Manual Chapter :
Powering Down the ARX
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ARX
- 6.3.0
Save a copy of the ARX configuration. The configuration parameters are divided into two classes: running-config and global-config. The running-config has all of the chassis, network, and redundancy parameters; all of the CLI commands for running-config are under cfg mode. The global-config contains all namespaces, volumes, global servers, policy rules, and other storage parameters. The CLI commands for global-config are under gbl mode. Save a copy of both the running-config and the global-config. An earlier chapter described all of this: recall Backing Up the Running Configuration.
Use the copy running-config and copy global-config commands to copy the files off of the switch. For example, the following command sequence copies the running-config and global-config off of the bstnA switch to a remote FTP server:
bstnA# copy running-config ftp://juser:jpasswd@172.16.100.183//var/a6k-running.cfg
bstnA# copy global-config ftp://juser:jpasswd@172.16.100.183//var/a6k-global.cfg
bstnA# ...
bstnB# copy running-config ftp://juser:jpasswd@172.16.100.183//var/a6kB-running.cfg
bstnB# ...
Before you shut down any services, use the show chassis nvr command to verify that the battery is in good working order. The output must indicate that the battery is in a Good state and that the Error-Correction Circuitry (ECC) indicates that the NVRAM has No Error. Run this on both peers if you have redundancy configured.
For example, this output indicates that the bstnA chassis has a battery that is ready for power-off:
bstnA# show chassis nvr
bstnB# show chassis nvr
The CLI prompts for confirmation before shutting down the power; enter yes to proceed with the shutdown.
bstnA# shutdown
| ARX-500 - a button on the right side of the front panel (see the ARX®500 Hardware Installation Guide). |
| ARX-1500 - a switch toward the left side of the rear panel (see the ARX®1500 Hardware Installation Guide). |
| ARX-2000 - a button on the upper-left of the front panel (see the ARX®2000 Hardware Installation Guide). |
| ARX-2500 - a switch toward the left side of the rear panel (see the ARX®2500 Hardware Installation Guide). |
| ARX-4000 - a button on the upper-left of the front panel (see the ARX®4000 Hardware Installation Guide). |
The show health command should not indicate any open alarms. For example, this system is in good overall health:
bstnA(cfg)# show health
bstnA(cfg)# ...
bstnB(cfg)# show health
bstnB(cfg)# ...
The show namespace status all command shows the state of all namespaces, volumes, and shares. This is described in the ARX® CLI Storage-Management Guide; see Monitoring the Import, on page 9-56. The Status for each volume should be Enabled. Each share should have a Status of Online; if the switch or switches were powered off for more than 72 hours, they may be Pending or Importing for some time before they transition to an Online state.
bstnA(cfg)# show namespace status all
bstnA(cfg)# ...
Use show virtual service to verify that all NFS and/or CIFS services are running properly. In a redundant pair, these services only run on the active peer. All services should have a state of Ready. For example, this ARX has all of its services running:
bstnA(cfg)# show virtual service
bstnA(cfg)# ...
For a pair of redundant switches, check the redundancy configuration from either peer. Use show redundancy all, and check for the status shown in the example below (important status is highlighted in bold):
bstnA(cfg)# show redundancy all
*1 bstnA Up Active Never -
2 bstnB Up Backup 1 07:37:08 07/21/2006
QD 192.168.25.234 Up Quorum 1 07:36:57 07/21/2006
07-21 07:37:13 Quorum disk is online, system is ready for failover
