| Batteries |
Before you begin
• Your storage array must have two controllers. The controller that you are not placing offline must be online
(in the optimal state).
• You have verified that no volumes are in use or that you have a multipath driver installed on all hosts
using these volumes.
About this task
Perform this task only if your storage array has two controllers (duplex configuration).
Procedure
1.
From SANtricity System Manager, review the details in the Recovery Guru to confirm that there is an issue
with a battery and to ensure no other items must be addressed first.
2.
From the Details area of the Recovery Guru, determine which battery to replace.
3.
Back up the storage array's configuration database.
If a problem occurs when you remove a controller, you can use the saved file to restore your configuration.
a) Open the Enterprise Management Window (EMW) for SANtricity System Manager on your management
station.
b) Select the storage array.
c) Select
Tools
>
Execute Script
.
d) Type the following command in the text box.
save storageArray dbmDatabase sourceLocation=onboard contentType=all
file="filename";
In this command,
filename
is the file path and file name to which you want to save the database.
Enclose the file name in double quotation marks (" "). For example:
file="C:\Program Files\CLI\logs\dbmdata.zip"
This command does not automatically append a file extension to the saved file. You must specify a file
extension when entering the file name.
e) Select
Tools
>
Verify and Execute
.
4.
Collect support data for your storage array using SANtricity System Manager.
a.
Select
Support
>
Support Center
>
Diagnostics
.
b.
Select
Collect Support Data
.
c.
Click
Collect
.
The file is saved in the Downloads folder for your browser with the name
support-data.7z
.
5.
If the controller is not already offline, take it offline now using either SANtricity System Manager or the
Enterprise Management Window's (EMW) script editor:
• To use SANtricity System Manager:
a.
Select
Hardware
.
b.
If the graphic shows the drives, select
Show back of shelf
to show the controllers.
c.
Select the controller that you want to place offline.
d.
From the context menu, select
Place offline
, and confirm that you want to perform the operation.
Note:
If you are accessing SANtricity System Manager using the controller you are attempting to take
offline, a SANtricity System Manager Unavailable message is displayed. Select
Connect to an alternate
network connection
to automatically access SANtricity System Manager using the other controller.
• To use script editor in the EMW:
a.
Open the Enterprise Management Window (EMW) in SANtricity System Manager on your local host.
b.
Select the storage array.
c.
Select
Tools
>
Execute Script
.
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