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Server Administrator Storage Management 8.2 User’s Guide

Battery Properties And Tasks

To view information about the battery and execute battery tasks, use the battery properties and tasks page.

Battery Properties

The battery tree-view object has the following properties.
Table 1. Battery Properties
Property Definition
Status These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component.
  • Normal/OK
  • Warning/Non-critical
  • Critical/Failure/Error
For more information, see Storage Component Severity .
NameDisplays the name of the battery.
StateDisplays the status of the battery. Possible values are:
  • Charging — The battery is undergoing the recharge phase of the battery learn cycle. For more information, see Starting A Learn Cycle .
  • Missing — The battery is missing on the controller.
  • Failed — The battery has failed and has to be replaced.
Learn ModeDisplays the learn mode of the battery. Possible values are:
  • Auto — Storage Management performs an automatic learn cycle based on the set time.
  • Warn — The learn cycle is past the default 90 days.
When the battery is in Warn mode, the state of the controller is displayed as degraded.
  • NOTE:Warn is available only on SAS controllers with firmware version 6.1 and later.
Next Learn TimeDisplays the number of days and hours left before the controller firmware initiates the next learn cycle.
Maximum Learn DelayDisplays the maximum number of days and hours that you can delay the battery learn cycle. The controller firmware automatically initiates the battery learn cycle. You cannot stop or pause the learn cycle, but you can delay it. For more information, see Initiating The Battery Delay Learn Cycle and Starting A Learn Cycle .

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