1. Quick Start Guide
  2. Connect Cables and Power On
  3. Power On Appliance

Power On Appliance

Follow these steps to power on the appliance for the first time.

Caution:

Once powered on, do not power down the management nodes until you have completed the initial configuration process.

  1. Make sure that the power switches located on the rear left and right side power supplies of the storage drive enclosure(s) are in the ON (|) position.


    Figure showing the power switch on the left-side power supply of the ZFS Storage Appliance

  2. Switch on the power distribution unit (PDU) circuit breakers located on the rear of PDU A and B inside the rack. The circuit breakers are on the rear of the system cabinet as shown below. Press the ON (|) side of the toggle switch.


    Figure showing the PDU switch locations on the Private Cloud Appliance rack.

    Note:

    • After power is applied, the LEDs on the all of the compute nodes and storage server heads will start to blink after approximately two minutes.

    • From the rear of the rack, you can see the green LEDs on the power supply units (PSUs) on the compute nodes turn on instantly after power is applied.

    • In addition, from the rear of the rack, you can see the display on the power distribution units (PDUs) illuminate once power is available.

  3. Wait 20 minutes for the storage controllers to come online. Then proceed with powering on the management nodes.

  4. To power on the management nodes, located in rack units 5, 6 and 7, press the Power button located on the front of each of the three nodes.

    Note:

    A management node takes approximately five to ten minutes to power on completely. Once complete, the Power/OK LED illuminates and remains a steady green.

  5. Allow the system to initialize. Do not interrupt this process.

    The management nodes will verify all components within the system: switches, storage devices and compute nodes. The management nodes search for compute nodes to power on and add to the compute fabric.

    Note:

    Powering on the compute nodes and bringing them to the ready-to-provision state should take approximately 10 minutes per compute node. Do not power cycle the management nodes during the discovery period.

  6. When the hardware initialization is complete, proceed with the initial configuration process.