Nutanix Cluster Shutdown

Follow the tasks listed below if a cluster shutdown is needed:

  1. Verify the cluster status with the cluster status command on a CVM.
  2. If there are issues with the cluster, you can run the NCC checker with the command nutanix@cvm$ ncc health_checks run_all.
  3. Verify cluster data resiliency status on the Prism Home dashboard.
  4. Shut down all guest VMs (aside from CVMs).
  5. Shutdown the cluster with the command cluster stop. Use the cluster status command to see the current status of all cluster processes.
    1. Cluster stop command nutanix@cvm$ cluster stop
    2. Cluster status command nutanix@cvm$ cluster status
  6. Power off CVMs with the command nutanix@cvm$ sudo shutdown -P now.
  7. Log on to the hosts and power off using the shutdown -h now command.

Huawei OceanStor basics

Initial Setup Array

Default username and password: admin / Admin@storage
Connect using serial speed 115200

Set Management IP Address

Execute the following command to identify the current ip addresses and the name of the interfaces:
# show system management_ip

To change the ip address use the following command:
# change system management_ip eth_port_id=CTE0.MGMT0.0 ip_type=ipv4_address ipv4_address=192.168.190.2 mask=255.255.0.0 gateway_ipv4=192.168.0.1

Useful URL’s for management

Huawei OceanStor

Management – https://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8088

Dell

HPE

IBM

VMWARE

Management Appliance – https://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:5480
Management – https://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8088
Management – https://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8088

Restart management services

Restart Management Process on SPs
Open the setup page on BOTH Storage Processors

https://IP_address_SPA/setup

https://IP_address_SPB/setup

scroll down to the “Restart Management Server” button and simultaneously click on the box for the Management Server to restart,
Log back into Navisphere/Unisphere and check the status;
note: it can take a several minutes before the array can be managed again.

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