How to shutdown and start Dell Compellent series storage system via Dell Storage Manager

How to Shutdown and Start

1. Log in to Dell Storage Manager.

2. Click Actions at the right top corner.

3. Select System→Shutdown / Restart from the displayed menu.

4. On the Shutdown/restart window, select Shutdown from the "What do you need to do on the Storage Center?" pull-down menu and click OK.

5. The storage system is now shutdown. Wait for about 2 minutes.

6. When the storage system shutdown completed, turn off the power switches on the left and right of the rear of storage system.
   If the disk expansion chassis is connected, turn off the power switches on the left and right of the rear of expansion chassis as well.

    

   If there is no power switch remove the AC cable.

    

7. Turn on the power switches if you need to start the storage system.

    

   Depends on the storage system model, it starts booting 5 minutes after the power switches are turned on.

    

   If the disk expansion chassis is connected, turn on the power in the order of disk expansion chassis→storage system.

    

8. Open Dell Storage Manager and check if you can log in to the storage system.
   If you are unable to log in, wait for about 30 minutes, open Dell Storage Manager again to log in to the storage system.

9. Check if the storage system is started and start the server.