• Power off a PowerStore T model appliance
• Power off a PowerStore X model appliance
Power off a PowerStore T model appliance
Prerequisites
• If you want to power off an appliance because you want to replace a hardware component, identify the node that it is installed on, and
power off the specific node instead. For more information, see Power off a PowerStore T model node.
• Obtain the following information:
• Management IP address of the appliance. In PowerStore Manager, go to Settings > Networking > Networking IPs >
Management. Review the Management IPs table to identify the management IP address associated with the appliance.
• Service account credentials
• Service tags of the appliance and, if applicable, the associated expansion enclosures
About this task
Use the following procedure to power off (power down) a PowerStore T model appliance. Shutting down an appliance results in the
mapped hosts losing access to the data on the appliance. The relevant prompts display the workloads that are affected.
Based on the number of appliances in your cluster, use the recommendation in the following table. Usually, it is recommended that you
power off the entire cluster. For more information, see Power off a PowerStore T model cluster.
Table 6. Appliance power off recommendations
Appliances in the
Cluster
Appliances to
Power Off
Recommendation
1 1 Power off the entire cluster.
2 1 Power off the entire cluster.
2 2 Power off the entire cluster.
3 1 Use the svc_appliance service script.
3 2 Power off the entire cluster.
3 3 Power off the entire cluster.
4 1 Use the svc_appliance service script.
4 2 Power off the entire cluster.
4 3 Power off the entire cluster.
4 4 Power off the entire cluster.
Steps
1. Launch an SSH client, and connect to the appliance using the management IP address.
2. Enter the username and password that is associated with the service account, and log in.
3. Run the following command to power off the appliance:
svc_appliance shutdown
4. Check the status of the LEDs in the rear of chassis to verify that the appliance has powered off. Other than the LEDs for the power
supply unit, management port, and service port, all other LEDs on the appliance must be OFF.
5. Disconnect the power cables from the base enclosure and expansion enclosures, as required.
Power off a PowerStore X model appliance
Prerequisites
• If you want to power off an appliance because you want to replace a hardware component, identify the node that it is installed on, and
power off the specific node instead. For more information, see Power off a PowerStore X model node.
• Obtain the following information:
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