Power On and Power Off Sequence for a StorNext Environment

This topic serves as a guideline to basic sequences that allow you to safely power on or power off your StorNext environment.

Caution: Each StorNext environment is different; however, you can use the basic sequences on each environment.

Considerations

Evaluate the environmental details as they pertain to deployed networking; both fibre channel and IP is critical to ensure a successful power cycle management.
All software that relies on StorNext file systems must be accounted for in power cycle management. For example, data orchestration (MAM/PAM/DAM), transcoding, file ingest, file delivery, file system reshare, and so on must be considered when you plan for an outage that requires a power cycle of the environment. Some software and hardware platforms might require more time to power on or power off properly.

Power On a StorNext Environment

Do the following to power on your StorNext environment.

Start your network switch(es).

Note: Contact your network administrator to validate your network and ethernet switch(es) is/are operational.
(If applicable) Start your fibre channel switch(es).

Note: Contact your storage area network (SAN) administrator to validate your SAN switch(es) is/are operational.
(If applicable) Start your secondary storage.

Note: Contact your storage administrator to validate your secondary storage device(s) is/are operational. Verify your device(s) is/are online, in a ready state, and your cables are properly connected.
1. Tape library storage.
2. ActiveScale storage.
3. Other secondary storage.
Start your metadata array(s).

Note: Power on your metadata array and wait a few minutes until the disks are spinning before you proceed to the next step.
Start your data array(s).

Note: Power on your data array and wait a few minutes until the disks are spinning before you proceed to the next step.
Start or power on your Xcellis Workflow Director (XWD) or your own metadata controller (MDC).

Note: Power up and start the primary node of your XWD and then power up and start the secondary node. Verify the StorNext software is fully operational, and your file systems are mounted before you proceed to the next step.
(If applicable) Start your Xcellis Workflow Extenders (XWE) and server(s) to include your reshare gateway(s).

Note: Power up and start your XWE(s) and verify your file system(s) is/are mounted before you proceed to the next step.
- Verify your server(s) is/are mounted and can access to your StorNext file system(s).
Start your client(s).
- Verify your client(s) is/are mounted and can access your StorNext file system(s).

Power Off a StorNext Environment

Do the following to power off your StorNext environment.

Stop your client software and unmount your client(s) from your StorNext file system(s).
Stop your server software and unmount your server(s) from your StorNext file system(s).
Stop your StorNext file system(s).
Stop StorNext or power off your Xcellis Workflow Directors or metadata controller(s).
Stop your data array(s).
Stop your metadata array(s).
(If applicable) Stop your secondary storage.
1. Tape library storage.
2. ActiveScale storage.
3. Other secondary storage.
(If applicable) Stop your fibre channel switch(es).
(If applicable) Stop your network switch(es).