Cluster Shutdown/Startup

Cluster Shutdown occurs after PowerChute has completed the previous steps in the shutdown sequence: User VM Shutdown, AFS Shutdown, and abort active replications.

If the Cluster is shut down before the Duration time, PowerChute waits until this time has elapsed before proceeding to the next step in the sequence (shutting down the Controller VMs).

Using the Shutdown Duration field, you must allow sufficient time for your Cluster to gracefully shut down before the Controller VMs are commanded to shut down.

Re-starting after a shutdown

The time specified in the Startup Duration field will be the time, in seconds, PowerChute will wait after issuing the Cluster start command before proceeding with the next steps in the startup sequence. The Cluster is re-started after the Controller VMs are powered on.