Power on your AFX 2K storage system
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After you install the rack hardware for your AFX 2K storage system and install the cables for the controller nodes and storage shelves, you should power on your storage shelves and controller nodes.
Step 1: Power on the shelf and assign shelf ID
Each shelf has a unique shelf ID, ensuring its distinction in your storage system setup.
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A valid shelf ID is 01 through 99.
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You must power cycle a shelf (unplug both power cords, wait a minimum of 10 seconds, and then plug them back in) for the shelf ID to take effect.
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Power on the shelf by connecting the power cords first to the shelf, securing them in place with the power cord retainer, and then connecting the power cords to power sources on different circuits.
The shelf automatically powers on and boots when plugged in.
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Remove the left end cap to access the shelf ID button behind the faceplate.
Shelf end cap
Shelf faceplate
Shelf ID number
Shelf ID button
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Change the first number of the shelf ID:
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Insert the straightened end of a paperclip or narrow tipped ball point pen into the small hole to gently press the shelf ID button.
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Gently press and hold the shelf ID button until the first number on the digital display blinks, and then release the button.
The number blinks within 15 seconds, activating shelf ID programming mode.
If the ID takes longer than 15 seconds to blink, press and hold the shelf ID button again, making sure to press it in all the way. -
Press and release the shelf ID button to advance the number until you reach the desired number from 0 to 9.
Each press and release duration can be as short as one second.
The first number continues to blink.
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Change the second number of the shelf ID:
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Press and hold the button until the second number on the digital display blinks.
It can take up to three seconds for the number to blink.
The first number on the digital display stops blinking.
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Press and release the shelf ID button to advance the number until you reach the desired number from 0 to 9.
The second number continues to blink.
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Lock in the desired number and exit the programming mode by pressing and holding the shelf ID button until the second number stops blinking.
It can take up to three seconds for the number to stop blinking.
Both numbers on the digital display start blinking and the amber LED illuminates after about five seconds, alerting you that the pending shelf ID has not yet taken effect.
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Power-cycle the shelf for at least 10 seconds to make the shelf ID take effect.
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Unplug the power cord from both power supplies on the shelf.
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Wait 10 seconds.
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Plug the power cords back into the shelf power supplies to complete the power cycle.
The power supply powers on as soon as you plug in the power cord. Its bicolored LED should illuminate green.
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Replace the left end cap.
Step 2: Power on the controller nodes
After you've turned on your storage shelves and assigned them unique IDs, turn on the power to the storage controller nodes.
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Connect your laptop to the serial console port. This allows you to monitor the boot sequence when the controllers are powered on.
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Set the serial console port on the laptop to 115,200 baud with N-8-1.
See your laptop's online help for instructions on how to configure the serial console port.
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Connect the console cable to the laptop, and connect the serial console port on the controller using the console cable that came with your storage system.
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Connect the laptop to the switch on the management subnet.
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Assign a TCP/IP address to the laptop, using one that is on the management subnet.
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Plug the power cords into the controller power supplies, and then connect them to power sources on different circuits.
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The system begins to boot. Initial booting may take up to eight minutes.
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The LEDs flash on and the fans start, indicating that the controllers are powering on.
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The fans may be noisy at start-up, which is normal.
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Secure the power cords using the securing device on each power supply.
Step 3: Verify the switch connections
From the switch CLI, verify that the switch ports connected to the cluster ports are up, that the cluster nodes are in their correct cluster VLANs, and that the ISL connection between the two switches is functional.
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Verify that the switch ports connected to the cluster ports are up:
show interface briefYou can use
| grep upto filter the output to only show the ports that are up.Show example for Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B and 9364D-GX2A switches
cs1# show interface brief | grep up . . Eth1/9/3 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/9/4 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/15/1 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/15/2 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/15/3 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/15/4 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/16/1 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/16/2 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/16/3 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/16/4 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/17/1 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/17/2 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/17/3 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/17/4 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- . .
Show example for Cisco Nexus 9808 switches
cs1# show interface brief -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port VRF Status IP Address Speed MTU -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mgmt0 -- up 10.232.206.36 1000 1500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethernet VLAN Type Mode Status Reason Speed Port Interface Ch # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eth1/1 1 eth trunk up none 400G(D) -- Eth1/2 1 eth trunk up none 400G(D) -- . . . Eth1/17 1 eth trunk up none 400G(D) -- Eth1/18 1 eth trunk down XCVR not inserted auto(D) -- Eth1/19/1 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- Eth1/19/2 1 eth trunk up none 100G(D) -- . . . Eth1/35/3 1 eth trunk down XCVR not inserted auto(D) -- Eth1/35/4 1 eth trunk down XCVR not inserted auto(D) -- Eth1/36 1 eth trunk down XCVR not inserted auto(D) 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Port-channel VLAN Type Mode Status Reason Speed Protocol Interface ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Po1 1 eth trunk down No operational members auto(D) lacp Po998 1 eth access down Administratively down auto(I) none Po999 1 eth access down Administratively down auto(I) none cs1#
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Verify that the cluster nodes are in their correct cluster VLANs using the following commands:
show vlan briefshow interface trunkShow example for Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B switches
cs1# show vlan brief VLAN Name Status Ports ---- -------------------------------- --------- ------------------------------- 1 default active Po1, Po999, Eth1/31, Eth1/32 Eth1/33, Eth1/34, Eth1/1/1 Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3, Eth1/1/4 . . . Eth1/29/4, Eth1/30/1, Eth1/30/2 Eth1/30/3, Eth1/30/4 17 VLAN0017 active Eth1/1/1, Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3 Eth1/1/4, Eth1/2/1, Eth1/2/2 . . . Eth1/29/3, Eth1/29/4, Eth1/30/1 Eth1/30/2, Eth1/30/3, Eth1/30/4 18 VLAN0018 active Eth1/1/1, Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3 Eth1/1/4, Eth1/2/1, Eth1/2/2 . . . Eth1/29/3, Eth1/29/4, Eth1/30/1 Eth1/30/2, Eth1/30/3, Eth1/30/4 30 VLAN0030 active Eth1/1/1, Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3 Eth1/1/4, Eth1/2/1, Eth1/2/2 . . . Eth1/29/3, Eth1/29/4, Eth1/30/1 Eth1/30/2, Eth1/30/3, Eth1/30/4 40 VLAN0040 active Eth1/1/1, Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3 Eth1/1/4, Eth1/2/1, Eth1/2/2 . . . Eth1/29/3, Eth1/29/4, Eth1/30/1 Eth1/30/2, Eth1/30/3, Eth1/30/4 cs1# show interface trunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port Native Status Port Vlan Channel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eth1/1/1 1 trunking -- Eth1/1/2 1 trunking -- Eth1/1/3 1 trunking -- Eth1/1/4 1 trunking -- Eth1/2/1 1 trunking -- Eth1/2/2 1 trunking -- Eth1/2/3 1 trunking -- Eth1/2/4 1 trunking -- . . . Eth1/30/1 none Eth1/30/2 none Eth1/30/3 none Eth1/30/4 none Eth1/31 none Eth1/32 none Po1 1Show example for Cisco Nexus 9364D-GX2A switches
cs1# show vlan brief VLAN Name Status Ports ---- -------------------------------- --------- ------------------------------- 1 default active Po1, Po999, Eth1/63, Eth1/64 Eth1/65, Eth1/66, Eth1/1/1 Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3, Eth1/1/4 . . . Eth1/62/1, Eth1/62/2, Eth1/62/3 Eth1/62/4 17 VLAN0017 active Eth1/1/1, Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3 Eth1/1/4, Eth1/2/1, Eth1/2/2 . . . Eth1/61/4, Eth1/62/1, Eth1/62/2 Eth1/62/3, Eth1/62/4 18 VLAN0018 active Eth1/1/1, Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3 Eth1/1/4, Eth1/2/1, Eth1/2/2 . . . Eth1/61/4, Eth1/62/1, Eth1/62/2 Eth1/62/3, Eth1/62/4 30 VLAN0030 active Eth1/1/1, Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3 Eth1/1/4, Eth1/2/1, Eth1/2/2 . . . Eth1/61/4, Eth1/62/1, Eth1/62/2 Eth1/62/3, Eth1/62/4 40 VLAN0040 active Eth1/1/1, Eth1/1/2, Eth1/1/3 Eth1/1/4, Eth1/2/1, Eth1/2/2 . . . Eth1/61/4, Eth1/62/1, Eth1/62/2 Eth1/62/3, Eth1/62/4 cs1# show interface trunk ----------------------------------------------------- Port Native Status Port Vlan Channel ----------------------------------------------------- Eth1/1/1 1 trunking -- Eth1/1/2 1 trunking -- Eth1/1/3 1 trunking -- Eth1/1/4 1 trunking -- Eth1/2/1 1 trunking -- Eth1/2/2 1 trunking -- Eth1/2/3 1 trunking -- Eth1/2/4 1 trunking -- . . . Eth1/62/2 none Eth1/62/3 none Eth1/62/4 none Eth1/63 none Eth1/64 none Po1 1Show example for Cisco Nexus 9808 switches
cs1# show vlan brief VLAN Name Status Ports ---- ----------------------- ---------- -------- ----------------------------- 1 default active Po1, Po998, Po999, Eth1/1 Eth1/2, Eth1/3, Eth1/4, Eth1/5 Eth1/6, Eth1/7, Eth1/8, Eth1/9 . . . Eth1/34/3, Eth1/34/4, Eth1/35/1 Eth1/35/2, Eth1/35/3, Eth1/35/4 17 VLAN0017 active Eth1/1, Eth1/2, Eth1/3, Eth1/4 Eth1/5, Eth1/6, Eth1/7, Eth1/8 . . . Eth1/34/3, Eth1/34/4, Eth1/35/1 Eth1/35/2, Eth1/35/3, Eth1/35/4 18 VLAN0018 active Eth1/1, Eth1/2, Eth1/3, Eth1/4 Eth1/5, Eth1/6, Eth1/7, Eth1/8 . . . Eth1/34/3, Eth1/34/4, Eth1/35/1 Eth1/35/2, Eth1/35/3, Eth1/35/4 30 VLAN0030 active Eth1/1, Eth1/2, Eth1/3, Eth1/4 Eth1/5, Eth1/6, Eth1/7, Eth1/8 . . . Eth1/34/3, Eth1/34/4, Eth1/35/1 Eth1/35/2, Eth1/35/3, Eth1/35/4 40 VLAN0040 active Po1, Eth1/1, Eth1/2, Eth1/3 Eth1/4, Eth1/5, Eth1/6, Eth1/7 Eth1/8, Eth1/9, Eth1/10, Eth1/11 . . . Eth1/35/1, Eth1/35/2, Eth1/35/3 Eth1/35/4 cs1# cs1# show interface trunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port Native Status Port Vlan Channel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eth1/1 1 trunking -- Eth1/2 1 trunking -- . . . Eth1/17 1 trunking -- Eth1/18 1 trunking -- Eth1/19/1 1 trunking -- Eth1/19/2 1 trunking -- . . . Eth1/35/4 1 trunking -- Eth1/36 1 trnk-bndl Po1 Po1 1 trunking -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port Vlans Allowed on Trunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eth1/1 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/2 1,17-18,30,40 . . . Eth1/17 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/18 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/19/1 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/19/2 1,17-18,30,40 . . . Eth1/35/3 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/35/4 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/36 1,40 Po1 1,40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port Vlans Err-disabled on Trunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eth1/1 none Eth1/2 none . . . Eth1/17 none Eth1/18 none Eth1/19/1 none Eth1/19/2 none . . . Eth1/35/4 none Eth1/36 none Po1 none -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port STP Forwarding -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eth1/1 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/2 1,17-18,30,40 . . . Eth1/17 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/18 none Eth1/19/1 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/19/2 1,17-18,30,40 . . . Eth1/35/4 none Eth1/36 none Po1 none -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port Vlans in spanning tree forwarding state and not pruned -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eth1/1 Feature VTP is not enabled 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/2 Feature VTP is not enabled 1,17-18,30,40 . . . Eth1/23/3 Feature VTP is not enabled 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/23/4 Feature VTP is not enabled 1,17-18,30,40 Eth1/24/1 Feature VTP is not enabled none Eth1/24/2 Feature VTP is not enabled none . . . Eth1/35/4 Feature VTP is not enabled none Eth1/36 Feature VTP is not enabled none Po1 Feature VTP is not enabled none cs1#
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Verify that the ISL between the first switch (cs1) and the second switch (cs2) is functional:
show port-channel summaryShow example for Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B switches
cs1# show port-channel summary Flags: D - Down P - Up in port-channel (members) I - Individual H - Hot-standby (LACP only) s - Suspended r - Module-removed b - BFD Session Wait S - Switched R - Routed U - Up (port-channel) p - Up in delay-lacp mode (member) M - Not in use. Min-links not met -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Group Port- Type Protocol Member Ports Channel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Po1(SU) Eth LACP Eth1/31(P) Eth1/32(P) 999 Po999(SD) Eth NONE -- cs1#Show example for Cisco Nexus 9364D-GX2A switches
cs1# show port-channel summary Flags: D - Down P - Up in port-channel (members) I - Individual H - Hot-standby (LACP only) s - Suspended r - Module-removed b - BFD Session Wait S - Switched R - Routed U - Up (port-channel) p - Up in delay-lacp mode (member) M - Not in use. Min-links not met -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Group Port- Type Protocol Member Ports Channel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Po1(SU) Eth LACP Eth1/63(P) Eth1/64(P) 999 Po999(SD) Eth NONE -- cs1#Show example for Cisco Nexus 9808 switches
Because the Cisco Nexus 9808 switch is a single switch, ISL is disconnected; therefore, you won't see the peers in the command output. cs1# show port-channel summary Flags: D - Down P - Up in port-channel (members) I - Individual H - Hot-standby (LACP only) s - Suspended r - Module-removed b - BFD Session Wait S - Switched R - Routed U - Up (port-channel) p - Up in delay-lacp mode (member) M - Not in use. Min-links not met -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Group Port- Type Protocol Member Ports Channel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Po1(SD) Eth LACP Eth1/36(D) 998 Po998(SD) Eth NONE -- 999 Po999(SD) Eth NONE -- cs1#
After powering on your AFX 2K storage system, complete the setup based on your deployment option:
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For dedicated AFX 2K storage system deployments, go to Set up an AFX cluster.