Overland Storage REO 1000 User manual

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Powering Up a REO Appliance and
Shutting It Down
(for REO 1000 and REO 4000)
Warning: Pressing and holding the power button or switch for 4 seconds, or more, causes an immediate
hardware-shutdown that might result in the loss of data on the REO appliance if there are any active read-
, write-, or management-operations. Whenever possible, turn off the appliance using the REO GUI or the
graceful shutdown method described later in this document. If you must use the immediate hardware-
shutdown method, make sure that you first stop all host- and management-server-related activity.
Turning On a New Appliance
1Before attaching the power cord (REO 1000) or cords (REO 4000), make sure that the disk carriers, which
contain the disk drives, are inserted in the correct slots in the chassis, and that the REO SoftKey is
inserted in a USB port.
Because your appliance is preconfigured to use RAID 5 with logical volumes, it is important that the disks
remain in the correct slot (REO 4000) or that you insert them in the correct slot (REO 1000). The following
diagrams show how disk numbering is assigned.
2After you ensure that the disks are seated correctly and the REO SoftKey is inserted in a USB port, attach
the power cord (REO 1000) or cords (REO 4000) to the REO Appliance, and plug the cord or cords in to an
AC power source, but do not turn the power on.
Important: If you do not complete these steps in this order, or if power is automatically enabled on your
appliance, the appliance might start in an error state.
3If you did not follow the preceding steps or if power was automatically enabled, shut down the appliance
before continuing with the setup process.
For details on shutting down an appliance, see the next section, Shutting Down an Appliance.
4Using the guidelines provided in the Setup Guide, connect the Management and Data Ports.
5For a REO 4000, connect the Fibre Channel and external SCSI ports, if applicable.
6To turn the REO Appliance on, press and hold the power button (REO 1000) or switch (REO 4000) on the
front of the appliance for 1 second.
Important: If you purchased multiple units, enable power to one unit only; you must set up one unit at a time.
REO 1000
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REO 4000
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Shutting Down an Appliance
To ensure preservation of data on the REO Appliance, you should not turn off the appliance using the power
button; you should use the Shut Down option in the REO GUI. If you are setting up a new appliance and you
did not complete the steps in the proper order or power was automatically enabled, you might not have access
to the Shut Down option in the REO GUI.
If you have access to the REO GUI, complete the following steps.
1Make sure that none of the initiators (servers) have active connections with the REO Appliance.
2In the REO GUI, under System Menu, click Maintenance.
3In the System Maintenance page, under Shut Down/Restart, click the applicable button.
If you want to shut down the appliance briefly and then automatically turn it back on, click Restart.
When the confirmation message appears, click OK to continue. Wait several minutes before you log
back on to the GUI.
If you want to shut down the appliance and leave the power off, click Shut Down. When the
confirmation message appears, click OK to continue. Wait several minutes before you perform any
maintenance on the REO Appliance.
If you do not have access to the REO GUI, complete the following steps.
1Press and release the power button or switch on the front of the appliance quickly (1 second) to initiate a
graceful software-system shutdown process.
2Wait up to 1 minute to see if the appliance responds.
The LED for power will turn off after the shutdown process is finished.
3If the appliance does not shut down after the first attempt, try repeating step 1 and step 2 a second time.
Warning: Pressing and holding the power button or switch for 4 seconds, or more, causes an immediate
hardware-shutdown that might result in the loss of data on the REO appliance if there are any active read-,
write-, or management-operations. Whenever possible, turn off the appliance using the REO GUI or the
graceful shutdown method described earlier. If you must use the immediate hardware-shutdown method,
make sure that you first stop all host- and management-server-related activity.
Click Maintenance.