Re: DASD Controller 2763 (820 Only)

[Jeffry Kennedy <jkennedy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We didn't receive any warming messages, prior to finding the disk running
'degraded' and then going to WRKPRD and seeeing the error message. It might not
have been able to warm us, since we were still loading 5.2.

Chris Whisonant wrote:

> Why wait so long? Just go to Office Depot or Wal-Mart and get some... =)
> Have you seen these batteries? Not much to them and it's sad that the
> systems are so slow without it.
>
> Did you not receive any prior warning messages?
>
> Chris Whisonant
>
> >This past weekend during a V5R1 to V5R2 upgrade the Cache Backup Battery
> >on our 2763 DASD Controller Card went South. Without Cache, the AS/400
> >is about as fast a dead snail.
> >After waiting for 2 1/2 hours for IBM CE to arrive, we powered down the
> >box and the CE removed the card, only to find out that the battery on
> >the 2763's plug has 3 connections versus the normal 2, so 4 hours later
> >when a new card arrived (faster than the battery) we up and running
> >again.
> >
> >If you have an 820 with a 2763 Card, you might what to check with your
> >IBM support person to verify they stock this battery.
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