This document describes a problem that the Media Experience Engine 3500 (MXE 3500) might experience in the bootup process with the Battery Backup Unit (BBU) of the MegaRAID controller.
The console displays this error message when there is a problem with the BBU:
The battery hardware is missing or malfunctioning, or the
battery is unplugged, or the battery could be fully
discharged. If you continue to boot the system, the
battery-backed cache will not function. If battery is
connected and has been allowed to charge for 30
minutes and this message continues to appear, then
contact technical support for assistance. Press 'D'
to disable this warning (if your controller does
not have a battery).
...
Press any key to continue, or 'C' to load the
configuration utility.
If you press any key the device boots up, but it is not clear if the battery is in a good state or not.
See Set up CIMC for UCS C-Series Server for information on how to configure the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC).
The first step is to check the MXE 3500 in order to see if it recognizes the BBU. Use a Secure Shell (SSH) client to connect to the MXE 3500 with the CIMC management address. Enter the commands shown in bold in this example:
MXE-3500-1# scope chassis
MXE-3500-1 /chassis # show detail
Chassis:
Power: on
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxx
Product Name:
PID : MXE-3500-V2-K9=
UUID: xxxxxxxxxx
Locator LED: off
Description:
Power Restore Policy: restore-last-state
Power Delay Type: fixed
Power Delay Value(sec): 0
MXE-3500-1 /chassis # show pci-adapter detail
Slot 6:
Vendor ID: 0x14e4
Device ID: 0x1639
SubVendor ID: 0x14e4
SubDevice ID: 0x1639
Product Name : Broadcom 5709 1 Gbps 2-or-4 port NIC
Slot 7:
Vendor ID: 0x1000
Device ID: 0x0079
SubVendor ID: 0x1000
SubDevice ID: 0x9260
Product Name : LSI 9260-4i MegaRAID SAS HBA
## Note the slot number the MegaRAID controller is installed in.
## This slot number is used in the next command.
MXE-3500-1 /chassis # scope storageadapter SLOT-7
MXE-3500-1 /chassis/storageadapter # show detail
PCI Slot SLOT-7:
Info Valid: Yes
Info Invalid Cause:
Product Name: LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxx
Firmware Package Build: 12.12.0-0087
Product ID: LSI Logic
Battery Status: charging
Cache Memory Size: 0 MB
MXE-3500-1 /chassis/storageadapter # show bbu detail
Controller SLOT-7:
Info Valid: Yes
Info Invalid Cause:
Battery Type: iBBBU08
Battery Present: true
Voltage: 4.086 V
Current: 0.000 A
Charge: 100%
Charging State: charging
Temperature: 32 degrees C
Voltage Low: false
Temperature High: false
Learn Cycle Requested: false
Learn Cycle Active: false
Learn Cycle Failed: false
Learn Cycle Timeout: false
I2C Errors Detected: false
Battery Replacement Required: false
Remaining Capacity Low: false
MXE-3500-1 /chassis/storageadapter #
In the example you can see that the BBU is present, is charging, and shows a normal status.
Complete these steps if you receive an error message when you enter the show bbu detail command or if the Battery Present state is false:
Reboot the MXE 3500.
If 'The battery hardware is missing or malfunctioning' message continues to display after each reboot, there might be a hardware failure of the BBU. Contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for further assistance.
If the device boots up without an error it might have been a transient error. No further action is required.
Revision | Publish Date | Comments |
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1.0 |
07-Feb-2014 |
Initial Release |