Operating The Storage System; Powering On The Storage System; Powering Off The Storage System; Status Led Descriptions - HP storevirtual 3200 User Manual

Operating the storage system

For information on using the HPE StoreVirtual Management Console, see the StoreVirtual Management
Console online help or user guide.

Powering on the storage system

NOTE:
There is no power switch on the enclosure. Power is applied to the enclosure immediately when
connected to a live power source.
Procedure
1. Connect a power cord from the power source to each drive enclosure.
IMPORTANT:
The best practice is to power on the drive enclosures before the array enclosure. This order ensures
that all disk drives have spun up and that all of the storage is discovered.
2. Connect two power supply cords from the power source to the array enclosure.
3. Wait a few minutes for all the components to complete their power-on self test routines and complete
initialization, then verify the system operating status by checking the LED displays. For more information
on interpreting the LED displays, see Status LED descriptions on page 15.

Powering off the storage system

Currently, there is not a way to power off the entire storage system (controllers and drive enclosures) from a
software interface. To power off a storage controller, use the Recovery/Power button on the rear of the
controller. (See Recovery/Power button on page 12 for more information.) To power off a disk enclosure,
remove the power cord from the wall socket.

Status LED descriptions

Various LEDs display the current operating status of the array enclosure and the drive enclosures. If a
problem is indicated, perform the following to help identify the source of the problem:
• Check all cable connections between the devices.
• Check the availability of the power source.
• For the location of the array enclosure LEDs, see Storage controller enclosure on page 8.
• For the location of the drive enclosures LEDs, see HPE StoreVirtual 3000 drive enclosure on page 12.

Common status LEDs

The following LEDs are used on both the array enclosure and the drive enclosure.
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