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Automatically turn on after a power outage??

lvguajardolvguajardo Newbie ✭
in Entry Level Firewalls

this is probably a simple or silly question, but here goes....

We have a NSA2700, and I need to know what the correct shutdown process is,

In the last electrical maintenance, we shut down it from the button, (gracefully) but when the power came back on, it didn't start automatically,

How can we make it start automatically when the power comes back on?

Category: Entry Level Firewalls
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  • ArkwrightArkwright Community Legend ✭✭✭✭✭

    IMO not so much "silly" as "irrelevant" - Every Sonicwall UTM appliance I have ever used boots up when powered on.

    Not turning on when power is restored is not normal.

  • MariuszMariusz Enthusiast ✭✭

    Many third-party devices have a GUI option to shut down the system (turn off the device).
    Why didn't SonicWall introduce this option - a "turn off" button?
    Do we simply turn it off by unplugging it from the electrical outlet?
    Will this not have a negative effect on the SSD Storage Module?

  • ArkwrightArkwright Community Legend ✭✭✭✭✭

    Will this not have a negative effect on the SSD Storage Module?

    If this was just some general-purpose computing platform then yeah, pulling the power could be a bad idea. But this is a storage volume dedicated to logging. I am sure it could be engineered in such a way that abrupt power loss is not an issue. Whether Sonicwall actually did it like that, is another matter.

  • LarryLarry All-Knowing Sage ✭✭✭✭

    Whether Sonicwall actually did it like that, is another matter.

    @Arkwright - you're one funny guy!

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