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Note: If a power supply fails, there are two different alert mechanisms. If the node power supply fails, there is an admin alert notification in the remote management pages (see Admin Alerts on page 193). If an expansion module power supply fails, the power supply emits an audible warning and the power supply LED turns red (no admin alert notification occurs). Expansion module power supplies should be checked periodically for audible and LED warnings.

Caution: All power supplies are hot swappable. When replacing power supplies, never remove more than one power supply at a time from the node or an expansion module. Also, before you remove one power supply, make sure the other power supply is operating correctly (indicator LED is green).

Figure 20 Power Supply LED

Turning On and Shutting Down the System

To turn on the system, first press the power button located on the front panel of all expansion modules in the system. (All expansion modules may be turned on in parallel.) After you have turned on all expansion modules, wait 10 seconds, then press the power button located on the

Power supply indicator

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front panel of the node to turn on the node (see Figure 21).

Figure 21 Power Buttons

To shut down the DXi6700, you must use the remote management pages (see Reboot & Shutdown on page 347). Shutting down the system can take up to 15 minutes.

After the node shuts down, press the power button located on the front panel of all expansion modules to power down the expansion modules.

Best Practices

There are several items that should be considered when installing and configuring your DXi6700 system. By reviewing this information, you can help shorten the installation and configuration time for your system.

Node power

button

Expansion module power button

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Reboot & Shutdown

The Reboot & Shutdown page allows you to reboot or shut down the DXi6700.

To access the Reboot & Shutdown page, click the Utilities menu, and then click the Reboot & Shutdown tab (see Figure 190).

Figure 190 Reboot &

Shutdown Page

To reboot or shutdown the DXi6700:

1 Under System Action, select an option:

• Reboot - Reboots the DXi6700.

Rebooting the system closes the Web browser connection. You must log on again after the system has rebooted.

• Shutdown - Shuts down the DXi6700.

• Reset from diagnostic state - (Only available when the node is in degraded mode) Restarts the services on the node without rebooting the system.

2 Click Apply.

Note: Shutting down the system can take up to 15 minutes. Only the node will completely shut down.