Battery Missing

What Caused the Problem?

A battery in the RAID controller module has been removed or is not present probably because a new RAID controller module was inserted without a battery or the battery was not properly connected. The battery may have been removed or not properly seated. The Recovery Guru Details area provides specific information you will need as you follow the recovery steps.

Caution: Electrostatic charges can damage sensitive components. Always use proper antistatic protection when handling components. Touching components without using a proper ground may damage the equipment.

Important Notes

The purpose of the battery is to preserve cached data in the event of a power failure. Therefore, you should reinsert a battery as soon as possible.
Write caching for all virtual disks has been automatically suspended (if previously enabled). Write caching will be reinstated (if applicable for each virtual disk) once you replace the battery and the replacement battery is charged to a sufficient level to support cached data in the event of a power failure.
The batteries on this storage array are integrated into the RAID controller module. You will need to remove the RAID controller module to insert or re-seat a battery.

Recovery Steps

If...	Then...
Your storage array has one RAID controller module	Go to "Procedure for Storage Arrays with One RAID Controller Module."
Your storage array has two RAID controller modules	Go to "Procedure for Storage Arrays with Two RAID Controller Modules."

Procedure for Storage Arrays with One RAID Controller Module

Stop all I/O from all hosts to this storage array. When the Cache Active LED on the RAID controller module is no longer active (up to 5 minutes), proceed to step 2.

Caution: Risk of Data Loss. You must wait for the Cache Active LED to stop blinking to ensure that all cache has been written to the physical disks in the storage array.

Click the Save As button in the Recovery Guru dialog to save the remaining steps to a file. These steps may no longer be accessible from the Recovery Guru dialog after you complete step 3.

Remove the RAID controller module module that contains the affected battery.

Check the RAID controller module module for the presence of the affected battery.

If...	Then...
The battery is present	Remove the battery and check the connector for damaged or dirty connectors. Reinsert the original battery or a replacement battery securely into place, and then go to step 5.
You removed the battery	Reinsert the original battery or a replacement battery securely into place, and then go to step 5.

Insert the RAID controller module module securely into place.

Notes:

The time it takes to fully charge the battery depends on the model of the battery and its current state. While it is charging, the battery will report a Charging status. Consult the appropriate hardware manual for your model.
If the battery is SBD-capable (the Smart battery field in the Details area is YES), then the battery will also start an initial Learn Cycle once the battery is fully charged. Depending on the model of your storage array, write caching may not be reinstated until the initial Learn Cycle is complete.

Click the Recheck button to rerun the Recovery Guru. The failure should no longer appear in the Summary area. If the failure appears again, contact your technical support representative.

Procedure for Storage Arrays with Two RAID Controller Modules

If there are any hosts connected to this storage array that are NOT running a host-based, multi-path failover driver, stop I/O to the storage array from each of these hosts.

Place the affected RAID controller module offline.

a	From the Support tab, click the Manage RAID Controller Modules link, and then click the Place RAID Controller Module Online or Offline link.
b	Select the affected RAID controller module, then select Place RAID controller module offline.
c	Click the OK button.

Click the Save As button in the Recovery Guru dialog to save the remaining steps to a file. These steps may no longer be accessible from the Recovery Guru dialog after you complete step 4.

Click the Recheck button to rerun the Recovery Guru.

There should be an Offline RAID Controller Module problem reported in the Summary area.

Follow the Offline RAID Controller Module Recovery Steps, until you have removed the RAID controller module. After you have removed the RAID controller module, do not continue with the Offline RAID Controller Module Recovery steps until you are instructed to do so later in this procedure.

Check the RAID controller module module for the presence of the affected battery.

If...	Then...
The battery is present	Remove the battery and check the connector for damaged or dirty connectors. Reinsert the original battery or a replacement battery securely into place, and then go to step 7.
You removed the battery	Reinsert the original battery or a replacement battery securely into place, and then go to step 7.

Complete the remaining Offline RAID Controller Module Recovery Steps.

Notes:

The time it takes to fully charge the battery depends on the model of the battery and its current state. While it is charging, the battery will report a Charging status. Consult the appropriate hardware manual for your model.
If the battery is SBD-capable (the Smart battery field in the Details area is YES), then the battery will also start an initial Learn Cycle once the battery is fully charged. Depending on the model of your storage array, write caching may not be reinstated until the initial Learn Cycle is complete.

Note: Additional information on this issue may be available. Please visit the Dell support website at support.dell.com and select your product model. Choose "troubleshooting" as your tool option, then search by this procedure title.