Configuring Service Life Monitoring By Ras Support Service; Bbu Service Life Monitoring For A Raid Card; Table 6.16 Message For Advance Notification Of Replacement And Replacement Notification Message (Raid Card) - Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series Installation Manual

PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series Installation Manual
CHAPTER 6 Work after Operating System Installation (PRIMEQUEST 1800E)
6.9

Configuring Service Life Monitoring by RAS Support Service

For the use of RAID cards and UPSs, configure the BBU (Battery Backup Unit) service life monitoring by RAS
Support Service.
SVIM automatically installs the RAS Support Service. For details on the manual installation and service life
monitoring setting procedures for RAS Support Service, see the RAS Support Service User's Guide (for Linux or
Windows).
For details on SVIM, see the ServerView Installation Manager.
6.9.1

BBU service life monitoring for a RAID card

The BBU on a RAID card is a service life component. RAS Support Service performs service life monitoring.
When starting, RAS Support Service checks for the RAID cards that have a BBU in order of PCI bus number,
according to ServerView RAID information. It will monitor those RAID cards.
RAS Support Service performs service life monitoring and sends messages for replacement notification at the
following times.
TABLE 6.16 Message for advance notification of replacement and replacement notification message
(RAID card)
Start time for sending messages for advance notification
of replacement
After about 2 years from the start of use or replacement
of the BBU
Operations
1. Start the GUI of RAS Support Service.
- Windows: Log in to the operating system. Start the GUI.
- Linux: Open a Web browser. Access the specified URL. Log in.
For details on operations, see the RAS Support Service User's Guide (for Linux or Windows).
2. The Service Life Component Names list on the Component Service Life Information and Settings screen of
RAS Support Service displays [Battery (RAID_Card#xx)] in order of PCI bus number.
You can enter a value (for a RAID card) in the Mounting Dates list to enable battery service life monitoring.
In the Mounting Dates list, enter the mounting dates of the RAID cards for which to set service life monitoring.
Notes
Note the following points about BBU service life monitoring for a RAID card in the PRIMEQUEST 1000 series
server.
- Of the mounted RAID cards shown in
card without a BBU is not monitored by RAS Support Service.
Time for sending replacement notification
After about 3 years
FIGURE 6.33 RAS Support Service screens (no BBU)
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message
, the RAID
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