Why system halts during boot with error message "Fatal Error: Controller Kernel PANIC !!"?

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Issue

  • Getting below messages at startup:

    *** Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility! ***
Booting the Controller Kernel......Controller not started
Controller #00: Sun STK RAID REM at PCI Slot:20. Bus:19, Dev:00, Func:00
Waiting for Controller Kernel PANIC !!
Unknown firmware error.
Error code: C7

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8
  • Sun STK RAID controller

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