Windows XP virtual machines running on RHEV 3 crash randomly with bluescreens suggesting "hardware" memory issues

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Issue

  • Windows XP virtual machines running on RHEV 3 crash or reboot randomly
  • Bluescreen often states IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
  • Bluescreen analysis can be traced to Microsoft knowledgebase articles implying faulty hardware memory
  • Windows guests crash when the network link is saturated

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
  • Windows XP virtual machines

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