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Powering on procedures for PowerStore appliances

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● 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: ○ Address of the VMware vCenter server associated with the appliance ○ Associated vCenter server account credentials ○ Service tags of the appliance and, if applicable, the associated expansion enclosures About this task Use the following procedure to power off a single PowerStore X model appliance in a multi-appliance cluster. To power off all of the appliances in a cluster, see Power off a PowerStore X model cluster. Steps 1. Log in to PowerStore Manager. 2. Use PowerStore Manager to identify VMs that utilize the iSCSI or FC store of the appliance. a. Select Storage > Storage Containers. b. Select the first Storage Container. c. Select Virtual Volumes. d. Select the Show Filters icon. e. Select Add Filter > Appliance. f. Identify the VMs that are using storage on the appliance and the VMs that are running on the appliance. g. Repeat these steps for each Storage Container. 3. In vCenter, power off the VMs identified in the previous step as well as any VMs using VMFS or volume on the appliance. NOTE: If you migrate compute VM storage objects to another appliance, you can migrate the compute VM to that appliance instead of powering it off. 4. In PowerStore Manager, determine the primary appliance by going to Settings > Cluster > Properties. 5. If the appliance you are shutting down is the primary appliance: a. Launch an SSH client, and connect to the appliance using the management IP address. b. Enter the username and password that is associated with the service account, and log in. c. Run the following command to specify which appliance you want to become the new primary appliance: svc_cluster_management MoveMasterAppliance 6. In PowerStore Manager, under Hardware, select the appliance that you want to power off. 7. Under More Actions, select Power Down. The Validation window opens. 8. Review any errors, warnings, and recommendations. Once the appliance passes all of the validation checks, click Next. The Active Objects window opens. 9. Review the list of objects on the appliance that had I/O activity during the last five minutes. 10. Click Next. The Confirm window opens. 11. Enter the service password, and then click Power Down. 12. Wait until PowerStore Manager confirms that the appliance is offline to ensure that the ESXi hosts have shut down. 13. Monitor the vCenter server console to ensure that the ESXi hosts have shut down. 14. Wait for 5 minutes, and then, if required, disconnect the power cables from the base enclosure and expansion enclosures. Powering on procedures for PowerStore appliances This section includes the following procedures: ● Power on a PowerStore T model appliance on page 15 ● Power on a PowerStore X model appliance on page 15 14 Power control procedures

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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:
○
Address of the VMware vCenter server associated with the appliance
○
Associated vCenter server account credentials
○
Service tags of the appliance and, if applicable, the associated expansion enclosures
About this task
Use the following procedure to power off a single PowerStore X model appliance in a multi-appliance cluster.
To power off all of the appliances in a cluster, see
Power off a PowerStore X model cluster
.
Steps
1.
Log in to PowerStore Manager.
2.
Use PowerStore Manager to identify VMs that utilize the iSCSI or FC store of the appliance.
a.
Select
Storage
>
Storage Containers
.
b.
Select the first Storage Container.
c.
Select
Virtual Volumes
.
d.
Select the
Show Filters
icon.
e.
Select
Add Filter
>
Appliance
.
f.
Identify the VMs that are using storage on the appliance and the VMs that are running on the appliance.
g.
Repeat these steps for each Storage Container.
3.
In vCenter, power off the VMs identified in the previous step as well as any VMs using VMFS or volume on the appliance.
NOTE:
If you migrate compute VM storage objects to another appliance, you can migrate the compute VM to that
appliance instead of powering it off.
4.
In PowerStore Manager, determine the primary appliance by going to
Settings
>
Cluster
>
Properties
.
5.
If the appliance you are shutting down is the primary appliance:
a.
Launch an SSH client, and connect to the appliance using the management IP address.
b.
Enter the username and password that is associated with the service account, and log in.
c.
Run the following command to specify which appliance you want to become the new primary appliance:
svc_cluster_management MoveMasterAppliance <ID number of new primary appliance>
6.
In PowerStore Manager, under
Hardware
, select the appliance that you want to power off.
7.
Under
More Actions
, select
Power Down
.
The
Validation
window opens.
8.
Review any errors, warnings, and recommendations. Once the appliance passes all of the validation checks, click
Next
.
The
Active Objects
window opens.
9.
Review the list of objects on the appliance that had I/O activity during the last five minutes.
10.
Click
Next
.
The
Confirm
window opens.
11.
Enter the service password, and then click
Power Down
.
12.
Wait until PowerStore Manager confirms that the appliance is offline to ensure that the ESXi hosts have shut down.
13.
Monitor the vCenter server console to ensure that the ESXi hosts have shut down.
14.
Wait for 5 minutes, and then, if required, disconnect the power cables from the base enclosure and expansion enclosures.
Powering on procedures for PowerStore appliances
This section includes the following procedures:
●
Power on a PowerStore T model appliance
on page 15
●
Power on a PowerStore X model appliance
on page 15
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Power control procedures