Alphaserver ES40 crash

From: Vimal Upreti (vimal_at_iitcoman.com)
Date: 11/22/03

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    Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 11:53:51 +0400
To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    Hi all,
    One of the Alphaserver ES40 is crashing intermittently (one's in a day
    or 2 days). I checked all the logs, couldn't really pin-point the
    problem. Though it looks like a CPU or Motherboard problem. Following is
    the /var/adm/messages file:

    Nov 12 11:16:22 ldcems01 vmunix: Environmental Monitoring Subsystem
    Configured.
    Nov 12 11:16:35 ldcems01 vmunix: SuperLAT. Copyright 1994 Meridian
    Technology Corp. All rights reserved.
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Machine Check SYSTEM Fatal Abort
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Machine check code = 0x100000202
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Ibox Status =
    0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Dcache Status= 0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Cbox Address= 0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Fill Syndrome 1=
    0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Fill Syndrome 0=
    0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Cbox Status =
    0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: EV6 captured status of Bcache
    mode = 0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: EV6 Exception Address=
    fffffc00002e7f60
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: EV6 Interrupt Enablement and
    Current Processor mode = 0000007ee0000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: EV6 Interrupt Summary Register
    = 0000000200000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: EV6 TBmiss or Fault status =
    0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: EV6 PAL Base Address=
    0000000000018000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: EV6 Ibox control =
    fffffe001e304396
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: EV6 Ibox Process_context=
    0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: O/S Summary flag=
    0000000000000004
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Cchip Base Address (phys)=
    00000f01a0000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Cchip Device Raw Interrupt
    Request = 4000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: DRIR Register Decode:
    Nov 15 08:34:52 ldcems01 vmunix: Bit 62: Error from Pchip
    0
    Nov 15 08:34:53 ldcems01 vmunix: PCI Device Interrupt
    Mask= 0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:53 ldcems01 vmunix: Cchip Miscellaneous Register=
    00000008000000e0
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Misc Register Decode:
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Bit 5: Interval Timer
    Intr Pending to CPU 1
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Bit 6: Interval Timer
    Intr Pending to CPU 2
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Bit 7: Interval Timer
    Intr Pending to CPU 3
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Bit 35: CChip Rev
    (Bit<35>)
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Cchip Revision: 08
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: ID of CPU performing
    read: 00
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Pchip 0 Base Address (phys)=
    00000f0180000000
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Pchip 0 Error Register=
    553003c008200400
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Pchip Error Register Decode:
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: Bit 10: Uncorrectable
    ECC Error
    Nov 15 08:34:54 ldcems01 vmunix: System Address
    = 0000000003c00820
    Nov 15 08:34:55 ldcems01 vmunix: Command: SGTE Read
    Nov 15 08:34:55 ldcems01 vmunix: ECC Syndrome: 55
    Nov 15 08:34:55 ldcems01 vmunix: Pchip 1 Base Address (phys)=
    00000f0380000000
    Nov 15 08:34:55 ldcems01 vmunix: Pchip 1 Error Register=
    0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:55 ldcems01 vmunix: Pchip Error Register Decode:
    Nov 15 08:34:55 ldcems01 vmunix: PCI Xaction Start
    Address= 0000000000000000
    Nov 15 08:34:55 ldcems01 vmunix: PCI Command: Interrupt
    Acknowledge
    Nov 15 08:34:55 ldcems01 vmunix: panic (cpu 0): System Uncorrectable
    Machine Check

    Can you please check this file and suggest the solution.

    Thanks & regards.
    Vimal
     

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