RHEL panic with NMI received for unknown reason a0; Machine Check Exception
Issue
Receiving machine check exceptions on the console and in the messages file:
Uhhuh. NMI received for unknown reason a0.
HARDWARE ERROR
CPU 2: Machine Check Exception: 5 Bank 5: b200001802000e0f
RIP !INEXACT! 23:<00000000f7738277>
TSC fc309f479ff3a1
This is not a software problem!
Run through mcelog --ascii to decode and contact your hardware vendor
Kernel panic - not syncing: Machine check
<0>You probably have a hardware problem with your RAM chips
Dazed and confused, but trying to continue
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) (multiple versions)
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