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IC97654: STORWIZE V7000 SYSTEMS BATTERY ISSUE AND FIRMWARE UPGRADE LEVEL.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When the reconditioning cycle of batteries occurs back to back
    to back there is a period of vulnerability for approximately 5
    hours after the first battery has finished its discharge cycle,
    is still recalibrating.
    Only batteries that exhinit these FRU Numbers are exposed
    85Y6161 and 00AR044
    The vulnerable period is ..
    (1) In the period after the first battery has finished its
    discharge cycle
    (2) While the second battery is reconditioning.
    (3) If the first battery temperature is below 19 degrees C
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • Storwize V7000 systems containing batteries shipped from March
    2013 onwards may experience a loss of access to data while the
    system is performing its routine 90-day battery maintenance
    cycle.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This issue was resolved by APAR HU00013 in the V6.4.1.6 and
    V7.1.0.5 PTF releases. IBM PureApplication System version
    1.1.0.2 contains the V6.4.1.6 release.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IC97654

  • Reported component name

    PUREAPP SYS W H

  • Reported component ID

    5725G32HW

  • Reported release

    100

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-11-13

  • Closed date

    2014-01-09

  • Last modified date

    2014-01-09

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    PUREAPP SYS W H

  • Fixed component ID

    5725G32HW

Applicable component levels

  • R110 PSY

       UP

  • R100 PSN

       UP

  • RESP PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 January 2014