Re: server specifications

[Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/13/11 7:55 PM, compdoc wrote:
>> undetected creeping bit errors due to lack of ECC would
>> be, in my book, unacceptable.
>
>
> Where can one find info or studies on this sort of thing? I use non-ecc ram
> in several servers, and of course most ppl use it in their desktops.
>
> Wouldn't bit errors result in crashes or data corruption? Or what would the
> results be?

It's very unpredictable.  Since linux tends to use all available ram for disk 
buffers, the first thing is likely to be corruption in disk files.  By the time 
you see crashes or anything visible, you may have a lot of invalid data.

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   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
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