Battery / flash
power module
Battery / flash
power module cable
connector
Figure124.RAIDadapterbatteryorflashpowermoduleremoval
Attention:Makesurethatthecableisnotpinchedanddoesnotcoveranyconnectorsorobstruct
anycomponentsonthesystemboard.
Step6.Disconnectthecablefromthebattery.
Note:Youdon'thavetodisconnectthecablefromtheflashpowermodule.
IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheRAIDadapterbatteryorflashpowermodule,followallpackaging
instructions,anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
ReplacingaRAIDadapterbatteryorflashpowermodule
WhenyouinstallanyRAIDadapterthatcomeswithbatteriesorflashpowermodules,itissometimes
necessarytoinstallthebatteriesorflashpowermodulesinanotherlocationintheservertopreventthe
batteriesorflashpowermodulesfromoverheating.Thebatteriesorflashpowermodulesmustbeinstalled
ontopoftheairbaffle.
Important:
•Thebatterymustrechargeforatleast6hoursundernormaloperatingconditions.Toprotectyourdata,
theServeRAIDcontrollerfirmwarechangesthewritepolicytowrite-throughuntilthebatteryunitis
sufficientlycharged.Whenthebatteryunitischarged,theServeRAIDcontrollerfirmwarechangesthe
writepolicytowrite-back.
•Forbrevity,inthisdocumentationtheIntelligentBatteryBackupUnit(iBBU)isoftenreferredtoasthe
battery.
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