[Sunhelp] E4500 memory question

Wed Sep 13 19:25:10 CDT 2000

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Hi Cindy...

We run a all SUN shop and have an E450 that has been serving as our
database.  Just last week it had a panic and rebooted.  The logfile stated
that the cause of the panic was an ECache error through CPU 03.  I have
spoken with SUN and was told that this "is not" a common error, but it seems
the more and more I ask other Solaris sys. ads. about it, the more I find
out that it is a "very" common problem with the E450s and a specific type of
CPU that runs on them.  I love the E450 and think that it is a great
machine, but I have to admit that the ECache problem did catch me off guard.
It has something to do with the ECache being developed by IBM.  Who knows,
but I vote for the E450 and SUN.

Good luck!

Christopher Adams
Los Angeles, Ca.

-----Original Message-----
From: Yoho, Cindy [mailto:cyoho at umpublishing.org]
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 4:42 PM
To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
Subject: [Sunhelp] E4500 memory question

Hi folks,

We are an HP shop considering the purchase of a Sun E4500 for an application
that is only available on Solaris, NT and SGI (Maybe AIX, but...:-)   I am
voting for the Sun, but word is out that there are some problems with the
Ultra's cache causing the box to freeze up.  I'd like to know what you all
know about this problem - is it only occurring on certain models, or certain
configurations?   Have any of you experienced it or is it very rare?  Does
anyone (including Sun)  know what exactly is causing it and how to fix it?
Any advice, war stories, etc would be greatly appreciated.

TIA,

Cindy
_______________________________________________
SunHELP maillist  -  SunHELP at sunhelp.org
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi Cindy...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>We run a all SUN shop and have an E450 that has been =
serving as our database.  Just last week it had a panic and =
rebooted.  The logfile stated that the cause of the panic was an =
ECache error through CPU 03.  I have spoken with SUN and was told =
that this "is not" a common error, but it seems the more and =
more I ask other Solaris sys. ads. about it, the more I find out that =
it is a "very" common problem with the E450s and a specific =
type of CPU that runs on them.  I love the E450 and think that it =
is a great machine, but I have to admit that the ECache problem did =
catch me off guard.  It has something to do with the ECache being =
developed by IBM.  Who knows, but I vote for the E450 and =
SUN.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Good luck!</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Christopher Adams</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Los Angeles, Ca.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Yoho, Cindy [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:cyoho at umpublishing.org">mailto:cyoho at umpublishing.org</A>=
]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 4:42 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: [Sunhelp] E4500 memory question</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi folks,</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>We are an HP shop considering the purchase of a Sun =
E4500 for an application</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>that is only available on Solaris, NT and SGI (Maybe =
AIX, but...:-)   I am</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>voting for the Sun, but word is out that there are =
some problems with the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Ultra's cache causing the box to freeze up.  =
I'd like to know what you all</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>know about this problem - is it only occurring on =
certain models, or certain</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>configurations?   Have any of you =
experienced it or is it very rare?  Does</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>anyone (including Sun)  know what exactly is =
causing it and how to fix it?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Any advice, war stories, etc would be greatly =
appreciated.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>TIA,</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Cindy</FONT>
<BR><FONT =
SIZE=3D2>_______________________________________________</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>SunHELP maillist  -  =
SunHELP at sunhelp.org</FONT>
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HREF=3D"http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sunhelp" =
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