Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerStore Installation and Service Guide for PowerStore 1000, 3000, 5000, 7000, and 9000 Models
- Contents
- Additional Resources
- Install a new base enclosure and optional expansion enclosure
- Install a new base enclosure
- Install a 25-drive expansion enclosure
- Summary of tasks for installing an expansion enclosure
- Verify shipping package contents
- Choose where to install the expansion enclosure
- Removing a filler panel
- Install the rails in the cabinet
- Install the expansion enclosure on the rails
- Installing drives
- Installing the front bezel
- Cable the base enclosure to the expansion enclosure
- Connect expansion enclosure power cables
- Add a 25-drive expansion enclosure
- Summary of tasks for adding an expansion enclosure
- Verify shipping package contents
- Choose where to install the expansion enclosure
- Removing a filler panel
- Install the rails in the cabinet
- Install the expansion enclosure on the rails
- Installing drives
- Installing the front bezel
- Connect expansion enclosure power cables
- Cable the base enclosure to the new expansion enclosure
- Base enclosure service procedures
- Replace a faulted drive in the base enclosure
- Add a new drive to the base enclosure
- Replace a power supply
- Replace an embedded module
- Replace a 4-port card
- Before you begin
- Identify a faulted 4-port card from PowerStore Manager
- Identify a faulted part from PowerStore Manager
- Embedded module LEDs
- Power down the node
- Remove an embedded module
- Remove a 4-port card
- Install a 4-port card
- Install an embedded module
- Power up the node
- Verify the operation of a new 4-port card
- Return a faulted part
- Replace an SFP
- Replace an I/O module
- Replace a fan module
- Before you begin
- Identify a faulted fan module from PowerStore Manager
- Power down the node
- Remove the node
- Remove the top cover from the node
- Remove the faulted fan module
- Install a new fan module
- Install the top cover on the node
- Install the node
- Power up the node
- Verify the operation of a replacement fan module
- Return a faulted part
- Replace a dual inline memory module (DIMM)
- Before you begin
- Identify a faulted DIMM from PowerStore Manager
- Power down the node
- Remove the node
- Remove the top cover from the node
- Remove the faulted dual inline memory module
- Install the dual inline memory module
- Install the top cover on the node
- Install the node
- Power up the node
- Verify the operation of a replacement DIMM
- Return a faulted part
- Replace an internal M.2 boot module
- Before you begin
- Identify a faulted internal M.2 boot module from PowerStore Manager
- Power down the node
- Remove the node
- Remove the top cover from the node
- Remove the faulted internal M.2 boot module
- Install the internal M.2 boot module
- Install the top cover on the node
- Install the node
- Power up the node
- Verify the operation of a replacement internal M.2 boot module
- Return a faulted part
- Replace an M.2 boot module adaptor
- Before you begin
- Identify a faulted M.2 boot module adaptor from PowerStore Manager
- Power down the node
- Remove the node
- Remove the top cover from the node
- Remove the faulted M.2 boot module adaptor
- Install the M.2 boot module adaptor
- Install the top cover on the node
- Install the node
- Power up the node
- Verify the operation of a replacement M.2 boot module adaptor
- Return a faulted part
- Replace a node
- Before you begin
- Identify a faulted node from PowerStore Manager
- Power down the node
- Remove the node
- Remove the top cover from the node
- Transfer parts from the faulted node to the replacement node
- Install the top cover on the node
- Install the node
- Power up the node
- Verify the operation of a replacement node
- Return a faulted part
- Expansion enclosure service procedures
- Safety precautions for handling replaceable units
- Power control procedures
- Power control procedure considerations
- Power control procedures preview
- Powering off procedures for PowerStore node
- Powering on procedures for PowerStore node
- Rebooting procedures for a PowerStore node
- Powering off procedures for PowerStore appliances
- Powering on procedures for PowerStore appliances
- Powering off procedures for PowerStore cluster
- Powering on procedures for PowerStore cluster
- Transferring the internal battery backup module
- Data collection
- Support Notifications
- Reinitialize the system
NOTE: Do not power off or reboot a node, if the peer node is not operating normally. If the peer node is experiencing any
major issues, associated alerts and events appear in PowerStore Manager.
Also, to avoid service interruptions, ensure that there are sufficient and healthy paths from all connected hosts to the peer
node.
About this task
Use the following procedure to reboot a PowerStore X model node:
Steps
1. Log in to the associated vCenter server.
2. If there are user VMs that are not configured for automatic migration to the ESXi host of the peer node, migrate them
manually.
NOTE: vSPHERE Remote Office Branch Office Advanced does not support automatic migration.
3. If there are user VMs that cannot migrate to the ESXi host of the peer node, shut them down manually.
4. Place the ESXi host for the node in Maintenance Mode.
VMware DRS starts to migrate user VMs to the ESXi host of the peer node, and then the PowerStore controller VM is
powered off.
5. Monitor and ensure that all relevant user VMs migrate over to the ESXi host of the peer node.
6. Once all VMs are migrated over and node goes into Maintenance Mode, reboot the ESXi host using vCenter commands.
7. Monitor the vCenter server console to ensure that the ESXi host has rebooted, and then exit the ESXi host from
Maintenance Mode.
The controller VM powers on automatically.
8. Monitor the vCenter server console to ensure that the ESXi host and controller VM have returned to normal operation.
Powering off procedures for PowerStore appliances
This section includes the following procedures:
● Power off a PowerStore T model appliance on page 118
● Power off a PowerStore X model appliance on page 119
Power off a PowerStore T model appliance
Prerequisites
● Do not power off the appliance if you are replacing a hardware component. Identify the node that includes the faulted
hardware component, and power off only that node. For more information, see Power off a PowerStore T model node using
PowerStore Manager on page 113.
● Powering off an appliance results in the mapped hosts losing access to the data on the appliance. Before you begin, ensure
that you temporarily disconnect host access from all storage resources.
● 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
○ If applicable, service tags of the associated expansion enclosures
About this task
Use the following procedure to power off a single PowerStore T model appliance.
To power off all of the appliances in a cluster, see Power off a PowerStore T model cluster on page 121:
118
Power control procedures