UCS B/UCS C Monitor and Replace the Backup Battery Unit (BBU) Document ID: 118618 Contributed by Cisco TAC Engineers. Dec 10, 2014 Contents Introduction Prerequisites Requirements Components Used Monitor Backup Battery Unit (BBU) UCS−B440 Server UCS−C Series Example with the C−210 Example with the C−240 Replace Backup Battery Unit (BBU) UCS−B Series UCS−C Series C210 Replace an LSI MegaRAID BBU C240 Introduction This document describes how to monitor and replace the Backup Battery Unit (BBU) in both the Unified Computing System (UCS) B and UCS C Series servers. Both the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) CLI and the Avago LSI CLI are used in this document. Prerequisites In order to run the Avago LSI MegaCLI commands, you must first download and install the MegaCLI utility. See the Introduction to LSI's MegaCLI Utility article for the download link. Requirements Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics: • Cisco UCS • Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) • Avago LSI Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controllers Components Used This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions. The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command. Monitor Backup Battery Unit (BBU) UCS−B440 Server Here is an example that uses the MegaCLI command utility in order to pull BBU information: [root@lnxdb−TAC−1 MegaCli]# ./MegaCli64 −AdpBbuCmd −a0 Here is what you check for in the command output: 1. Battery State: ♦ Failed: Needs to be replaced. ♦ Unknown: The status of the BBU is unknown, so a physical inspection is needed. ♦ Missing: Also suspect that no BBU is present. 2. These two values must be above 675 mAh. Below 675mAh must be replaced. ♦ Remaining Capacity: 894 mAh ♦ Full Charge Capacity: 926 mAh 3. Battery backup charge time: 48 hours + Note: Below 48 hours + disabled the cache mode. However, it is not a bad BBU. UCS−C Series BBUs can be monitored with CIMC, MegaCLI utility, and LSI Mega RAID Storage Manager (MSM). Example with the C−210 Here is the CIMC shell command line, which shows a bad battery: ucs−c200−m2 /chassis/storageadapter # show bbu detail Controller SLOT−7: Battery Type: iBBU Battery Present: true Voltage: 4.023 V Current: 0.000 A Charge: 100% Charging State: fully charged Temperature: 34 degrees C Voltage Low: false Temperature High: false Learn Cycle Requested: false Learn Cycle Active: false Learn Cycle Failed: false Learn Cycle Timeout: false I2C Errors Detected: false Battery Replacement Required: true Remaining Capacity Low: true Here is the MegaCLI command line: bash$/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 −AdpBbuCmd −a0 −NoLog . . . Battery Replacement required : Yes . . . Relative State of Charge: 99 % Absolute State of charge: 76 % . . . Date of Manufacture: 11/08, 2008 Design Capacity: 700 mAh Design Voltage: 3700 mV Specification Info: 33 Serial Number: 243 Pack Stat Configuration: 0x6cb0 Manufacture Name: LSI113000G Device Name: 2970700 Device Chemistry: LION Battery FRU: N/A Example with the C−240 CIMC shell command line, which shows a good battery: TAC−xx−sl2−56−bmc /chassis/storageadapter # show bbu detail Controller SLOT−3: BBU Type: TMM−C SuperCap BBU Health: Good BBU Status: Optimal Learn Cycle Status: Successful Charging Status: N/A Learn Mode: Auto Battery Present: true Serial Number: 65535 Temperature: 29 degrees C Temperature High: false Retention Time: N/A Relative State of Charge: N/A Absolute State of Charge: N/A Capacitance: 100 % Manufacturer: Date of Manufacture: 2013−12−31 Firmware Version: 25849−01 Design Voltage: 9.500 V Voltage: 9.397 V Current: 0.000 A Design Capacity: 306 Joules Full Capacity: N/A Remaining Capacity: N/A Pack Energy: 322 Joules Expected Margin of Error: N/A Completed Charge Cycles: N/A Learn Cycle Requested: false Next Learn Cycle: 2014−08−07 11:58 Learn Cycle Active: false Learn Cycle Failed: false Learn Cycle Timeout: false I2c Errors Detected: false Here is the MegaCLI command line: ./MegaCli −AdpBbuCmd −GetBbuStatus −aAll BBU status for Adapter: 0 BatteryType: SuperCaP Voltage: 9509 mV Current: 0 mA Temperature: 28 C Battery State: Optimal BBU Firmware Status: Charging Status : None Voltage : OK Temperature : OK Learn Cycle Requested : No Learn Cycle Active : No Learn Cycle Status : OK Learn Cycle Timeout : No I2c Errors Detected : No Battery Pack Missing : No Battery Replacement required : No Remaining Capacity Low : No Periodic Learn Required : No Transparent Learn : No No space to cache offload : No Pack is about to fail & should be replaced : No Cache Offload premium feature required : No Module microcode update required : No BBU GasGauge Status: 0x644a Pack energy : 330 J Capacitance : 100 Remaining reserve space : 93 Exit Code: 0x00 Replace Backup Battery Unit (BBU) UCS−B Series This section is an excerpt on how to replace the BBU in a B440. Refer to Installing a RAID Battery Backup Unit (BBU) for more information. The BBU is an intelligent battery backup unit that protects disk write cache data during a power loss on the RAID controller for up to 72 hours. Cisco recommends that you replace the BBU once per year or after 1,000 recharge cycles, whichever comes first. Verify whether BBU replacement is required with the use of the the show raid−battery detail command in the CLI. Note: In order to remove the RAID license key, perform this procedure in reverse order. In order to install a RAID BBU, complete these steps: 1. With UCS Manager, perform a graceful shutdown of the server. Without a graceful shutdown, data may be permanently lost. 2. Remove the blanking plate, if present, from the BBU bay at the right of the server. 3. Slide the BBU unit in partially, and align the ejector lever. Caution: Hot swapping the BBU is not supported. Please perform a graceful shutdown of the server before you replace the BBU. Refer to the Cisco UCS B440 M2 Blade Server Spec Sheet for more information. UCS−C Series C210 Refer to the Maintaining the Server article for information about how to replace the BBU on a C−210 server. Note: Server shutdown followed by AC power removal is needed before the BBU is swapped. Replace an LSI MegaRAID BBU When you install an LSI MegaRAID card and the optional BBU in this server, do not install the BBU on top of the card as described in the LSI instructions. In order to avoid overheating the card, you must install the BBU on a special bracket that is located on the top of the power supply bay. C240 Refer to the Replacing the LSI RAID Battery Backup Unit or SuperCap Power Module for information about how to replace the BBU/SuperCAP on a C240. On C240 servers, based on the LSI card, a server might have a BBU (Li ION based) or a SuperCAP. There are multiple types of RAID controllers sold with C240. If the controller that was ordered is UCS−RAID−9266CV or UCS−RAID9271CV−8i, then it already has SuperCAP. If the purchased controller was UCS−RAID−9266, then it uses BBU. SuperCAP and BBU are not interchangeable. Updated: Dec 10, 2014 Document ID: 118618
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