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VNX Planned Powerdown
May, 2014
Complete the following procedure to safely perform a planned power down of your
VNX5400 for Block.
Note
As part of a robust disaster recovery plan, it is recommended that you test the planned
power down and power up of your VNX prior to an event necessitating these actions. Print
off and follow this procedure to test the planned power down process on your VNX.
CAUTION
In an emergency power down situation, turn the rack power switches to the 0 (off position)
to immediately power down the all rack components. You should only do this in true
emergency situations, when the consequence of corrupted data cannot be avoided.
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Planned power down of your VNX system
Use the task below to perform a complete planned power down of your VNX storage
system.
Procedure
1. When possible, before you power down the system:
a. Notify all users of the planned powerdown several days in advance when possible.
b. Prevent all logins and notify all users several minutes in advance of the impending
powerdown.
c. Log out all users.
Note
At times in this procedure you will be directed to view status (power and/or fault)
LEDs on certain system components. For an unobstructed view of a component's
status LEDs, be prepared to remove its protective front bezel. After completing the
powering down the VNX, reattach any removed front bezels.
2. Log into Unisphere on one of the storage processors of the system being powered
down and check the system status.
a. From a browser, type the IP address of the storage processor.
b. Log in to the Unisphere software as sysadmin and define the scope as Global.
c. On the Unisphere Dashboard locate the Systems by Severity quadrant.
d. Verify that the Status fields for the VNX system to be powered down show no
current Critical alerts.
3. Power down the entire VNX system from Unisphere.
a. Select System List from the top navigation bar.
Note
If System List is not shown in the navigation bar, select All Systems in the system
list drop-down menu.
b. Select the system to be powered down from the system list.
c. Click the Power Off button and follow the prompts that appear to power off the
system.
Note
If you experience any issues or uncertainties during this planned powerdown
activity, contact you authorized support provider. Do NOT remove external power
from the VNX until you resolve the situation.
Ensure that you read and follow the recommendations that appear in Unisphere as
you power off the VNX system.
4. Your VNX should power down within five minutes.
5. Confirm SP and DPE power down and then completely remove all power from the disk
processor enclosure:
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Note
DO NOT remove power from a storage processor with a lit unsafe to remove LED. The
unsafe to remove LED indicates the occurrence of essential system caching. Removing
power from the storage processor prematurely can result in corrupted data.
a. Ping the management IP address of each Storage Processor to verify that each SP
is unresponsive and/or confirm that the disk processor enclosure (DPE) and
storage processor fault LEDs and LED (unsafe to remove) are NOT lit.
The SP power LEDs should be green.
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Caution: Array Software on drives 0-3. Removing or relocating them
A
B
SP
SP
0 1 0 1
DPE Fault LED
DPE Power LED
Fault LED
- OE not booted - blinking blue or amber
- Faulted - Steady amber
Power LED
(Green)
Unsafe to remove LED
(White hand)
Detail
b. After verifying the SP and DPE front LEDs, disconnect DPE power supply power
cords. Locations shown below.
A C
D C
!
1 0 1 0
X4
A C
D C
!
X4 X4 X4
B A
B-side
A-side
c. Remove each BBU from the rear of the DPE by pushing the BBU's orange release
tab to the right, while grasping the handle, and pulling the BBU slightly.
A C
D C
!
1 0 1 0
X4
A C
D C
!
X4 X4 X4
B A
B-side A-side
d. With the power supply power cords disconnected, re-insert the BBUs by pushing
each BBU into its slot until it clicks in place.
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6. If there are additional optional DAEs and you intend to power off the entire array,
disconnect the power cables from each DAE to the PDUs. This powers down the
additional DAEs.
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Published May, 2014
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