• All other components in the system must be functioning properly; if not, you must contact technical
support.
Workflow diagram
This diagram shows the workflow of the RTC battery replacement procedure for a system.
Shutting down the degraded controller
You can shut down or take over the degraded controller using different procedures, depending on the
storage system hardware configuration.
Shutting down the controller
To shut down the degraded controller, you must determine the status of the controller and, if necessary, take
over that controller so that the healthy controller continues to serve data for the degraded controller's
storage.
Before you begin
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