Powering Off Disk Enclosures; Shutting Down The Storage System From Hp P6000 Command View; Shutting Down The Storage System From The Array Controller; Starting The Storage System - HP EVA P6000 User Manual

4. Power on (or restart) the server with access to the disk enclosures, start the operating system,
and log on as administrator.
CAUTION:
Found" message. Cancel out of this window to prevent the installation of unsupported software.
5. Verify that each component is operating properly.

Powering off disk enclosures

CAUTION:
back up. Taking this precaution ensures that the system does not erroneously mark the disk drives
as failed when the server is powered up.
IMPORTANT:
To power off a disk enclosure:
1. Power down any attached servers. See the server documentation.
2. Power down the disk enclosures. Press and hold the power on/standby button on the rear of
the disk enclosure for three seconds or until the system power LED changes from green to
amber.
3. Disconnect the power cords.
The system is now without power.

Shutting down the storage system from HP P6000 Command View

1. Start HP P6000 Command View.
2. Select the appropriate storage system in the Navigation pane.
The Initialized Storage System Properties window for the selected storage system opens.
3. Click Shut down.
The Shutdown Options window opens.
4. Under System Shutdown click Power Down. If you want to delay the initiation of the shutdown,
enter the number of minutes in the Shutdown delay field.
The controllers complete an orderly shutdown and then power off. The disk enclosures then
power off. Wait for the shutdown to complete.
5. Turn off the power to the rack power distribution units. Even though the disk enclosures are
powered off in
modules remain powered on in a standby state.

Shutting down the storage system from the array controller

1. Push and hold the power switch button on the back panel of the P6300/P6500 EVA (see
callout 9 in
2. Wait 4 seconds. The power button and the green LED start to blink.
NOTE:
3. Between 4 and 10 seconds, release the button. The button continues to blink and the firmware
starts the shutdown process (LED becomes solid amber, flushes the cache, disables the batteries).
4. After 10 seconds, the power shuts down.

Starting the storage system

To start a storage system, perform the following steps:
40 P6300/P6500 EVA operation
When you power on the server, the monitor might display a "New Hardware
Be sure that the server is the first unit to be powered down and the last to be powered
If installing a hot-plug device, it is not necessary to power down the enclosure.
Step 4, unless the power on the rack distribution units are turned off, the I/O
Figure 3 (page 23)).
Holding the power switch button for less than 4 seconds does nothing.