mcelog and dmidecode do not recognize Intel 5000 series CPUs in RHEL 5

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3
  • Intel 5000 series processor

Issue

  • The mcelog and dmidecode that ships with RHEL 5 does not recognize the Intel Westmere CPU.
  • mcelog: Unknown Intel CPU type family 6 model 2c

  • Handle 0x0005, DMI type 4, 42 bytes
Processor Information
        Socket Designation: CPU0 PROCESSOR
        Type: Central Processor
        Family: <OUT OF SPEC>
        Manufacturer: Intel
        ID: C2 06 02 00 FF FB EB BF
        Version: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5660 @ 2.80GHz
        Voltage: 1.0 V
        External Clock: 6400 MHz
        Max Speed: 6000 MHz
        Current Speed: 2800 MHz
        Status: Populated, Enabled
        Upgrade: <OUT OF SPEC>

Resolution

  • Upgrade to dmidecode-2.10 (or later) for dmidecode support in RHEL 5

  • Migrate to RHEL 6 for mcelog support.

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