Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 3.x Administration Guide

Enter the SDS nodes into maintenance mode and power off

Use this task to put the SDS into maintenance mode.

1. Log in to the PowerFlex GUI presentation server: https://<presentation_server_IP>:8443.
2. In the left pane, click Configuration > SDSs.
3. In the right pane, select the relevant SDS and click More > Enter Maintenance Mode.
4. In the Enter SDS into Maintenance Mode dialog box, select Instant (if maintenance mode takes more than 30 minutes, then select Protected).
5. Click Enter Maintenance Mode.
6. Verify that the operation is completed successfully and click Dismiss.
7. Shut down the appropriate SVM:
   1. Log in to VMware vCenter using VMware vSphere Client.
   2. Select the SVM, right-click Power > Shut-down Guest OS.