Powering On Procedures For Powerstore Appliances; Power On A Powerstore T Model Appliance; Powering Off Procedures For Powerstore Cluster; Power Off A Powerstore T Model Cluster - Dell EMC PowerStore 500T Installation And Service Manual

Powering on procedures for PowerStore appliances

This section includes the following procedures:
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Power on a PowerStore T model appliance

Power on a PowerStore T model appliance
About this task
Use the following procedure to power on a PowerStore T model appliance:
Steps
1. If nodes were removed, reseat the nodes into the base enclosure chassis.
2. Reconnect the power cables to node A first, and then node B.
The Node Power LEDs on both nodes turn on when the power cable is connected.

Powering off procedures for PowerStore cluster

This section includes the following procedures:
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Power off a PowerStore T model cluster

Power off a PowerStore T model cluster
Prerequisites
● Powering off a cluster results in the mapped hosts losing access to the data on the cluster. Before you begin, ensure that
you temporarily disconnect host access from all storage resources.
● 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 https://www.dell.com/powerstoredocs.
● Obtain the following information:
○ Management IP address of the cluster
○ Service account credentials
○ Site ID
○ Service tags of the appliances
About this task
Use the following procedure to power off (power down) a PowerStore T model cluster:
Steps
1. Use one of the following ways to issue a power off command:
● 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.
● 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.
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