HP Insight Management WBEM Providers 9.5 for Microsoft Windows Data Sheet

HP Confidential
2-4-6 DL980 System configuration (current 40-bit addressing
mode) is not optimal
Note: This indication is specific to DL980 servers. These events will not log messages in Windows
Event log.
Table 2-22
HP_SystemHardwareIndication: DL980 System configuration (current 40-bit addressing mode) is
not optimal
Pro
p
ert
y
name Pro
p
ert
y
im
p
lementation
CIM_Indication
IndicationIdentifier GUID string generated at the time of indication
PerceivedSeverity 3 (Degraded/Warning)
IndicationTime Time of indication
CIM_AlertIndication
Description The system is not configured for optimal performance
as its address mode is currently set to 40-
bit instead of the Windows recommended 44-bit mode.
In addition to the larger addressable physical
address space, the 44-bit mode improves the system
performance by generating less address decoding
faults. Reporting Entity: McHealthProvider Service
Event Timestamp: <EventTimeStamp>
Where <EventTimeStamp> is the date and time of the
indication
AlertType 5 (Device Alert)
EventID 8002
EventTime Time of the event or time of the indication if event time
unknown
ProviderName HP MCHealth
RecommendedActions Restart system to invoke ROM-Based Setup Utility
(RBSU) and select <Advanced Options>, <Advanced
System ROM Options>, <Address Mode 44-bit> to
change the Address Mode from 40-bit to 44-bit.
\n\nNote: Before changing the address mode to 44-
bit please ensure that the Microsoft QFE 980598 is
installed on the system, if it has 1TB or more RAM.
SystemName HP_ComputerSystem.Name
SystemCreationClassName HP_ComputerSystem.CreationClassName
HP_AlertIndication
Summary The system configuration should be changed for
optimal performance.