Installing an Appliance
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Infoblox Installation Guide
Changing the Backup Battery Unit
The Infoblox-2000-A ships with a battery unit that provides backup power for RAID controller cache memory in the
event of a power failure. You must replace the backup battery unit between three and four years of use.
Figure 15
Removing the Backup Battery Tray
You can access the backup battery unit from the rear panel. It weighs about 1 pound (.45 kg). Before you replace the
backup battery unit on the appliance, you must shut down the appliance and then turn off the power switches. If
you are replacing the backup battery of an appliance that is in an HA pair, make sure that the appliance is in passive
mode.
To shut down an Infoblox appliance using the Infoblox GUI:
1.
Log in to the Infoblox GUI using a superuser account.
2.
From the Grid or Device perspective, click
hostname
-> Edit -> Shutdown.
3.
For an HA pair, choose whether to shut down one node (and which one) or both nodes, and then click OK.
To shut down an Infoblox appliance using the CLI:
1.
Log in to the Infoblox CLI using a superuser account.
2.
Enter the following CLI command:
shutdown
To remove the backup battery:
1.
Check the LCD screen on the front panel, and turn off the power switches only when the screen displays a
message indicating that the appliance has shutdown.
2.
Turn the thumbscrew locks counter-clockwise to release the battery tray.
3.
Pull the battery tray toward you and slide it out.
4.
Take the new battery tray and slide it into the bay.
5.
Turn the thumbscrew locks clockwise to lock the battery tray.
6.
Turn on both power switches.
Grip the thumbscrews
and pull out the tray.
1
2
Thumbscrew
Lock Release
Thumbscrew
Lock Release
Turn the thumbscrews
counter-clockwise to
release the battery tray.
