Shut down a single node
Shut down an individual node in a cluster.
About this task
This is useful when replacing node hardware or performing other maintenance tasks.
Steps
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On the VMware vSphere Client, click
Hosts and Clusters and select your VxRail cluster from the left navigation bar.
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Select the
Monitor tab.
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Select
VxRail >
Physical View from the inner left navigation bar.
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Click the host to view and then click the
View Host Details link (hostname) on the right side of the window.
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Click
Actions and select
Shutdown Host.
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On the
Shutdown Host window, correct any issues that are detected by the precheck routine.
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When the precheck routine completes, click
Continue to shut down the node.
Results
During the precheck routine,
VxRail Manager checks the following:
- Hosts are not in maintenance mode
- Cluster health monitoring is on
- Hosts are connected
- DRS is enabled, or that all VMs on this host have been shut down
- All VMs with vGPU enabled have been shut down