Servicing The Battery; Replace The Battery - Oracle SPARC S7-2 Service Manual

Servicing the Battery

The battery is located inside the chassis. The battery maintains system time when the server
is powered off and disconnected from AC power. If the IPMI logs indicate a battery failure,

replace the battery.

Ensure that all power is removed from the server before removing or installing
Caution -
the battery. You must disconnect the power cables from the system before performing these
procedures.
"Replace the Battery" on page 83
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Related Information
"Preparing for Service" on page 33
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"Disconnect Cables From the Server" on page 40
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Replace the Battery
1. Prepare the host for battery replacement.
To correctly reset the date and time after replacing a battery, you must prevent the host from
automatically powering on, and also disable any NTP server connections. Before you remove
power from the server, perform these steps.
Check the AUTO_HOST_POWER_ON state. At the Oracle ILOM prompt:
a.
-> show /SP/policy HOST_AUTO_POWER_ON
/SP/policy
Properties:
HOST_AUTO_POWER_ON = enabled
b. Set the property to disabled.
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