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Node Shutdown Due to “Battery Current Critical” – Emergency Shutdown

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Applies to

  • FAS8300
  • FAS8700
  • AFF A400
  • AFF C400
  • ASA A400
  • ASA C400
  • ONTAP 9

Issue

  • A FAS8300 node unexpectedly shut down with the following error observed in the system log:

May 13 00:52:50 clustername [nodename-02:monitor.shutdown.emergency:EMERGENCY]: Emergency shutdown: Environmental Reason Shutdown (Battery current critical)Additional observations:

  • The system battery was reported as “Ready” with 100% relative charge, but the absolute charge was lower (e.g., 74%).
    The last battery learning cycle took an abnormally long time (from 04/29 to 05/12).
    BMC nodename> system battery show
    DeviceChemistry  : LION
    ChemistryID      : 0x1267
    SerialNumber      : 0x53c6
    Status            : Ready
    Current          : 0 mA
    Temperature      : 19.45 C
    Voltage          : 8032 mV
    MaxError          : 1 %
    RemainingCapacity : 1554 mAh
    FullChargeCapacity: 1554 mAh
    RelativeCharge    : 100 %
    AbsoluteCharge    : 74 %
    Bat_Dstg_Cycles  : 17
    ...
    LrnCycleStartDate : 26-04-29-15:31
    LrnCycleStartFCC  : 0x0631
    LrnCycleEndFCC    : 0x0622
    LrnCycleEndDate  : 26-05-12-15:48

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