Problem
On an AlphaServer 2100 running DU 3.2, configured with 512MB RAM,
2GB swap, and running in lazy swap mode, the system failed the
Verifier and Exerciser Memory tests.
Summary
The Verifier and Exerciser Tool is a retired product. I upgraded
to DU4.0 and ran memx(8), and the system passed all tests.
Thanks to
Alan Rollow
>
> Greetings,
>
> On an Alpha 2100 running DU3.2D, the vet memory test reports the following
> failure. The machine has 512MB RAM and ~2GB swap. This is from vet's run
> window:
>
> *** FATAL ERROR 1 from process 1, group exer for device memory ***
> File vet_exer_memory, test 1, subtest 1 - Wed Sep 4 14:57:49 1996
> Insufficient memory.
> Can't allocate 10973 byte segment.
> *** End of error report from process 1 ***
>
> ...completed [process 1] group exer for device memory.
>
>
> ...testing completed.
>
> Total errors reported by all processes = 1.
> DEC VET: Failed. Total errors = 1. Total process hangs = 0.
>
> Where should I look from here? Does the failure indicate a problem with a
> memory module, or maybe something wrong with one of the swap partitions?
>
> BTW, the system had no other users on it at the time I ran the vet. Also,
> the same error occurred when it was running with DEC's
> /etc/sysconfigtab.lite and with our customized /etc/sysconfigtab.
>
> Regards,
>
> Patrick O'Brien
>
>
> Systems Administrator
> Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
> 60 Garden Street
> Cambridge, MA 02138
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Systems Administrator
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
60 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Received on Mon Sep 09 1996 - 22:26:59 NZST