Procedure: Powering on the Storwize V7000 Gen2 system

After installing all hardware components, you must power on the Storwize® V7000 Gen2 system and check its status.

About this task

Attention: Do not power on the system with any open bays or slots.
  • Every unused drive bay must be occupied by a filler panel.
  • Filler plates must be installed in all empty host interface adapter slots.
Open bays or slots disrupt the internal air flow, causing the drives to receive insufficient cooling.

Procedure

To power on the system, complete the following steps.

  1. Power on the control enclosure by connecting both power supply units of the enclosure to their power sources, using the supplied power cables. If the power sources have circuit breakers or switches, ensure that they are turned on. The enclosure does not have power switches.
    Note: Each enclosure has two power supply units. To provide power failure redundancy, connect the two power cords to separate power circuits.
  2. Check the LEDs on each node canister in the control enclosure, as displayed in Figure 1.
    Figure 1. Node canister LEDs
    •  1  Power
    •  2  Status
    •  3  Fault
    The canister is ready with no critical errors when Power is illuminated, Status is blinking, and Fault is off. If a canister is not ready, refer to the "Procedure: Understanding the system status using the LEDs" topic in the troubleshooting section of the Storwize V7000 Unified information center.
Parent topic: Resolving a problem
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Procedure: Restarting a Storwize V7000 Gen2 control enclosure