Possible errors in dmidecode output of VMWare virtual machines
Issue
We have noticed , "ECC Memory" errors on all virtual servers which is hosted in ESX. As there is no issue from ESX end.
We noticed this on all virtual servers.
Is it normal behavior or any issue?
# dmidecode -t system
# dmidecode 2.11
SMBIOS 2.4 present.
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: VMware, Inc.
Product Name: VMware Virtual Platform
Version: None
Serial Number: VMware-xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
UUID: 502BC2A1-F8D7-EFFE-2719-E07BCC26C30C
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number: Not Specified
Family: Not Specified
Handle 0x0039, DMI type 15, 29 bytes
System Event Log
Area Length: 16 bytes
Header Start Offset: 0x0000
Header Length: 16 bytes
Data Start Offset: 0x0010
Access Method: General-purpose non-volatile data functions
Access Address: 0x0000
Status: Invalid, Full
Change Token: 0x00000036
Header Format: Type 1
Supported Log Type Descriptors: 3
Descriptor 1: POST error
Data Format 1: POST results bitmap
Descriptor 2: Single-bit ECC memory error
Data Format 2: Multiple-event
Descriptor 3: Multi-bit ECC memory error
Data Format 3: Multiple-event
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- VMWare virtual machine
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