The PERC 5, 6, and 7 internal controllers use the same battery. The most common part number for the battery is NU209. I don't think we sell the battery through normal sales any longer. You may be able to purchase it through spare parts or from a reseller.
My question is, can I replace the PERC6II with that other controller?
The PERC6 Internal Integrated sled and no-sled versions should be cross-compatible. The only difference between them should be the mounting hardware. Check inside the chassis of that server for a battery. All versions of the PERC6ii use a battery. The battery is likely mounted somewhere in the chassis instead of being mounted on the controller. It would be a lot easier to just take the battery from that system.
Just another question, I opened the old server that already was decommissioned, and it hasn't battery. This server was on production for several years without complain.
If I disable the battery on the server with the battery error, do I have any issue regarding the performance of the server, or just I'm in risk of suffering data lose in case of an energy outage?
If I disable the battery on the server with the battery error, do I have any issue regarding the performance of the server, or just I'm in risk of suffering data lose in case of an energy outage?
The controller will stop using write cache if the battery is not present or charged to a certain capacity. This will cause a loss of performance. This can be overridden on most of our PERCs. On most PERCs you can force write cache to enabled, but this increases the risk of data loss or corruption.
Daniel My
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November 15th, 2017 14:00
Hello
The PERC 5, 6, and 7 internal controllers use the same battery. The most common part number for the battery is NU209. I don't think we sell the battery through normal sales any longer. You may be able to purchase it through spare parts or from a reseller.
The PERC6 Internal Integrated sled and no-sled versions should be cross-compatible. The only difference between them should be the mounting hardware. Check inside the chassis of that server for a battery. All versions of the PERC6ii use a battery. The battery is likely mounted somewhere in the chassis instead of being mounted on the controller. It would be a lot easier to just take the battery from that system.
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mmartini443
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November 16th, 2017 09:00
Hello,
Just another question, I opened the old server that already was decommissioned, and it hasn't battery. This server was on production for several years without complain.
If I disable the battery on the server with the battery error, do I have any issue regarding the performance of the server, or just I'm in risk of suffering data lose in case of an energy outage?
Thanks
Kind regards
Matias
Daniel My
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November 16th, 2017 13:00
The controller will stop using write cache if the battery is not present or charged to a certain capacity. This will cause a loss of performance. This can be overridden on most of our PERCs. On most PERCs you can force write cache to enabled, but this increases the risk of data loss or corruption.
Thanks