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Correctable memory errors reporting in ONTAP versions with static thresholds

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Applies to

ONTAP versions:

  • 9.1P17 and earlier P releases
  • 9.2 all P releases
  • 9.3P10 and earlier P releases
  • 9.4P5 and earlier P releases

Platforms:

  • AFF A800
  • AFF A700s
  • AFF A700 / FAS9000
  • AFF A300 / FAS8200
  • AFF A220 / FAS27x0
  • AFF A200 / FAS26x0
  • AFF80x0 / FAS80x0

 

Note: For all other ONTAP platforms and ONTAP versions see: How to troubleshoot correctable memory errors on FAS and AFF systems

Issue

  • Node is reporting correctable ECC errors:

event log show -event *cecc*

Sun Nov 11 08:00:52 GMT [ClusterA-01: idle_thread0: cecc_log_summary_1:warning]: params: {'total_num_ceccs': '56', 'num_ceccs': '3'}
Sun Nov 11 08:18:40 CST [cecc_log.summary:warning]: Total of 303 new correctable ECC errors just reported. You might want to check system memory. 12828 correctable ECC errors reported since booting.

 

  • show-memory-errors is reporting multiple CECC errors on the same DIMM

ClusterA::*> set advanced

ClusterA::*> system node show-memory-errors
Correctable ECC Memory Errors:

Node: ClusterA-01

DIMM      CECC  Multiple Err
Name     Count  Same Address
------- ------  ------------
DIMM-1       0   false
DIMM-2       22  false
DIMM-3       0   false
Node: ClusterA-02

DIMM      CECC  Multiple Err
Name     Count  Same Address
------- ------  ------------
DIMM-1       0  false
DIMM-2       0  false
DIMM-3       0  false
6 entries were displayed.

 

  • AutoSupport alert may be triggered

CriticalCECCCountMemErrAlert

 

 

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