VessRAID Setup - Promise Technology, Inc.

VessRAID 1000i Series Product Manual
Shutting Down the Subsystem
There are two methods for shutting down the subsystem, depending on your
connection. Choose the applicable procedure:
• Shutting down the VessRAID – Telnet Connection (page 204)
• Shutting down the VessRAID – Serial Connection (page 205)
Shutting down the VessRAID – Telnet Connection
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This function enables you to shutdown the VessRAID subsystem on a Telnet
connection. Additional action is required, as described below.
To shutdown the VessRAID:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press
Enter.
2. Highlight Shutdown or Restart and press Enter.
3. Do one of the following actions:
• Highlight Option and press the spacebar to display Shutdown.
• Highlight Option and press the spacebar to display Poweroff.
4. Highlight Submit and press Enter.
A warning message appears.
5. Press Y to continue.
The screen goes blank.
6. Wait for no less than two minutes.
7. Do one of the following actions:
• If you chose the Shutdown Option, manually turn off the power supply
switch (both switches with redundant power supplies) on the back of the
subsystem.
• If you chose the Poweroff Option, the subsystem powers down
automatically. On subsystems with redundant power supplies, unplug
the power cords and plug them back in, to activate the power switches.
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Important
If you have a JBOD Expansion, always power off the RAID
subsystem first. Then power off the JBOD subsystems.
Caution
After you power off the subsystem, wait at least 10 seconds before
you power on the subsystem again.