IBM ServeRaid 7k onboard not responding error no=2300

replace the raid card with battery. problem will resolve 100%

Ooh, ooh, I know this one. Is it an x346?

Did you also get "error 2807-01 Controller Onboard detected an internal error error 2200
CPPRHTS1&1 FAIL DATA: 035-253-001-20100309-58-RAID"?

Get a 71P8644. I've had two servers fail identically as above. Solid fixes.

Or use a Search Engine if your server/symptom differ.

Hi dude,
i already answer the same problem as yours, on my case it's because swollen battery push the RAID memory and make it bent, so the contact point become loose, if you want more detail see on:
http://hubpages.com/hub/IBM-error-code-2807

Use the correct version of the ServeRAID manager CD. I believe you need verison 10 series disc.

I found the same problem with you and found the solution. Open your server casing and try to locate a battery attached to RAID memory. On my case the battery swollen and make the card bent. For the more detail i wrote on http://hubpages.com/hub/IBM-error-code-2807

First, buy an external storage device, at least 80GB (although it's currently difficult to find any _smaller_ size!) and make a file-by-file, folder-by-folder, backup of your 73GB of "data".

Second, buy another external storage device, and do a Google-search for "drive image freeware".
Pick one of those applications, and do a "image" backup to this second external storage device.

Third, disconnect the 3 "old" drives, carefully label them, and set them aside.

Fourth, connect the 3 "new" drives, delete the old RAID-5 array definition,
and create a new RAID-5 array definition.

Fifth, do an "image restore" from the second external storage device to the new array.

If you have any problems, all you need to do to "back-out" is to:
* disconnect the "new" drives
* reconnect the "old" drives
* delete the "new" array definition
* redefine the "old" array definition

and you're back to the "old" configuration.

Have you updated the raid controller firmware? 7.12.13 is the latest, search ibm.com for migr-62540

You need to use download, boot from and use the ServeRAID Support CD and the RAID controller tools on that disc. You cannot modify RAID controller features on the 7k while it is operational and/or in use.
See ServeRAID support page at http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?brandind=5000008&lndocid=MIGR-62462

It is on the Restore disk under NFRD960.INF

http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-55041&brandind=5000008