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Linux kernel reporting "corrected ECC" errors - IBM BladeCenter

Troubleshooting


Problem

Linux kernel reporting "corrected ECC" errors in the kernel log although no memory failures are reported in the Advanced Management Module (AMM)/Management Module (MM) event log.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H193165

Symptom

Linux kernel is reporting "corrected ECC" errors in the kernel log, although no memory failures are reported in the Advanced Management Module (AMM) / Management Module (MM) event log.

Affected configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM servers:

  • BladeCenter LS20, Type 8850, any model
  • BladeCenter LS21, Type 7971, any model
  • BladeCenter LS41, Type 7972, any model

The system is configured with at least one of the following:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Update 5

This tip is not option specific.

The system has the symptom described above.

Note: This does not imply that the network operating system will work under all combinations of hardware and software. Please see the compatibility page for more information: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

Solution

This tip is being replaced by RETAIN tip H192890. See the replacement tip for complete details of this Error Detection and Correction (EDAC) issue.

 

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

BladeCenter:Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

BladeCenter:Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86-64

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-5075265

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