3ware BBU Remote Battery Installation Guide

Remote Battery Installation
Guide

The remote battery board is intended for use with a 3ware
9550SX(U), 9650SE, or 9690SA RAID controller to mount the
battery off the controller. The remote battery board is optional with
the 3ware 9550SX(U) and 9650SE, but is required with the
9690SA.

Contents of this package

 Battery Backup Unit (BBU) control module
 Battery
 Battery extension cable
 Remote battery board with full height bracket
 Low-profile bracket for low-profile enclosures.
 Remote Battery Installation Guide (this document)

Before You Start

Installation details covered in your 3ware RAID controller
Installation Guide are not duplicated in this guide. Please follow
those instructions on how to:

 Install your 3ware RAID controller
 Mount the BBU control module on the controller (Note: Do not

mount the battery on the RAID controller)

Primary installation instructions for your Battery Backup Unit
(BBU) are provided in the Installation Guide that came with your
3ware RAID controller. If you do not have a hardcopy, you can
download a PDF of your Installation Guide from
http://3ware.com/support/userdocs.asp.

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Remote Battery Installation Guide

Installation Instructions

1 Decide which expansion slot locations to use for the 3ware

RAID controller and the remote battery board.
For the remote battery board, consider ventilation and

convenience of access for battery replacement. If possible,
leave an space for airflow around the remote battery board.

2 Remove the metal filler brackets for the expansion slots.

Save the screws; they will be used to secure the 3ware RAID
controller and remote battery board after you have installed
them in the slots.

3 Attach the BBU control module to your 3ware RAID

controller, as described in the Installation Guide.

4 If necessary, attach the extension cable to the BBU control

module in order to reach the intended location of the remote
battery board.

5 Install your 3ware RAID controller . Refer to your 3ware RAID

controller Installation Guide for details.

6 If your enclosure is low-profile, unscrew the full height bracket

from the remote battery board and replace it with the included
low-profile bracket, using the same screws.

7 Select the battery location on the remote battery board.

The battery can be mounted in 3 different positions, as marked
on the board (see Figure 1). Use the position that will make it
easiest to connect the battery power cable to the BBU control
module on the 3ware RAID controller.

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