Procedure: Powering on the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen2 system

After installing all hardware components, you must power on the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen2 system and check its status.

Attention: Do not power on the system with any open bays or slots.

Every unused drive bay must be occupied by a filler panel.
Filler plates must be installed in all empty host interface adapter slots.

Open bays or slots disrupt the internal air flow, causing the drives to receive insufficient cooling.

To power on the system, complete the following steps.

Power on all expansion enclosures by connecting both power supply units of the enclosure to their power sources, using the supplied power cables.
If the power sources have circuit breakers or switches, ensure that they are turned on. The enclosure does not have power switches. Repeat this step for each expansion enclosure in the system.
Note: Each enclosure has two power supply units. To provide power failure redundancy, connect the two power cords to separate power circuits.
Check the LEDs on each expansion canister, as displayed in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Expansion canister LEDs
- 1 Power
- 2 Status
- 3 Fault
The canister is ready with no critical errors when Power is illuminated, Status is illuminated, and Fault is off. If a canister is not ready, see Procedure: Understanding the Lenovo Storage V7000 Gen2 system status from the LEDs.
Wait for all expansion canisters to finish powering on.
Power on the control enclosure by connecting both power supply units of the enclosure to their power sources, using the supplied power cables.
If the power sources have circuit breakers or switches, ensure that they are turned on. The enclosure does not have power switches.
Note: Each enclosure has two power supply units. To provide power failure redundancy, connect the two power cords to separate power circuits.
Check the LEDs on each node canister in the control enclosure, as displayed in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Node canister LEDs
- 1 Power
- 2 Status
- 3 Fault
The canister is ready with no critical errors when Power is illuminated, Status is blinking, and Fault is off. If a canister is not ready, refer to the "Procedure: Understanding the system status using the LEDs" topic in the troubleshooting section of the Lenovo Storage V7000 information center.