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Confirm that the power cables on the rear panel are connected to separate PDUs, as shown in the following figure. Then connect the PDUs to external power sources.
Note: For best practice, establish power redundancy by routing the power connections from each PDU to external power sources on different branch circuits.
To prevent the storage system from being turned off by accident, make sure the external power sources are not controlled by a wall switch.
Item Description 1 PDUs on the left and right sides of the rack -
Confirm that the top (POWER) LED on the lower left front side of the controller is lit amber, as shown in the following figure. If the storage system has a drive tray, confirm that the
POWER LED on the lower left front side of the drive tray is lit green.
Item Description 1 POWER LED on the front of the controller -
If the front bezels are not attached to the front of the controller and drive tray, attach them as follows:
- Line up the two tabs on the left side of the controller or drive tray with the two slots on the left side of the bezel.
- Connect the bezel by sliding it on and swinging the bezel closed.
- Use the key to secure the bezel to the front of the unit.
Item Description 1 Bezel slots 2 Tabs 3 Key -
On the lower left front side of the controller, press and hold the
POWER ON/OFF button until the
POWER LED changes to green (about 3 seconds), and then release the button.
Item Description 1 Controller (front bezel attached) 2 Controller (front bezel removed) 3 READY LED on controller (front bezel removed) 4 POWER LED on controller (front bezel removed) 5 READY LED on controller (front bezel attached) 6 POWER LED on controller (front bezel attached)