From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 27 18:06:29 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74B5B16A40B for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:06:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ltning@anduin.net) Received: from anduin.net (anduin.net [213.225.74.230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1A3813C455 for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:06:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ltning@anduin.net) Received: from localhost.unicore.no ([127.0.0.1] helo=[IPv6:::1] ident=ltning) by anduin.net with esmtp (Exim 4.66 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1HWG3u-000M1T-UQ; Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:06:27 +0200 In-Reply-To: <1175002427.44767.41.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> References: <1D425A90-3619-48B7-8171-13ECC9A31087@anduin.net> <1175002427.44767.41.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <2B277B33-A56F-4E77-9E57-7F4777B22D2F@anduin.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eirik_=D8verby?= Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:04:07 +0200 To: Gavin Atkinson X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Weird messages output X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:06:29 -0000 On 27. mar. 2007, at 15.33, Gavin Atkinson wrote: > On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 15:00 +0200, Eirik =D8verby wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> running 6.1-RELEASE on several HP DL385 servers (identically >> configured), one of them has recently spat the following out in the / >> var/log/messages file: >> >> .......... >> Mar 10 03:51:24 apphost02 ntpd[445]: kernel time sync enabled 2001 >> Mar 10 05:02:01 apphost02 kernel: NMI ISA 30, EISA ff >> Mar 10 05:02:01 apphost02 kernel: k >> Mar 10 05:02:01 apphost02 kernel: NMIN MIIe SIASA 202r,0 ,E IESIAS A >> ffnf >> Mar 10 05:02:01 apphost02 kernel: f >> Mar 10 05:02:01 apphost02 kernel: >> Mar 10 05:02:01 apphost02 kernel: el trap 19 with interrupts disabled >> Mar 10 05:02:01 apphost02 kernel: NMI ISA 20, EISA ff >> Mar 10 06:08:01 apphost02 ntpd[445]: kernel time sync enabled 6001 >> .......... >> >> NMI =3D non-maskable interrupt, if I remember correctly. However, I >> have no idea what this means or why it appeared. The status light on >> the front of the server has lit up red, as opposed to the usual >> green. All services on the host are running and behaving normally >> from what I can tell. > > I suspect you'll find your (ECC) memory has problems. You are absolutely correct. Further investigation using the ProLiant =20 management tools for FreeBSD revealed serious RAM trouble. Two banks =20 were degraded, so we have now had the modules replaced on-site. Thanks for the tip! Do you happen to know if there are any "generic" tools/daemons =20 available to decipher such NMIs? Perhaps be able to send SNMP traps =20 or something? /Eirik > > Gavin >