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ServeRAID-MR10M User’s Guide 6-1
Chapter 6
Using the Intelligent
Battery Backup Unit
This chapter explains how to monitor and maintain the iBBU for your
ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA Controller. Most of the iBBU functions,
such as battery recharging, occur automatically. Click on the following
links to view instructions on how to use the iBBU:
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Section 6.1, “Monitoring the IBBU with the MegaRAID Configuration
Utilities”
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Section 6.2, “Replacing the Battery Backup Unit”
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Section 6.3, “Transferring Cached Data from a Failed Controller”
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Section 6.4, “Resolving a Configuration Mismatch”
You can monitor the battery status (temperature, voltage, and so on) in
these MegaRAID
®
utility programs:
•
WebBIOS Configuration Utility
•
MegaCLI (Command Line Interface)
•
MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
The MegaRAID utilities display a counter showing the number of times
the battery pack on the iBBU has been recharged. When you install a
new iBBU, the battery recharge cycle counter for the iBBU is
automatically set to zero.
Note: For optimal performance, replace the iBBU once a year.
This chapter describes only the iBBU-related features of the MegaRAID
configuration utility programs. For complete information on these utilities,
see the
ServeRAID-MR Software User’s Guide , IBM Document
No. 46M1381.