Checking By Utility - NEC Promise SuperTrak EX8350 User Manual

2. Checking by Utility

After the installation, check the connections and settings of the BBU using the disk array controller
management utility "Web-based Promise Array Manager" (called WebPAM hereafter).
1.
Boot OS and start WebPAM.
2.
Make sure that the Battery icon appears in the Tree View of WebPAM.
3.
Select each logical drive under the Logical Drive View to open the Logical Drive Information screen.
4.
Select the Setting tab to make sure that the Write Cache Mode (setting write cache operation) is set
to "AutoSwitch".
5.
After charging the BBU, make sure that the Write Cache Status (indicating the current write cache
operation status) is set to "Write Back".
The battery pack contained in the shipping package is not charged at all. For such battery pack,
the value of "Voltage" is indicated as "Now Reading..." on WebPAM.
WebPAM may not able to recognize the battery pack if it is charged only at the minimum level (or
uncharged). If this occurs, charge the battery pack for six hours or longer. Then reboot the server
Notice
and try to recognize the battery pack again by using WebPAM.
For details of the write cache mode, refer to the User's Guide of the disk array controller or
WebPAM User's Guide (online document in the CD-ROM coming with the disk array controller).
Tips
"Battery" icon
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Write cache mode
Write cache status