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Chapter 3. Installing a Battery Backup Unit

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c Once the bottom of the module is free, slide the module up

to release the clips on the top.

Figure 17. Removing the battery module

4Insert the new battery and reattach the battery module to the

remote battery board.

5If you removed the BBU control module in step 6, reattach it

now.

6Reinstall the 3ware RAID controller and remote battery board.

7Reattach the battery cable to the control module

8Close up your system, and restart it.

9Run a battery test to compute the estimated battery capacity of

this new battery.

You can run the battery test from the BBU page of either 3BM

or 3DM 2, or by using the 3ware CLI. For detailed instructions,

see the 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide or the

3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide.

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Bottom clip

a) Push the

battery module

down gently.

b) Lift out the

bottom of the

battery module

to release the

clip on the

bottom edge.

c) Lift up to

remove the clips

on the top edge.