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FAS2720 boots failed with nvmem.battery.notPresent

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Applies to

  • FAS2720

Issue

  • Node boots with error below, and shuts down after 5 minutes.
WARNING:  The battery is experiencing a critical failure:
- Failed to detect the battery learning status
Without a working battery, the system cannot retain data
during a power outage, which can result in data loss.
Power down the system and verify that the battery is
properly installed.
To ignore this failure and boot the system in a mode
where data loss might occur, press 'c' followed by 'Enter'
 
[callhome.battery.failure:EMERGENCY]: Call home for BATTERY (not present) CRITICAL.
[nvmem.battery.notPresent:ALERT]: The NVMEM battery is not present. To prevent data loss, the system will shut down in 5 minutes.

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