Dell PowerStore Service Scripts Guide

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Reboot, shut down, and turn on a node (svc_node)

This service script enables you to cleanly reboot or turn on a node. This script also enables you to stop the controller VM on the node so the node can be placed in Maintenance mode in VMware vSphere.

This command can only be used for operations that are performed on a single node.

Usage

Function	Diagnostic and Recovery
Mode	Service
Usage	Service
Requires service user password?	Yes
Requires root privileges?	No
May cause data unavailability?	Yes
May cause data loss?	No
Scope	Node
Prerequisites	None

Format

svc_node [-h][-d] {status,power_on,power_off,reboot,shutdown}

Optional arguments

Qualifier	Description
-h, --help	Show the help message and exit.
-d, --debug	Increase the logging level to debug and print logs to the console.

Actions

Action	Description
status	Provides the network connectivity status and power status of the peer node.
power_on	Power on the peer node.
power_off	Turn off power to a node. This action is equivalent to an abrupt or hard power off.
reboot	Reboot the node. NOTE:This action causes the node to restart immediately.
shutdown	Shut down a node by cleanly powering it off. All services are stopped in the appropriate order.