SC9000 Storage System Owner's Manual

If you need to power up all Storage Center hardware, turn on the expansion enclosures first, then turn on the storage controllers .

1. Connect the expansion enclosures and storage controllers to a power source.
2. Turn on each expansion enclosure attached to the Storage Center.
   1. Simultaneously press both power switches on the rear of the expansion enclosure to turn on the expansion enclosure. The status indicator on the front of the expansion enclosure turns blue when the expansion enclosure is powered up and operational
      • NOTE: After an expansion enclosure is powered on, its ID number is displayed by LEDs on the back panel. If you want the IDs for all the expansion enclosures to appear in sequential order, turn on each expansion enclosure, one after the other, in the order you want the ID to appear.
   2. Repeat with each expansion enclosure attached to the Storage Center, waiting for each to become operational before turning on the next expansion enclosure.
      • NOTE: Make sure that all disks are up and running before turning on any storage controllers .
3. After all expansion enclosures are powered on, turn on each storage controller by pressing and holding the power button on the front of the storage controller . The fans turn on as an indication that the storage controller is starting to come up.