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Dell PowerFlex Rack with PowerFlex 3.x Administration Guide

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Power on a PowerFlex rack

To safely power on the system, power on one PowerFlex rack component at a time, in the order specified in this procedure.

Prerequisites

  • Confirm that the servers are not damaged from the shipment.
  • Verify that all connections are seated properly and check the manufacturing handoff notes for any items that must be completed.
  • Verify that the following items are available:
    • Customer-provided services such as Active Directory, DNS, NTP
    • Physical infrastructure such as reliable power, adequate cooling, and core network access

See Cisco documentation for information about the LED indicators.

See Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5200F-ON Series Installation Guide for information about the LED indicators for Dell EMC PowerSwitch switches.

Steps

  1. Verify that the PDU breakers are in the OPEN (OFF) positions. If the breakers are not OPEN, use the small enclosed tool to press the small white tab below each switch for the circuit to open. These switches are located below the ON/OFF breaker.
  2. Connect the external AC feeds to the PDUs.
  3. Verify that power is available to the PDUs and a number is displayed on the LEDs of each PDU.
  4. Close the PDU circuit breakers on all PDUs for Zone A by pressing the side of the switch that is labeled ON. This action causes the switch to lie flat. Verify all the components that are connected to the PDUs on Zone A light up.
  5. Close the PDU circuit breakers on all PDUs for Zone B by pressing the side of the switch that is labeled ON. Verify all the components that are connected to the PDUs on Zone B light up.
  6. Power on the network components in the following order:
    NOTE:Network components take about 10 minutes to power on.
    • Management switches - Wait until the PS1 and PS2 LEDs are solid green before proceeding.
    • Cisco Nexus aggregation or leaf-spine switches - Wait until the system status LED is green before proceeding.
    • Dell EMC PowerSwitch switches - Wait until the system status LED is solid green before proceeding.

Next steps

Power on the PowerFlex management controller.

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