Batteries
Use this window to view information about your system's installed batteries. Use the Alert Management tab to configure Alert Actions for Batteries Alerts.
NOTE: Due to the limitations
of the VMware ESXi operating system, the Setting Alert Actions feature
is not available with this release of Server Administrator.
This help page may include information about BIOS features not supported
by your system. Server Administrator only displays the BIOS features
that are supported on your system. NOTE: This help page may
include information about some battery features not supported by your
system. Server Administrator only displays the battery features that
are supported on your system.
User Privileges
Selection | View | Manage |
Batteries | User, Power User, Administrator | Not Applicable |
NOTE: For more
details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.
Batteries
Batteries maintain the time and date when your system is turned off. More importantly, the battery saves the system's BIOS setup configuration, which allows the system to efficiently reboot.
Individual Battery Elements
Status | Battery status is indicated by status icons, and
is related to the probe reading. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Probe Name | Displays the alphanumeric text that uniquely identifies a battery probe. |
Reading | Displays the state of the battery element, and is one of three values: Good, Predictive Failure, Failed, Absent. |
Batteries Alerts
Use this window to configure the alerts that you want to take effect in case of a battery warning or critical/failure event.
System Tree selection | Tab | Subtab | User Privileges | |
View | Manage | |||
Main System Chassis | ||||
Batteries | Alert Management | Alert Actions | User, Power User, Administrator | Power User, Administrator |
Status Definitions For Battery
Battery Probe Warning | The battery is operating below the recommended charge level. |
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Battery Probe Detects a Failure | The battery has failed. |
For information on how to set alert actions for batteries, see Set Alert Actions.
For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator
Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.