Chapter 3: Basic System Operations
Shutting Down a Single MDC Node of the StorNext M660
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Shutting Down a Single MDC Node of the StorNext
M660
To shut down a single MDC node:
1 Open an SSH connection to the MDC node you wish to access using
either IP address 10.17.21.1 or 10.17.21.2 on the MDC/Metadata
network.
Note: Use the IP addresses assigned within the network if
different from the defaults used here.)
2 Enter
stornext for the username at the prompt.
3 Enter the
stornext password. The default password is “password”,
but may have been changed after initial configuration.
4 At the command prompt enter the following to gain root user
access:
5 Enter the password for the stornext user account again when
prompted.
6 Press Enter.
7 If you are connected to the MDC node currently acting as the
primary, enter the following (if you are connected to the MDC node
currently acting as the secondary, issue the command provided in
Step 11
):
8 Wait until the MDC node currently acting as primary becomes the
secondary, and leave your SSH connection to this node open. (Time
may vary.)
sudo rootsh
service cvfs fullstop