Users Guide

1. Expand the Storage tree object to display the controller objects.
2. Expand a controller object.
3. Select the Battery object.
4. Select a task from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Click Execute.
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Drop-down Menu Battery Tasks:
l "Recondition Battery"
l "Start Learn Cycle"
l "Battery Delay Learn Cycle"
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Recondition Battery
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Does my controller support this feature? See "Supported Features."
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Some controllers have NiMHi batteries which need to be reconditioned approximately every six months to maintain reliability. This reconditioning cycle requires
a full discharge and recharge of the battery. It ensures that the battery's capacity is being measured correctly and that the battery's full holdover time is
maintained. See "RAID Controller Batteries" for more information.
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The controller battery should be reconditioned when either of the following occurs:
l The controller reports the battery state as Degraded. See "Battery Properties" for more information on the battery state.
l The controller generates event "2145" indicating that the battery needs reconditioning.
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The battery recondition takes approximately 8 to 10 hours. During this time, the battery is fully discharged and recharged. The battery holdover time is
reduced to zero (during discharge) and then restored as the battery is fully charged. The write cache is disabled during the battery recondition resulting in
performance degradation.
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Do the following to recondition the controller battery:
1. Expand the Storage tree object to display the controller objects.
2. Expand the controller object.
3. Select the Battery object.
4. Select Recondition Battery from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Click Execute.
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Related information:
l "RAID Controller Batteries"
l "Battery Properties"
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Start Learn Cycle
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Does my controller support this feature? See "Supported Features."
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Use the Start Learn Cycle task to initiate the battery Learn cycle.
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NOTE: The Recondition Battery task is only available on controllers with NiMHi batteries that are in Degraded state or that have generated alert "2145."
Some controllers do not have batteries. Other controllers have lithium ion batteries which are automatically reconditioned and therefore do not have a
recondition task in Storage Management.