Following all safety notices, you can replace either battery
for the SAN Volume Controller
2145-DH8 node.
Before you begin
CAUTION:
The battery is a lithium ion battery. To avoid possible explosions,
do not burn. Exchange only with the approved part. Recycle or discard the battery as instructed by
local regulations. (C007a)
Use the reference numbers in parentheses at the end of each notice (for example,
D005) to find the matching translated notice in IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Safety Notices.
About this task
Before you remove the battery, consider the following conditions:
- A battery can be removed with the 2145-DH8 node powered on if one of
the following is true:
- A fix procedure directed you to remove this battery, and identified which battery to remove by
flashing the battery fault LED.
- The service assistant GUI or the lsnodebattery command identifies it is safe
to remove this battery.
- The node state is service or candidate; the node status LED is flashing once per second.
- The battery fault LED is on.
Important: If at least one of these conditions are not met, then the node might
change states, leaving the system state and entering the service state. This change of state happens
because the batteries do not have enough charge for the system state and I/O cache to be saved to
disk.
- Both batteries can be replaced when the 2145-DH8 is powered off.
- Locate the battery documentation and follow those instructions, in addition to these
instructions.
Procedure
- Read the safety information before you remove and replace
parts, as described in Preparing to remove and replace parts.
- Pull the battery catch and swing down the front cover of
the battery.
- Gently pull the battery assembly out of the battery slot,
as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Removing
the battery in the SAN Volume Controller
2145-DH8 node
- 1 Battery 1
- 2 Battery fault LED (one on each battery)
- 3 Battery 2
- 4 Battery status LED
- 5 Node fault LED
- 6 Node status LED
- Recycle or discard the battery as instructed by local regulations.
For further battery handling instructions, see the warning at the
beginning of this topic.
