance. Before you begin, ensure
that you temporarily disconnect host access from all storage resources.
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Obtain the following information:
○
Management IP address of the appliance. In PowerStore Manager, go to
Settings
>
Networking
>
Networking IPs
>
Management
. Review the
Management IPs
table to identify the management IP address associated with the appliance.
○
Service account credentials
○
Service tags of the appliance
○
If applicable, service tags of the associated expansion enclosures
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Use the following procedure to power off a single PowerStore T model appliance.
To power off all of the appliances in a cluster, see
Power off a PowerStore T model cluster
on page 120:
Power control procedures
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