Decommissioning and Recommissioning Batteries
About this task
Procedure
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Select
. The Smart Batteries dashboard opens.
- Select the Profile list and select Smart Batteries. The list of battery pools displays.
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From Battery Pools, select a battery pool.
Note: See Creating a Battery Pool to learn how to create battery pools.
- Search for the battery you want to decommission.
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From the Smart Batteries table, select the box beside the battery. The
Decommission button appears at the bottom of the page.
Note: You may select more than one battery to decommission simultaneously. - Select Decommission.
Results
Note: You can
recommission a decommissioned battery at any time (see Decommissioning and Recommissioning Batteries). If someone
attempts to use a decommissioned battery, the following message displays on the
device:
WARNING: This battery is decommissioned!
Recommissioning or Deleting Decommissioned Batteries
About this task
SOTI XSight keeps track of decommissioned batteries. You can review the list and recommission a battery or delete it from SOTI XSight.
Procedure
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Select
. The Smart Batteries dashboard opens.
- Select the Profile list and select Smart Batteries. The list of battery pools displays.
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From Battery Pools, select a battery pool.
Note: See Creating a Battery Pool to learn how to create battery pools.
- From Dashboard, select Decommissioned. A table of all decommissioned batteries appears.
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From the Smart Batteries table, select the box beside the battery. The
Recommission and
Delete buttons appear at the bottom of the page.
Note: You may select more than one battery to recommission or delete simultaneously. - To recommission a battery, select Recommission to start tracking the battery again.
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To remove the battery from SOTI XSight, select
Delete.
CAUTION: Deleting a battery erases all information related to it permanently.