○ Address of the VMware vCenter server associated with the appliance
○ Associated vCenter server account credentials
About this task
For multi appliance clusters, the following table describes which controller VMs must be manually powered off. The remaining
controller VMs are automatically shut down when you place the ESXi host in Maintenance Mode.
Table 11. Powering off controller VMs
Cluster size Appliance 1 Appliance 2 Appliance 3 Appliance 4
1 Auto power off
2 Auto power off Manual power off
3 Auto power off Auto power off Manual power off
4 Auto power off Auto power off Manual power off Manual power off
Steps
1. Log in to the associated vCenter server.
2. Shut down all user VMs except for the PowerStore X model controller VMs and vCLS VMs on internal ESXi hosts.
3. If your environment has external compute servers that access the PowerStore X model cluster storage using iSCSI or FC,
shut down those VMs.
4. From vSphere, place the secondary ESXi host in Maintenance Mode.
5. Wait for the controller VM to power off. If the controller VM does not power off after 5 minutes, manually power off the VM
from vSphere.
When the PowerStore X model controller is powered off, ESXi finishes entering Maintenance Mode.
6. Place the primary ESXi host in Maintenance Mode.
7. Wait for the controller VM to power off. If the controller VM does not power off after 5 minutes, manually power off the VM
from vSphere.
When the PowerStore X model controller is powered off, ESXi finishes entering Maintenance Mode.
8. After placing the internal ESXi hosts into Maintenance Mode, use vCenter to shut down each host.
Powering on procedures for PowerStore cluster
This section includes the following procedures:
● Power on a PowerStore T model cluster
● Power on a PowerStore X model cluster
Power on a PowerStore T model cluster
About this task
Use the following procedure to power on a PowerStore T model cluster:
Steps
1. If nodes were removed, reseat the nodes into the relevant base enclosure chassis.
2. If applicable, for each appliance in the cluster, ensure that expansion enclosures are also reseated into the cabinet.
3. If applicable, for each appliance in the cluster, reconnect the power cables to each expansion enclosure in the following
order:
● Expansion enclosure 0
● Expansion enclosure 1
● Expansion enclosure 2
The power status LEDs on each expansion enclosure turns on when the power cable is connected.
Power control procedures
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