HP DL380 G6 Server - Not Booting

[TombstoneActual]

hi Torsten,

got onto the POST screen,  it displays the following (apologies can't upload the photos):

Broadcon NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent v6.0.11

Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Broadcom Corporation

All rights reserved.

Press Ctrl-S to enter Configuration Menu

Integrated Lights-Out 2 Standard

ILO 2 v2.09 Apr 11 2012 <IP unknown>

Slot 0 HP Smart Array P410i Controller                 Initializing...

It keeps flashing Initializing... and has been for about 5 mins,

any ideas?

Much appreciated,

Tombstone

[TombstoneActual]

[UPDATE]

under slot 0 HP Smart Array P410i Controller it now says:

1703-Slot 0 Drive Array Controller Failure!

[Controller self-test failure]

then displays the usual

Press F1 to continue

F9 for ROM Based Setup Utility

F10 system maintenance menu

F11 for default boot override options

f12 network boot.

Cheers,

Tombstone

[Torsten.]

If a cache module is installed, try to boot without this module.

[TombstoneActual]

that's my knowledge base exhausted how would I do that haha?

cheers,

Tombstone

[Torsten.]

Pos. 20.

Power off, disconnect power, pull the module.

[TombstoneActual]

okay I'll give it a go and let you know the outcome,

thanks,

Tombstone

[TombstoneActual]

removed the cache module, and re-booted still getting the same symptoms.

is there anything else I could try?

Tombstone

[Torsten.]

disconnect the disks (pos. 18+19).

If you still get the failure, you probably need a new system board.

[TombstoneActual]

I have a spare, I think I might just give in and use that if this doesn't work haha.

I'll let you know how I get on.

Many thanks for your help it's been very much appreciated.

Tombstone

[mario_bros_tech]

Hello, I know it's been almost 3 years since this post had it's last comment, but I've had the exact same issue:

When I booted, the RAID controller hung at the "Initialiazing" stage

Now, I get a self-check failure on my controller

What did you end up doing to fix this? My drives are all healthy, but when I removed the cache module, I got a different set of errors?

Any help is greatly appreciated!