We keep getting these errors on both of our R710 server running the X5650 Intel processor. Dell's recommendation was to update the bois to the latest version, which I have done. I uploaded logs to the Dell Vmware tean, and they didn't see anything that stuck out either? But, still getting these errors? We have had randon reboots on some of our virtuals, and the timing coinsides with the microcode update failure error in Vcenter logs. I am runnig in EVC mode as we have some Dell 2950's hosting as welll. It is using "Penryn 45nm Core 2" mode.
Here is the listed event:
Message on xxxx: CPU microcode
update available. The guest OS tried to
update the microcode from patch level
21 (21h) to patch level 1548 (1548h),
but VMware ESX does not allow
microcode patches to be applied from
within a virtual machine. Microcode
patches are used to correct CPU errata.
If you are not experiencing any
problems with your CPU, you can
ignore this microcode patch. Otherwise,
you may be able to obtain a
BIOS/firmware update which includes
this microcode patch from your system
vendor, or your host OS may provide a
facility for loading microcode patches
obtained directly from the Intel web
site.
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2/12/2012 7:10:11 PM
How can I resolve this issue?
Thanks, Tandrist