topic Re: kernel panic in Operating System - Linux

kernel panic

ossupport55 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:09:07 GMT

Dear all,

writing with respect to the attached file. Server is a BL460c. 8 core. How do i analyse and go about the issue.

cheers

Re: kernel panic

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:27:16 GMT

It's hard to say what caused to this crash.

I suggest you to test healph of your server (CPU/memory) by running memtest/cpuburn - from http://www.sysresccd.org, for example.

From another side, it may be a problem with kernel and/or kernel modules. Which distro do you use? Upgrade to the latest patch level.

Re: kernel panic

macosta — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:26:57 GMT

This was a NMI panic that was handled as an MCE (machine check exception.) Either the watchdog tripped, if set up, or an NMI was generated from the hardware to say "hey, something isn't right at the hardware level."

There is a "generate NMI" button within iLO which someone may have pressed, but either way, check the IML and/or other hardware/BIOS logs that may be available for clues (depending on hardware.)

Re: kernel panic

ossupport55 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:47:59 GMT

Thanks Vitaly, macosta,

It was nice to know about the recovery CD. Macosta, i have cleared the logs as there wasn't anything interesting. Let's see if it comes again.

cheers

Re: kernel panic

ossupport55 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:51:38 GMT

I will be closing this thread as i do not not know when it will re-appear.