FreeBSD Crashes Intermittently !!

[shahzaib mushtaq]

Hi,

Can we use following freebsd guide to update microcode ? :

Install sysutils/devcpu-data
<http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/sysutils/devcpu-data/pkg-descr>,
then add:

microcode_update_enable="YES"


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https://www.freebsd.org/doc/faq/compatibility-processors.html

On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 1:40 PM, shahzaib mushtaq <shahzaib.cb at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We don't think its related to heat because L5640 only use 60W. Can we
> update microcode on FreeBSD? Because intel has not stated this OS when
> performing microcode update.
>
> Regards.
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 1:27 PM, lokadamus at gmx.de <lokadamus at gmx.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think about the error lines:
>> Hardware event. This is not a software error.
>> CPU 23 BANK 5
>> MISC 0 ADDR 805613c60
>> MCG status:MCIP
>> STATUS be00000000800400 MCGSTATUS 4
>> ....
>> Hardware event. This is not a software error.
>> CPU 22 BANK 5
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine-check_exception
>>
>> Looks like a hardware problem from the second cpu.
>> Thinks, what can be done:
>> - Is it possible to read cpu heat infos from bios?
>> - Disable HTT and look, if the error comes again
>> - Remove the second cpu and look, if ...
>> - Install microcode updates and hope, it will fix it
>>
>> Intel offers for many CPUs an microcode update.
>>
>> https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25512/Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-File?v=t
>>
>> Can you test a cpu in another system?
>> https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=cpuburn&stype=all
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> On 04/19/16 09:35, shahzaib mushtaq wrote:
>> > Hi, sorry for the mistake, cpus are :
>> >
>> > 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU  L5640 @ 2.27GHz5640 (12 cores, 24 threads)
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 12:32 PM, lokadamus at gmx.de <lokadamus at gmx.de>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 04/18/16 16:28, shahzaib mushtaq wrote:
>> >>> Hi again, got back after a long time. So yes, we've move to new Dell
>> R510
>> >>> Hardware now. Here is the specs :
>> >>>
>> >>> DELL R510
>> >>> 2 x L5520
>> >>> 64GB RAM
>> >>> 12x3TB Raid stripping+mirroring (HBA LSI-9211-fw version 19.00)
>> >>> FreeBSD cw009.tunefiles.com 10.2-RELEASE-p14 FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE-p14
>> >> #0:
>> >>> Wed Mar 16 20:46:12 UTC 2016
>> >>> root at amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
>> >>> amd64
>> >>>
>> >>> After 9days of uptime, server again got crashed with following error
>> in
>> >>> crash log :
>> >>>
>> >>> http://pastebin.com/baShWuMP
>> >>>
>> >>> I am so much depressed now, there's much pressure on me from my
>> company.
>> >> Please
>> >>> help us resolving this crash issue . :(
>> >> Which CPU Model is installed? Is it one or more?
>> >>
>> >> There where some microcode updates for some models.
>> >>
>> >> Greeting
>> >>
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