Owners Manual

Powering on procedures for PowerStore cluster
This section includes the following procedures:
● Power on a PowerStore T model cluster on page 125
● Power on a PowerStore X model cluster on page 125
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.
4. For each appliance, reconnect the power cables to node A first, and then node B.
The Node Power LED on each node turns on when the power cable is connected.
5. Enable support notifications as described in Enable support notifications on page 129.
Power on a PowerStore X model cluster
Prerequisites
Obtain the following information:
● Address of the VMware vCenter server associated with the appliance.
● Associated vCenter server account credentials
● Service tags of the appliance and, if applicable, the associated expansion enclosures.
● Management IP address of the cluster and the service account credentials
About this task
Use the following procedure to power on a PowerStore X model cluster:
Steps
1. If nodes were removed, reseat the nodes back into the base enclosure chassis.
2. If applicable, ensure that expansion enclosures are also reseated into the cabinet.
3. If applicable, 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.
4. Reconnect the power cables to node A first, and then node B.
The Node Power LEDs on both nodes turn on when a power cable is connected to either node. ESXi hosts for both the
nodes power on in Maintenance Mode.
5. Log in to the associated vCenter server, and exit the ESXi host for the node A from Maintenance Mode.
Power control procedures
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