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Turning On and Shutting Down the System

Note: If a power supply fails, there are two different alert

mechanisms. If the node power supply fails, there is an admin
alert notification in the remote management pages (see Admin
Alerts on page 193). If an expansion module power supply
fails, the power supply emits an audible warning and the
power supply LED turns red (no admin alert notification
occurs). Expansion module power supplies should be checked
periodically for audible and LED warnings.
Caution: All power supplies are hot swappable. When replacing
power supplies, never remove more than one power supply
at a time from the node or an expansion module. Also,
before you remove one power supply, make sure the other
power supply is operating correctly (indicator LED is green).

Figure 20 Power Supply LED

Power supply indicator

Turning On and Shutting Down the System

To turn on the system, first press the power button located on the front
panel of all expansion modules in the system. (All expansion modules
may be turned on in parallel.) After you have turned on all expansion
modules, wait 10 seconds, then press the power button located on the
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front panel of the node to turn on the node (see Figure 21).

Figure 21 Power Buttons

Node power
button

Expansion module power button

To shut down the DXi6700, you must use the remote management
pages (see Reboot & Shutdown on page 347). Shutting down the
system can take up to 15 minutes.
After the node shuts down, press the power button located on the front
panel of all expansion modules to power down the expansion modules.

Best Practices
There are several items that should be considered when installing and
configuring your DXi6700 system. By reviewing this information, you
can help shorten the installation and configuration time for your
system.
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Reboot & Shutdown

Reboot & Shutdown

The Reboot & Shutdown page allows you to reboot or shut down the
DXi6700.
To access the Reboot & Shutdown page, click the Utilities menu, and
then click the Reboot & Shutdown tab (see Figure 190).

Figure 190 Reboot &

Shutdown Page

To reboot or shutdown the DXi6700:

1 Under System Action, select an option:
Reboot - Reboots the DXi6700.
Rebooting the system closes the Web browser connection. You
must log on again after the system has rebooted.
Shutdown - Shuts down the DXi6700.
Reset from diagnostic state - (Only available when the node is
in degraded mode) Restarts the services on the node without
rebooting the system.
2 Click Apply.
Note: Shutting down the system can take up to 15 minutes. Only the
node will completely shut down.

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