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'''Machine check exception''' is when you see something like this in your logs:
 
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Jul  9 12:19:41 vz01 kernel: CPU 0: Machine Check Exception: 0000000000000004
 
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Such messages are printed when CPU reports about detected hardware problems, e.g. memory corruptions or some other problems.
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== What does that mean? ==
i.e. it is 100% hardware problem with your server.
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Such messages are printed when CPU reports about detected hardware problems, e.g. memory corruptions or some other problems. It is 100% hardware problem with your server.
http://www.answers.com/topic/machine-check-exception
 
  
You can try to check your memory/CPU as decribed here:
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== What to do? ==
http://wiki.openvz.org/Hardware_testing
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The best thing to do is check your server — see [[Hardware testing]].
  
http://forum.openvz.org/index.php?t=post&reply_to=4397&
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== External links ==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Check_Exception wikipedia:Machine Check Exception]
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[[Category: Troubleshooting]]
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[[Category: FAQ]]

Revision as of 05:24, 11 July 2006

Machine check exception is when you see something like this in your logs:

Jul  9 12:19:41 vz01 kernel: CPU 0: Machine Check Exception: 0000000000000004
Jul  9 12:19:41 vz01 kernel: Bank 4: b604a00100000813 at 000000007e4f2f68
Jul  9 12:19:41 vz01 kernel: Kernel panic: CPU context corrupt

What does that mean?

Such messages are printed when CPU reports about detected hardware problems, e.g. memory corruptions or some other problems. It is 100% hardware problem with your server.

What to do?

The best thing to do is check your server — see Hardware testing.

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