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Displaying rechargeable battery information

You can view information about the rechargeable battery by using the iprconfig utility.

  1. Run the iprconfig utility by typing iprconfig.
  2. Select Work with disk unit recovery.
  3. Select Work with resources containing cache battery packs.
  4. Select your adapter and type 1.
  5. Press Enter to display battery information. The Battery Information screen displayed will look similar to the following:
    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |                               Battery Information                              |
    |                                                                                |
    |                                                                                |
    |Resource Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : /dev/sg15                            |
    |Serial Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 07126816                             |
    |Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 572B001SISIOA                        |
    |PCI Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0001:c8:01.0                         |
    |SCSI Host Number . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1                                    |
    |Battery type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Lithium Ion (LiIon)                  |
    |Battery state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No battery warning                   |
    |Power on time (days) . . . . . . . . . . : 17                                   |
    |Adjusted power on time (days). . . . . . : 20                                   |
    |Estimated time to warning (days) . . . . : 816                                  |
    |Estimated time to error (days) . . . . . : 894                                  |
    |Concurrently maintainable battery pack . : No                                   |
    |Battery pack can be safely replaced. . . : No                                   |
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    |                                                                                |
    |Press Enter to Continue                                                         |
    |                                                                                |
    |e=Exit   q=Cancel                                                               |
    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    The Battery state entry indicates if an error condition currently exists related to the rechargeable cache battery pack. The possible values for this field are:
    • No battery warning: No warning condition currently exists.
    • Warning condition: A warning condition currently exists and an error has been logged.
    • Error condition: An error condition currently exists and an error has been logged.
    • Unknown: The battery state cannot be determined.


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Last updated: Mon, November 11, 2013