>> > I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my >> > hosted server. Running mcelog I get: >> > >> > # mcelog >> > HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem! >> >> [...] >> >> > Should I just contact the hosting company? Can anyone give me more >> > info on what this means? Bad memory? >> >> They are likely better able to help you if it's a hardware problem. > > It reads as if the error correction in one of the RAM modules is kicking in. > Ask them to reseat or replace the bad module - which they will have to find by > trial and error. They could hot-swap them and see then the errors stop. > -- > Regards, > Mick
They offered to take my machine down and do a memory test which they said would take a number of hours. Is a memory test likely to help? Did you suggest reseating or replacing RAM modules as opposed to a memory test because it will result in less downtime? - Grant
