https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/array-accelerator-battery-what-is-it-does-it-do/m-p/4465667#M38247 We have smart array 6i controllers in many of our servers. I've searched High and Low for what the array accelerator batter is and does. Can comeone please help me out!<BR /><BR />Ryan Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:54:34 GMT Ryan Bess 2009-07-23T13:54:34Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/array-accelerator-battery-what-is-it-does-it-do/m-p/4465667#M38247 We have smart array 6i controllers in many of our servers. I've searched High and Low for what the array accelerator batter is and does. Can comeone please help me out!<BR /><BR />Ryan Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:54:34 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/array-accelerator-battery-what-is-it-does-it-do/m-p/4465667#M38247 Ryan Bess 2009-07-23T13:54:34Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/array-accelerator-battery-what-is-it-does-it-do/m-p/4465668#M38248 The battery maintains the contents of the cache. If power were to fail before a write were completed, the contents would be able to be flushed to the drives when power is returned. Potentially, if the system the drives/cache are in a system that goes completely toes up, the cache with battery and the drives can be transferred to a similar system to complete the write. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:01:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/array-accelerator-battery-what-is-it-does-it-do/m-p/4465668#M38248 David Claypool 2009-07-23T16:01:08Z