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Nexthink Library

Battery Status

Get the battery status to diagnose battery health, capacity for possible replacements.

Get Battery Status

Content

Remote actions - 1

Required Modules

Nexthink Act

Platforms

Windows

Compatibility

V6.14 and later
Install
  • 1.1.0.0 - 20 Jun 2019 - Major refactoring and bugfixing of Get Battery Status Remote Action
  • 1.0.0.0 - Initial release

Description

Determine the health status of laptops' batteries in terms of capacity that they can still hold, identify which batteries need to be replaced and optimize the power settings of devices.

Get Battery Status

Script Description

Returns the health status of at most 2 batteries installed on the laptop, in terms of capacity that it can still hold. Useful for identifying the batteries to be replaced and optimize the power settings of the devices.

Execution context and suggested scheduling

Run the script as 'local system'. The script should be executed manually.

A timeout of 120 seconds is recommended.

Parameters

None.

Outputs

Label Type Description
Battery1 Health Ratio Health ratio for battery 1, expressed as a percentage
Battery1 Designed Capacity Int Initial capacity of battery 1, in milliamp hour (mAh)
Battery2 Health Ratio Health ratio for battery 2, expressed as a percentage
Battery2 Designed Capacity Int Initial capacity of battery 2, in milliamp hour (mAh)

Test Scenarios

OneBattery
Test Case Device has one battery
Environment Windows 10 x64
Results Successful - The output fields show correct data
NoBattery
Test Case Device has no battery
Environment Windows 10 x86/x64 - Windows 7 x86/x64
Results Failure - The battery in this device cannot be detected
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