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Table 16. BIOS Generated System Events (continued)
Event Message Severity Cause
by the service team to better
understand the cause of the failure.
CPU <number> protocol error
detected.
Critical This event is generated when the
processor protocol enters a non-
recoverable state.
CPU bus parity error
detected.
Critical This event is generated when the
processor bus PERR enters a non-
recoverable state.
CPU <number> initialization
error detected.
Critical This event is generated when the
processor initialization enters a non-
recoverable state.
CPU <number> machine check
error detected.
Critical This event is generated when the
processor machine check enters a non-
recoverable state.
All event logging is
disabled.
Critical This event is generated when all event
logging is disabled.
Logging is disabled.
Critical This event is generated when the ECC
single bit error rate is exceeded.
The system board fail-safe
voltage is outside of range.
Critical This event is generated when the system
board voltages are not at normal levels.
The system board fail-safe
voltage is within range.
Information This event is generated when earlier Fail-
Safe system voltages return to a normal
level.
A hardware incompatibility
detected between BMC/iDRAC
firmware and CPU.
Critical This event is generated when there is a
mismatch between the BMC and iDRAC
firmware and the processor in use or
vice versa.
A hardware incompatibility
was corrected between BMC/
iDRAC firmware and CPU.
Information This event is generated when an earlier
mismatch between the BMC and iDRAC
firmware and the processor is corrected.
Device option ROM on embedded
NIC failed to support Link
Tuning or FlexAddress.
Critical This event is generated when the PCI
device option ROM for a NIC does not
support link tuning or the Flex
addressing feature.
Device option ROM on
mezzanine card <number>
failed to support Link Tuning
or FlexAddress.
Critical This event is generated when the PCI
device option ROM for a NIC does not
support link tuning or the Flex
addressing feature.
Failed to program virtual MAC
address on a component at bus
<bus> device <device>
function <function>.
Critical This event is generated when BIOS fails
to program virtual MAC address on the
given NIC device.
Failed to get Link Tuning or
FlexAddress data from iDRAC.
Critical This event is generated when BIOS could
not obtain virtual MAC address or Link
Tuning data from iDRAC.
An unknown system hardware
failure detected.
Critical This event is generated when an
unknown hardware failure is detected.
POST fatal error <error
description>
Critical This event is generated when a fatal
error occurs during system boot. For
more information, see POST Code
Errors.
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