Re: 571B-001 Storage Controller battery cache

[Gqcy <gmufasa01@xxxxxxxxx>]

there are actually 2 statements:
the first is saying "is it concurrently maintainable"
and the second is "can it be safely replaced".

here is my screen:

                                                 Concurrently 
Battery Pack
      Resource                                   Maintainable    Can be 
safely
 Opt  Name        Serial Number     Type-Model   Battery Pack 
replaced
      DC01        02-7300131        573D-001     No              No 

      DC03        18-7067155        571B-001     No              No 

      DC06        0D-7290037        575B-001     Yes             No 

      DC07        0D-7284026        575B-001     Yes             No 

      DC08        0D-7284026        571F-001     Yes             No 

      DC09        0D-7290037        571F-001     Yes             No 









On 1/16/2013 10:34 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Read the link I posted earlier.  It will so no to concurrently
> maintainable UNTIL you 'fail' it.  Once you 'fail' it then it will switch
> to yes.  Failing it flushes the cache.
>
> http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/powersys/v3r1m5/topic/p7ece/stubcachebatterypack9117.htm#stubcachebatterypack9117__oscachebatteryibmi
>
> It actually WARNs you that powering off your system to replace your cache
> battery pack WITHOUT failing the card first may lose data.  So, powering
> off your system, even controlled, is not the answer some think it to be.
> Your exact battery:
> http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/powersys/v3r1m5/topic/p7hcdl/areb2changebatt1913.htm?resultof=%22%35%37%31%42%22%20%22%35%37%31%62%22%20%22%63%61%63%68%65%22%20%22%63%61%63%68%22%20%22%62%61%74%74%65%72%69%65%73%22%20%22%62%61%74%74%65%72%69%22%20
> Of course, where the blazes are the steps they talk about on that page.
>
> Rob Berendt