Recommended method to powerdown an MD3000i

[Gene Tang]

Hi there,

This question was posed about a year ago but never answered.  Is there a preferred method of powering down an MD3000i ensuring no data loss or damage?  My research on Google says the best process is:

- Stop all activity to the array
- Flush all data to the storage array (e.g. shutdown the hosts or unmount the virtual disks)
- Power off the RAID Enclosure
- Power off any attached Expansion Enclosures

It may sound simple, and there isn't exactly many switches on a MD3000i, but no harm to ask what other people's experience is? 

Just another paranoid sysadmin.

Gene

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Gene Tang
Systems Administrator