IBM DS4700 manual Battery unit Description of Figure

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Figure 10. Battery unit

Table 8. Description of Figure 10

Number	Description
1	Controller A cache backup battery unit
2	Controller B cache backup battery unit
3	Latch
4	Pull handle

The battery unit provides backup power to each controller's cache memory. Each battery unit contains a sealed, rechargeable lithium ion battery. The battery unit can maintain data in the cache for three days.

The battery chargers in the power supply and fan units perform a battery test when the storage subsystem is started and on a regularly scheduled interval thereafter. Data caching starts after the battery completes its battery tests.

The battery unit is hot-swappable. You can remove the battery unit for servicing and then reinsert it while the DS4700 Express continues to perform I/O operations. However, write I/O caching is disabled when the battery is in a failed state. Replace the failed battery as soon as possible to minimize the time that the write IO caching is disabled.

Information about the condition of the battery unit is conveyed by indicator LEDs on the front of battery unit. (“Battery unit LEDs” on page 128 identifies the indicator LEDs on the battery unit and explains the conditions that each LED indicates.)

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