Comments on: Linux x86_64: Detecting Hardware Errors http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-server-predicting-hardware-failure.html This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robby Nazarethhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-server-predicting-hardware-failure.html#comment-173691 Robby Nazareth Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:34:02 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=4951#comment-173691 Hi Vivek ! i get lot of information through your website .. Thanks very much. pls help me to decode the mcelog errors: As i forwarded this case to HP , But as per hp its is firware issue ....What you have to say? Node : BL280c-G6 1)plcg298: MCE 0 plcg298: HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem! plcg298: Please contact your hardware vendor plcg298: CPU 11 BANK 5 TSC 7d0a8fb75c06bd [at 2934 Mhz 138 days 20:43:18 uptime (unreliable)] plcg298: MISC 1091 ADDR 61797b458 plcg298: MCG status: plcg298: MCi status: plcg298: MCi_MISC register valid plcg298: MCi_ADDR register valid plcg298: MCA: corrected filtering (some unreported errors in same region) plcg298: Data CACHE Level-1 Data-Read Error plcg298: STATUS 8c20004000101135 MCGSTATUS 0 plcg371: 2) plcg423: MCE 0 plcg423: HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem! plcg423: Please contact your hardware vendor plcg423: CPU 6 BANK 8 TSC 7ca01c751f525e [at 2934 Mhz 138 days 9:38:40 uptime (unreliable)] plcg423: MISC 1008040200081588 ADDR 3f2c58200 plcg423: MCG status: plcg423: MCi status: plcg423: MCi_MISC register valid plcg423: MCi_ADDR register valid plcg423: MCA: MEMORY CONTROLLER RD_CHANNELunspecified_ERR plcg423: Transaction: Memory read error plcg423: STATUS 8c0000400001009f MCGSTATUS 0 plcg423: MCE 1 plcg423: HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem! plcg423: Please contact your hardware vendor plcg423: CPU 2 BANK 8 TSC 7ca01c751f5057 [at 2934 Mhz 138 days 9:38:40 uptime (unreliable)] plcg423: MISC 1008040200081588 ADDR 3f2c58200 plcg423: MCG status: plcg423: MCi status: plcg423: MCi_MISC register valid plcg423: MCi_ADDR register valid plcg423: MCA: MEMORY CONTROLLER RD_CHANNELunspecified_ERR plcg423: Transaction: Memory read error plcg423: STATUS 8c0000400001009f MCGSTATUS 0 Hi Vivek ! i get lot of information through your website .. Thanks very much. pls help me to decode the mcelog errors: As i forwarded this case to HP , But as per hp its is firware issue ….What you have to say?
Node : BL280c-G6
1)plcg298: MCE 0
plcg298: HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem!
plcg298: Please contact your hardware vendor
plcg298: CPU 11 BANK 5 TSC 7d0a8fb75c06bd [at 2934 Mhz 138 days 20:43:18 uptime (unreliable)]
plcg298: MISC 1091 ADDR 61797b458
plcg298: MCG status:
plcg298: MCi status:
plcg298: MCi_MISC register valid
plcg298: MCi_ADDR register valid
plcg298: MCA: corrected filtering (some unreported errors in same region)
plcg298: Data CACHE Level-1 Data-Read Error
plcg298: STATUS 8c20004000101135 MCGSTATUS 0
plcg371:

2) plcg423: MCE 0
plcg423: HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem!
plcg423: Please contact your hardware vendor
plcg423: CPU 6 BANK 8 TSC 7ca01c751f525e [at 2934 Mhz 138 days 9:38:40 uptime (unreliable)]
plcg423: MISC 1008040200081588 ADDR 3f2c58200
plcg423: MCG status:
plcg423: MCi status:
plcg423: MCi_MISC register valid
plcg423: MCi_ADDR register valid
plcg423: MCA: MEMORY CONTROLLER RD_CHANNELunspecified_ERR
plcg423: Transaction: Memory read error
plcg423: STATUS 8c0000400001009f MCGSTATUS 0
plcg423: MCE 1
plcg423: HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem!
plcg423: Please contact your hardware vendor
plcg423: CPU 2 BANK 8 TSC 7ca01c751f5057 [at 2934 Mhz 138 days 9:38:40 uptime (unreliable)]
plcg423: MISC 1008040200081588 ADDR 3f2c58200
plcg423: MCG status:
plcg423: MCi status:
plcg423: MCi_MISC register valid
plcg423: MCi_ADDR register valid
plcg423: MCA: MEMORY CONTROLLER RD_CHANNELunspecified_ERR
plcg423: Transaction: Memory read error
plcg423: STATUS 8c0000400001009f MCGSTATUS 0

]]> By: nawabhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-server-predicting-hardware-failure.html#comment-155444 nawab Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:28:17 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=4951#comment-155444 if i run your script i am getting this error.. /etc/cron.hourly/mcelog.cron Usage: mcelog [--k8|--p4|--generic] [--syslog] [mcelogdevice] mcelog [--k8|--p4|--generic] --ascii Decode machine check error records if i run your script i am getting this error..
/etc/cron.hourly/mcelog.cron
Usage:
mcelog [--k8|--p4|--generic] [--syslog] [mcelogdevice]
mcelog [--k8|--p4|--generic] –ascii
Decode machine check error records

]]> By: Lars Michelsenhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-server-predicting-hardware-failure.html#comment-154300 Lars Michelsen Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:13:02 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=4951#comment-154300 Do anyone know about a working solution for 32bit operating systems on x86_64 hardware? Do anyone know about a working solution for 32bit operating systems on x86_64 hardware?

]]> By: davidhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-server-predicting-hardware-failure.html#comment-149613 david Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:22:22 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=4951#comment-149613 There are some other tools for other CPUs as well: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Check_Exception" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> There are some other tools for other CPUs as well: Wikipedia

]]> By: Vivek Gitehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-server-predicting-hardware-failure.html#comment-148812 Vivek Gite Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:31:11 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=4951#comment-148812 Noop. AFAIK. Noop. AFAIK.

]]> By: Damian Myerscoughhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-server-predicting-hardware-failure.html#comment-148811 Damian Myerscough Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:24:33 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=4951#comment-148811 Hello, Is there any similar tools for 32-bit operating systems? You mention mcelog only works with 64-bit operating systems. Hello,

Is there any similar tools for 32-bit operating systems? You mention mcelog only works
with 64-bit operating systems.

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