EVA4400 shutdown procedure ?

[damiri]

Hello,

HP documentation is unclear how to actually shutdown EVA4400 in proper manner. At least, I do not understand. Is there somebody here who can write down few steps for proper shutdown? I have initiated shutdown from CV and apperently controllers are off but disks are still working. Should I power them off by power button or wait ?

damiri

[Víctor Cespón · Accepted solution]

If you have chosen the "System Shutdown" option, they should have powered off.
According to the EVA4400 user guide:

The shutdown process performs the following functions in the indicated order:
1. Flushes cache
2. Removes power from the controllers
3. Disables cache battery power
4. Removes power from the drive enclosures
5. Disconnects the system from HP Command View EVA

This can also be done from the Management module.

If the controller enclosure is off, you can power off the disk enclosures.

[damiri]

tnx

[Víctor Cespón]

Do you have the latest firmware installed?

This can happen on firmwares XCS 09003000 and XCS 09004000.

[damiri]

Hello,

I upgraded it to latest version 09006000.

Damir

[Uwe Zessin]

Interesting. I have not tried it with the latest XCS, but on all EVA-4400 I have shutdown I am _very_ sure the disk drive enclosures were powered off _before_ the controllers.

[Víctor Cespón]

That is initiating the shutdown from Command View or from the WOCP, Uwe?

[Uwe Zessin]

Command View. I am not sure I've written it down (forgive me - too lazy to check ;-), but I have a dim memory that the trainer who did the EVA-4400 NPI training last year even mentioned that change.

[damiri]

To make it clear: I think I haven't done power down with new firmware. I will try tomorrow and I will post it here. But with previous firmware I am 100% sure that disk enclosure stays powered up.

[damiri]

and I was using WOCP ...