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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

 
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Naqiud
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VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

Hi,

 

May i know what i should do if both of my disk enclosure had battery failure at one of the controller card?

 

1st Enclosure

Warning states:

Secure Mode,

Battery failure

Non-redundant disk access

 

2nd Enclosure

Warning states:
Secure Mode

Battery failure

 

If i would like to replace the both battery at these 2 different enclosure, is it enough for me to replace the failed battery? or i need to replace both battery for both enclosure?

 

Please refer the attachment for the print screen.

 

Please help and advise.

 

thanks.

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stephen peng
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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

just replace FAILED batteries in those controller on which they were installed.

Torsten.
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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

Secure mode means no cache, data and metadata will be always written to the disks directly (slow!) because of the failed batteries.

Hope this helps!
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Naqiud
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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

is it enough for me to replace the 1 failed battery or need to replace both battery at the enclosure??
Torsten.
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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

Each controller has a battery, so the array has 2. Better replace both, if both are failed.


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stephen peng
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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

check from rear side of all the controllers, if you see "battery" yellow light, replace the battery on that right controller. 

just remember one thing, new battery would need times to charge, so the array status would remain warning and array status light remain yellow right after the replacement of the failed battery, as I remember, the array would become ready after the battery at its about 40% charged.

 

regards

Stephen

Naqiud
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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

understood. but currently, each array had 1 failed battery on 1of the controller. I already bought 2 batteries to replace the failed battery at each array. Is that correct?
Cause i did read service guide, they advised to replace both battery at both controller at the array if one of the battery failed at the array.
Torsten.
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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

This probably assumes, if one battery is too old and must be replaced, the other has the same age and will likely fail too soon.

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Naqiud
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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

btw, i manage to replace the faulty disk.. but still the blinking amber light still on for all disk at one the enclosure.. what is the possibility that cause the issue? is that cause by "non redundant disk access" warning state?
Torsten.
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Re: VA7400 with warning states: Secure Mode, Battery failure, Non-redundant disk access

Post the output of

 

# armdsp -a <array-alias>

 

# armdsp -t <array-alias>


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