Requirements for replacing a battery

If you plan to replace a failed battery, keep the following requirements in mind.

Recovery Guru alerts

If the Recovery Guru in SANtricity System Manager reports one of following statuses, you must replace the affected battery:

Battery Failed
Battery Replacement Required

From SANtricity System Manager, review the details in the Recovery Guru to confirm that there is an issue with a battery and to ensure no other items must be addressed first.

Requirements for replacing a battery

If you plan to replace a battery, keep the following requirements in mind.

You must have installed SANtricity Storage Manager on a management station, so you can use the storage array's command line interface (CLI).
If this software has not yet been installed, follow the instructions in the Linux express configuration, Windows express configuration, or VMware express configuration to download and install it.
You must have a replacement battery.
You have an ESD wristband, or you have taken other antistatic precautions.
You must use labels to identify each cable that is connected to the controller canister.

This section describes how to replace a battery in the following controller shelves:

EF300 controller shelf
EF600 controller shelf