From: Robert Miller (rmiller@SMUD.ORG)
Date: Wed Sep 17 2003 - 14:04:08 EDT
I just went through this, the batteries are rated for like 20000 hours IIRC, someone had posted earlier on here that once you see the first message you typically have about 1000 hours left.
To check the amount of time on the battery, as root run 'ssa_fw_status -a ssaX', where X is the number of your adapter (IE ssa0, 1, 2, etc).
This should give you the "expected battery life" and how many hours the current battery has ticked off.
After you install the new battery, don't forget to run 'ssa_format -l ssaX -b' to reset the hour counter...
I got the batteries from IBM for about $50 a pop, they're pretty cheap.
--rm
-----Original Message-----
From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On Behalf Of
Harvey, Bruce T.
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:31 AM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: SSA Cache Battery
How long do you have before the battery fails, after you see the note in the
error log that you should change the SSA Cache battery?
Bruce T. Harvey
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