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Your understanding of this topic seems to stem from something other than operating servers at large scale. Single bit errors are extremely common in the absence
by thrownaway2424 12y ago
Your understanding of this topic seems to stem from something other than operating servers at large scale. Single bit errors are extremely common in the absence of multiple bit errors. One of the reasons that memtest86+ is so thorough and weird is because these marginal bits are access-pattern-dependent. With the right access pattern certain defective drams will always yield SBEs without ever causing an MBE.
- JohnBooty 12y agoThat's interesting to know; thanks for posting that. I've never seen failing RAM give SBEs but not MBEs but, like you said, I have not operated servers at large scale. It's good to know that can happen!