Re: Cache battery replacement cost - curiosity

Thanks. I have no idea who is doing the replacement. Just seemed high.
Not my responsibility. I was asked to try to determine when a backup was
performed. I think IBM is doing the battery - somebody wanted to know if
there was a good backup. Data area QSAVSYS showed last save in 2005. No
idea why I would be asked to verify when a backup was done on a system over
athousand miles away, when they have somebody on site.

When cache battery was replaced at my location, it was quick. Of course,
at my site, it was only at warning level. No idea how long it has been
failed at remote site. Possibly several years.

John McKee

On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 5:52 PM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It depends.

NiMH Batteries are about $20 and labor is about an hour, but two if it's
in the CEC.
Li-ION Batteries are about $200 (depending on supplier) and labor can be
as little as 20 minutes and maybe as up to two.
If this is IBM they will ask for a P.O. for as much as they think is the
upper limit. They will charge you actual but remember they have a HIGH
hourly rate and a minimum number of hours and much higher battery prices
than those above.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

www.frankeni.com
www.iDevCloud.com
www.iInTheCloud.com

On 1/13/2015 6:33 PM, John McKee wrote:

I learned today that the remote 520 will get cache battery replacement.

This system is off maintenance. Somebody stated cost would be 500 - 1000
dollars.

Really?

John McKee

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