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Steps
1. Use one of the following ways to issue a power off command:
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Using PowerStore Manager:
a. Select the Settings icon, and then select Power Down in the Cluster section.
b. On the confirmation prompt, enter the service password, and then click Power Down.
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Using service script:
a. Launch an SSH client, and connect to the appliance using the management IP address.
b. Enter the username and password that is associated with the service account, and log in.
c. Run the following command to power off the appliance:
svc_cluster shutdown
2. Check the status of the process by looking at the Node Power LEDs. The power off process is complete when the Node Power LEDs
for all nodes in the cluster are off.
3. After confirming that the cluster has shut down, disconnect the power cables from both nodes in one of the base enclosures in the
cluster. Wait a few seconds and confirm that all remaining LEDs have turned off.
4. Disconnect the power cables from each of the associated expansion enclosures to power them down.
5. If your cluster has more than one appliance, repeat steps 3 and 4 to disconnect power from the remaining appliances in the cluster.
Power off a PowerStore X model cluster
Prerequisites
Obtain the following information:
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Site ID
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Service tags of the appliances, and if applicable, the associated expansion enclosures
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Address of the VMware vCenter server associated with the appliance
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Associated vCenter server account credentials
About this task
NOTE:
In this release, you can only have one appliance in a PowerStore X model cluster.
Use the following procedure to power off (power down) a PowerStore X model cluster. Powering off a cluster results in the mapped hosts
losing access to the data on the appliance. The relevant prompts display the workloads that are affected:
NOTE:
When the cluster is powered off, you have no access to the GUI, API, or CLI interfaces. Print the power on
instructions to ensure that you have the information you require to power on the cluster in a specific order. You can also
find these instructions on www.dell.com/powerstoredocs.
Steps
1. Log in to the associated vCenter server.
2. Shut down the user VMs on both ESXi hosts using vCenter commands.
NOTE:
Do not manually shut down the controller VMs on the ESXi hosts for the nodes. Controller VMs are
automatically powered off when you place the ESXi host for each node in Maintenance Mode (see steps 3 and 4).
3. Place the ESXi host for node A in Maintenance Mode, and wait for the process to complete.
4. Place the ESXi host for node B in Maintenance Mode, and wait for the process to complete.
5. Once the nodes go into Maintenance Mode, shut down the ESXi hosts using the vCenter commands.
6. Monitor the vCenter server console to ensure that the ESXi hosts have shut down.
7. Wait for 5 minutes, and then disconnect the power cables from the base enclosure and expansion enclosures as required.
Powering on procedures for PowerStore cluster
This section includes the following procedures:
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Power on a PowerStore T model cluster
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