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October 2nd, 2021 02:00

ESXi error on Dell PowerEdge R530 server

Hello,

I have a Dell powerEdge R530 server that has ESXi 6.5 Update 3 Build 14874964 installed.

Recently popped up an error that can be seen through idrac, under Recent Logged Events it says - Multi-bit memory errors found on the memory device at location (s) DIMM_A1.

And the hypervisor itself began to look like this pictured

 

 

 

 

  • Origin3k

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    Posted October 2nd, 2021 09:00

    This is another advantage of ECC Memory if it detects multiple errors which cant be resolved it stops the Host.

    So maybe you have a bad Dimm after years of running so prepare to replace it.

    Regards,
    Joerg

  • Yura_BS

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    Posted October 2nd, 2021 10:00

    Did I understand correctly that you need to potentially prepare for replacing the memory strip from the DIMM A1 slot or simply remove it from the server considering it unreliable?

  • DELL-Shine K

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    Posted October 3rd, 2021 21:00

    You can remove the bad DIMM and check the behavior. How many DIMM you have on the server. It is recommended to have memory on A1 slot so I would recommend to remove DIMM on A1 and replace with DIMM from another slot(last) on the server. 

  • Yura_BS

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    Posted October 8th, 2021 00:00

    Thank you, we will be thinking about replacing the memory module.