Connecting the system to a power source and powering on

Sequence for powering on system components

You power on the components in your system in this sequence:

Third-party devices, if applicable
Disk shelves first
Storage engine last
Caution
You must power on the storage engine after the disk shelves.

The disk shelves and disk drives require time to power on, reset, and prepare to respond to the storage engine. The storage engine expects these units to be ready for input/output when it powers on and performs its reset and self-test.

Power-on process

The power-on process for a new installation automatically

Checks all connections to the storage engine
Runs the setup command

For detailed information

For details about connecting the system to a power source and powering on, see the following topics:

Connecting the disk shelves to AC power
Connecting the storage engine to AC power