存储器上的硬件错误,并在128个内核上进行了大型仿真

问题描述

在天体物理学的背景下,我启动了一个大型仿真(enzo代码),并在128个核上执行了MPI,

mpirun -np 128 ./enzo.exe amr_cosmology.enzo
@H_502_4@

,在运行过程中出现以下错误:将其标记Hardware Error@H_502_4@,因此得出结论,总RAM(1GB)棒是坏的。如您所见,代码不会停止,但是这些错误消息通常会在所有代码的整个运行过程中发生:

TopGrid dt = 3.705042e-02     time = 1.2350099725762    cycle = 14    z = 834.55610989934
TopGrid dt = 3.816191e-02     time = 1.272060395839    cycle = 15    z = 818.25224654732
TopGrid dt = 3.930675e-02     time = 1.3102223091899    cycle = 16    z = 802.26651295398

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711318] [Hardware Error]: Corrected error,no action required.

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711377] [Hardware Error]: cpu:2 (17:31:0) MC17_STATUS[-|CE|MiscV|-|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|-|CECC]: 0x9c2041000000011b

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711387] [Hardware Error]: Error Addr: 0x0000001c9f3d4ac0

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711388] [Hardware Error]: IPID: 0x0000009600450f00,Syndrome: 0x0f5940000a801001

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711399] [Hardware Error]: Unified Memory Controller Extended Error Code: 0

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711407] [Hardware Error]: Unified Memory Controller Error: DRAM ECC error.

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711422] [Hardware Error]: cache level: L3/GEN,tx: GEN,mem-tx: RD

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711474] [Hardware Error]: Corrected error,no action required.

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711479] [Hardware Error]: cpu:2 (17:31:0) MC18_STATUS[Over|CE|MiscV|-|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|-|CECC]: 0xdc2041000000011b

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711483] [Hardware Error]: Error Addr: 0x0000001ee2f9b140

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711484] [Hardware Error]: IPID: 0x0000009600550f00,Syndrome: 0xda9020000a800d01

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711489] [Hardware Error]: Unified Memory Controller Extended Error Code: 0

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711492] [Hardware Error]: Unified Memory Controller Error: DRAM ECC error.

Message from syslogd@pablo at Sep 24 20:52:00 ...
 kernel:[2415943.711497] [Hardware Error]: cache level: L3/GEN,mem-tx: RD
TopGrid dt = 4.048593e-02     time = 1.3495290567141    cycle = 17    z = 786.59270291163
TopGrid dt = 4.170048e-02     time = 1.3900149827028    cycle = 18    z = 771.22472945212
TopGrid dt = 4.295147e-02     time = 1.4317154617942    cycle = 19    z = 756.15662471201
@H_502_4@

这是什么类型的错误:它是自动更正还是确实是硬件故障?无论如何,出了点问题。

解决方法

这是由于RAM故障。频繁的ECC错误校正(例如您的情况)定义了故障的硬件。解决方法是找出导致此问题的内存并将其更换。如果它不是关键系统,则可能不需要立即对其进行修复。

在某些情况下,无法正常工作的RAM也会导致此问题。

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