Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4240 - Manual (Page 69)

Appendix D Error Handling 59
Handling of Parity Errors (PERR)
This section lists facts and considerations about how the server handles parity errors
(PERR).
■ The handling of parity errors works through NMIs.
■ During BIOS POST, the NMI is logged in the DMI and the SP SEL. See the
following example command and output:
■ FIGURE D-3 shows an example of a DMI log screen from BIOS Setup Page, with a
parity error.
[root@d-mpk12-53-238 root]# ipmitool -H 129.146.53.95 -U root -P changeme -I lan
sel list -v
SEL Record ID : 0100
Record Type : 00
Timestamp : 01/10/2002 20:16:16
Generator ID : 0001
EvM Revision : 04
Sensor Type : Critical Interrupt
Sensor Number : 00
Event Type : Sensor-specific Discrete
Event Direction : Assertion Event
Event Data : 04ff00
Description : PCI PERR