topic Cache data protection in FlexPod Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/FlexPod-Discussions/Cache-data-protection/m-p/46520#M83 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can anyone explain how cache data protection works in the event of a total power failure? I'm assuming that battery power somehow writes cache contents to disk?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:04:07 GMT nigel_foley 2025-06-05T07:04:07Z Cache data protection https://community.netapp.com/t5/FlexPod-Discussions/Cache-data-protection/m-p/46520#M83 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can anyone explain how cache data protection works in the event of a total power failure? I'm assuming that battery power somehow writes cache contents to disk?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:04:07 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/FlexPod-Discussions/Cache-data-protection/m-p/46520#M83 nigel_foley 2025-06-05T07:04:07Z Re: Cache data protection https://community.netapp.com/t5/FlexPod-Discussions/Cache-data-protection/m-p/46525#M84 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, battery protects NVRAM (or rather it is NVMEM today) to keep its content after power loss; if system is left completely without power for too long, it may happen that write cache is lost.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:13:56 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/FlexPod-Discussions/Cache-data-protection/m-p/46525#M84 aborzenkov 2010-12-02T07:13:56Z