Avago Technologies Cache Protection for RAID Controller Cards - Manual (Page 125)

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Cache Backup Products for MegaRAID SAS+SATA RAID Controllers User Guide
May 2015 Chapter 3: Monitoring and Managing Battery Backup Units and CacheVault Modules
Monitoring and Managing BBU Units with the MegaRAID Configuration Utilities
If a learn cycle is already scheduled, the day of the week, date, and time of the next learn cycle appears in the
Next learn cycle time field.
NOTE After you select Disable, if you select Enable, the controller firmware
resets the battery module properties to initiate an immediate battery
learn cycle. The Next Learn cycle field is updated only after the
battery relearn is completed. After the relearning cycle is completed,
the value in the Next Learn cycle field displays the new date and the
time of the next battery learn cycle.
5. In the Start on field, specify a day and time to start the automatic learn cycle.
You can delay the start of the next learn cycle up to 7 days (168 hours) by specifying the day and hours in the
Delay next learn cycle by field.
If changes are made to the Set Learn Cycle Properties dialog, click Apply to refresh the dialog with the updated
settings, without closing the dialog.
If you selected Disable in the Automatic Learn Mode drop-down list, and click OK or Apply, a warning dialog
appears asking for your confirmation to disable the automatic learn cycle.
3.1.5.3 Starting a Learn Cycle Manually
To start the learn cycle properties manually, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Physical tab to open the Physical view.
2. Select the BBU icon in the left panel.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
— Select Go To > BBU > Start Manual Learn Cycle in the menu bar.
— Right-click the BBU icon and select Start Manual Learn Cycle from the pop-up menu.
3.1.6 Monitoring and Managing BBU Units with the HII Configuration Utility
The Avago MegaRAID Human Interface Infrastructure configuration utility is a tool for configuring controllers, physical
disks, and virtual disks, and for performing other configuration tasks in a pre-boot, Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface (UEFI) environment.
You can use the HII utility to monitor the BBU properties, such as temperature and voltage, to start manual learn
cycles, and to set automatic learn cycle properties.990;p-.
Perform the following steps to use the HII utility to monitor BBU units.
1. Select Hardware Components on the Main Menu.
The Hardware Components menu appears, as shown in the following figure.