Avago - Battery backup bracket - for LSI CacheVault Kit, CacheVault Module Kit, MegaRAID LSIiBBU07, LSIiBBU08, LSIiBBU09

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At £28.10 ex‑VAT, this is one of those “small parts, big pain avoided” buys. The Battery Backup Bracket is only useful if you already have the specific Broadcom/LSI CacheVault/BBU kit it’s meant to mount, so it’s not something you’d buy on spec. If you’re fitting, refurbishing, or maintaining servers with an LSIiBBU07/08/09 or a CacheVault kit, this bracket can save you from bodged mounting solutions and the hassle of missing/incorrect hardware during builds or RMAs. In that scenario, it’s good value because it’s cheap compared to the labour and downtime of improvising.

Why you *shouldn’t* buy it: if you don’t already own the exact compatible kit, it’s essentially dead money—there’s no real “generic rack bracket” benefit here. Also, racking/cabinet category or not, this isn’t about cable management or airflow; it’s about correct physical installation of a battery backup module. If you confirm compatibility first (part-to-kit matching), it’s a sensible top-up item; if you’re not sure, pause and check, because the cost isn’t the issue—the time lost chasing the wrong bracket is.