Cluster Shutdown occurs after PowerChute has completed the shutdown of User VMs and the vCenter Server VM, if applicable, and before the Controller VMs are shut down.
Cluster Shutdown/Startup
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).
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Using the Shutdown Duration field, you must allow sufficient time for your Cluster to gracefully shut down before the Controller VMs are shut down. It is recommended that you manually test the time needed to stop your Cluster, and specify that as the Shutdown Duration. |
In the PowerChute configuration file (pcnsconfig.ini), the "cluster_ops_retries" setting allows you to set a value (the default is 10) for retry attempts. PowerChute will re-attempt to shut down and start up the HyperFlex Cluster with the Shutdown/Startup Duration in between each attempt, until the task is successful, or the retry limit has been reached.
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.