Connecting The Power Cords; Powering-On The Dsn-1100 Storage System - D-Link DSN-1100-10 - xStack Storage Area Network Array Hard Drive Hardware Reference Manual

3.6

Connecting the Power Cords

The DSN-1100 storage system has a single power receptacle:
1. Plug the female end of the power cord into the 3-pronged power connectors on the back
of the DSN-1100 storage system. Plug the other end of the power cord into a working AC
outlet that is not controlled by a wall switch.
3.7

Powering-on the DSN-1100 Storage System

To power-on the DSN-1100 storage system, press the power switch located inside the front
cover. When the DSN-1100 storage system powers-on, the following actions occur:
The DSN-1100 storage system Power LED turns green.
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The DSN-1100 storage system runs its power-on procedure (~4 minutes), then the
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Ready/Fault LED turns green and drive LEDs may flash.
The completion of the power-on process can be verified as indicated in Table 3-2.
Table 3-2. Verifying Completion of the DSN-1100 Storage System Power-on Process
If the DSN-1100 Storage System...
Has no front panel Ready/Fault LED
Has a front panel Ready/Fault LED.
Diagnostic port is connected to a PC via a diagnostic cable.
After the DSN-1100 storage system powers-on for the first time, it automatically loads the
factory-default configuration settings. If necessary, you can use the xStack Storage
Management Center to change these settings to suit your requirements. For a description of
the array's factory-default configuration settings and how to change them, refer to the
xStack Storage Management Center User's Guide.
DSN-1100 Hardware Reference Guide
Verify the Power-on Process by...
Wait five minutes after powering-on the DSN-1100 storage
system.
The LED turns green when the startup process completes. If
the LED turns red, reboot the DSN-1100 storage system. If the
problem persists, contact Technical Support.
The message RCP sequence complete appears on the PC
monitor. After verifying this message, disconnect the PC from
the diagnostic port.
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