Turning On The Exp2500 After An Emergency - IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express Storage Enclosure Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Turning on the EXP2500 after an emergency

To restart the EXP2500 after an emergency shutdown, or if a power failure or a
power outage occurred, complete the following steps:
1. After the emergency situation is over or power is restored, check the EXP2500
2. Check the system documentation for the hardware devices that you intend to
3. Turn on each connected device, according to the power-on sequence that is
4. Connect the EXP2500 power cables to power both power supplies on the rear
5. Make sure that only the power (green) LEDs on the front and rear are lit. If one
6. Use the RAID controller management software as applicable to check the status
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for damage. If there is no visible damage, continue with step 2; otherwise, have
your unit serviced.
turn on, and determine the correct power-on sequence.
Note: Be sure to power-on the EXP2500 before or at the same time you
power-on the device that contains the RAID controller to which the EXP2500 is
connected.
described in the documentation that comes with the device.
of the EXP2500.
or more of the fault (amber) LEDs are lit, see Chapter 5, "Solving problems," on
page 41 for instructions.
of the EXP2500.