Lenovo ThinkServer Storage SA120 (English) User Guide and Hardware Maintenance - Page 37

Chapter 3. Turning on and turning off the storage array This chapter provides information about turning on and turning off the storage array. Turning on the storage array Notes: • To use a storage array, ensure that you always turn on the storage array first, and then the server. • There is no power switch on the storage array. The storage array turns on when you connect it to ac power. To turn on the storage array, do the following: 1. Complete the hardware installation or replacement, and then connect the storage array to a server. See Chapter 6 "Installing, removing, or replacing hardware" on page 31 and "Connecting the storage arrays" on page 19. Note: Ensure that the SAS signal cables between the storage array and server are connected securely. 2. Connect the storage array to an ac power source. The power-status LED on the front panel is lit in green. Turning off the storage array Note: There is no power switch on the storage array. The storage array turns off when you disconnect it from ac power. To turn off the storage array, do the following: 1. Turn off the server that the storage array is connected to. 2. Disconnect the storage array from the ac power source. Note: You do not have to turn off the storage array when restarting the server that the storage array is connected to. © Copyright Lenovo 2014 25