Starting A Learn Cycle
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Select the Start Learn Cycle task to initiate the battery learn cycle.
The battery learn cycle discharges and then fully charges the controller battery.
The learn cycle recalibrates the battery-integrated circuit so that the controller can determine whether the battery can maintain the controller cache for the prescribed period in the event of a power loss.
While the learn cycle is in progress, the battery may not be able to maintain the cache during a power loss. If the controller is using Write-Back Cache policy, then the controller changes to Write-Through Cache policy until the learn cycle completes. The write-through cache policy writes the data directly to the disk and reduces the risk of data loss in the cache during a power outage.
The controller firmware automatically initiates the learn cycle every 90 days. You can, however, delay the start time of the learn cycle for a further seven days, after which the firmware automatically initiates the learn cycle.
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