Memexer - Compaq AlphaServer ES45 Service Manual

4.13 memexer

The memexer command runs a specified number of memory exercisers
in the background. Nothing is displayed unless an error occurs. Each
exerciser tests all available memory in twice the backup cache size
blocks for each pass.
The following example shows no errors.
Example 4–19 memexer
P00>>> memexer 3
P00>>> show_status
ID Program
-------- ------------ ------------ ------ --------- ------------- -----------
00000001 idle system
0000125e memtest memory
00001261 memtest memory
00001268 memtest memory
0000126f exer_kid dka0.0.0.2.1
00001270 exer_kid dka100.1.0.2
00001271 exer_kid dka200.2.0.2
00001278 exer_kid dqa0.0.0.15.
00001280 exer_kid dfa0.0.0.2.1
00001281 exer_kid dfb0.0.0.102 1066
0000128e exer_kid dva0.0.0.100
00001381 nettest ewa0.0.0.4.1
The following example shows a memory compare error indicating bad DIMMs.
In most cases, the failing bank and DIMM position are specified in the error
message.
P00>>> memexer 3
*** Hard Error - Error #41 - Memory compare error
Diagnostic Name ID
memtest 00000193
Expected value: 25c07
Received value 35c07
Failing addr: a11848
*** ERROR - DIMM J2 on MMB 1 Failed ***
P00>>> kill_diags
P00>>>
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Device Pass Hard/Soft Bytes Written
0 0
12 0
12 0
11 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
84 0
0
0 0
362 0
Device Pass Test
brd0 114 1
Bytes Read
0 0
0 6719275008 6719275008
0 6689914880 6689914880
0 6689914880 6689914880
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0 109256192
0 0
1 1018720
Hard/Soft 11-FEB-1999
0 12:00:01
0
8612352
8649728
8649728
3544064
8619520
980992
1018496