Turning off the storage server, Turning, Storage – IBM Partner Pavilion DS4100 User Manual

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background image

green

on

the

front

of

the

storage

server.

If

they

are

not,

use

the

DS4000

Storage

Manager

client

to

diagnose

the

problem

(see

“Monitoring

status

through

software”

on

page

70).

Note:

The

green

drive

active

LED

and

amber

drive

fault

LED

below

the

drive

CRUs

might

flash

intermittently

as

the

drives

spin-up.

Wait

until

the

storage

server

is

finished

powering

up

before

checking

the

LEDs

on

the

front

of

the

storage

server.

For

more

information,

see

“Checking

the

LEDs”

on

page

71.

Turning

off

the

storage

server

Attention:

Except

in

an

emergency,

never

turn

off

the

power

if

any

storage

server

Fault

LEDs

are

on.

Correct

the

fault

before

you

turn

off

the

power.

Use

the

DS4000

Storage

Manager

client

and

the

Fault

LEDs

to

check

the

overall

status

of

the

storage

server

and

its

components.

All

LEDs

should

be

green

on

the

front

of

the

storage

server.

If

they

are

not,

use

the

DS4000

Storage

Manager

client

to

diagnose

the

problem

(see

“Monitoring

status

through

software”

on

page

70).

This

ensures

that

the

storage

server

will

power

up

correctly

later.

For

more

information,

see

Chapter

6,

“Hardware

maintenance,”

on

page

111.

The

storage

server

is

designed

to

run

continuously,

24

hours

a

day.

After

you

turn

on

the

storage

server,

do

not

turn

it

off.

Turn

off

the

power

only

when:

v

Instructions

in

a

hardware

or

software

procedure

require

you

to

turn

off

the

power.

v

A

service

technician

tells

you

to

turn

off

the

power.

v

A

power

outage

or

emergency

situation

occurs

(see

“Performing

an

emergency

shutdown”

on

page

69).

Statement

5:

CAUTION:

The

power

control

button

on

the

device

and

the

power

supply

do

not

turn

off

the

electrical

current

supplied

to

the

device.

The

device

also

might

have

more

than

one

power

cord.

To

remove

all

electrical

current

from

the

device,

ensure

that

all

power

cords

are

disconnected

from

the

power

source.

1

2

Perform

the

following

steps

to

turn

off

the

power:

1.

Before

proceeding,

use

the

DS4000

Storage

Manager

client

to

determine

the

status

of

the

system

components

and

special

instructions.

The

operating

system

software

might

require

you

to

perform

other

procedures

before

you

turn

off

the

power.

2.

Use

the

DS4000

Storage

Manager

client

to

check

the

status

of

the

storage

server.

Correct

problems

that

are

reported

before

you

turn

off

the

power.

Chapter

4.

Operating

the

storage

server

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