PSOD ESXi 3.5 update 3

[timerace]

Getting PSOD after installing Update 3. ESX 3.5 update 2 works just fine.

TYAN Motherboard: Product Model Number: S2932/S2932-E

Bios Version: 2.03 10/15/2008

16GB Memory

AMD CPU Part Number: OS2352WAL4BGD

Product Details: AMD OPTERON 2352 QUAD CORE 2.10GHZ 1000MHZ BUS SPEED 2MB L3 CACHE SOCKET F (1207) REV B3 75W

Vmware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 Build-123629

The system found a problem on you machine and cannot continue.

No Supported microcode levels for this stepping of AMD Family 10h B2 processor.

[Texiwill]

Hello,

Moved to ESXi forum.

I would ensure the BIOS is up to date, that is what it looks like to me.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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[Jackobli]

Getting PSOD after installing Update 3. ESX 3.5 update 2 works just fine.

TYAN Motherboard: Product Model Number: S2932/S2932-E

Bios Version: 2.03 10/15/2008

16GB Memory

Product Details: AMD OPTERON 2352 QUAD CORE 2.10GHZ 1000MHZ BUS SPEED 2MB L3 CACHE SOCKET F (1207) REV B3 75W

No Supported microcode levels for this stepping of AMD Family 10h B2 processor.

Had a similar issue with an ASUS KFN4-D16 (same NVidia Chipset). I had to ask ASUS for a new BIOS. ASUS did not list the B3-Steppings on their CPU support site. Tyan does not list the steppings on their CPU support site.

[deaddawg]

I am getting the same error using my Tyan S2912 with two 2347 HE's. I tried using the latest BIOS v4.00 and an older BIOS v3.03 for my motherboard, both giving the same error. It seems to only affect Update 3, and I have previous versions on ESX and ESXi on disk, and only Update 3 gives the error. No problems with any other OS either.

Any ideas?

[timerace]

Any luck with this yet? Tyan said they only support a stepping of 3 or better.... I guess I will run ESX 3.5 Update 2 for a while until it gets fixed.

[prezmer]

I have the same issue on Tyan S3970 with 2x Opteron 2346 HE, and ESXi 3.5 U3. U2 works fine. MB BIOS is the newest available.

[Reefcrazed]

Deaddawg how did you get ESXi 3.5 update 2 on your Tyan S2912 ? I cannot get it to recognize the NICS or MLB sata.

[timerace]

Does ESXi 3.5 update 3 work with mobo KFN4-D16? How about hyper-V?

thanks

Jose Vigenor

www.asguard.net

[Jackobli]

Does ESXi 3.5 update 3 work with mobo KFN4-D16?

Yes, it does. The BIOS i mentioned is now made public availabe. I received it before via private email from ASUS Support.

>How about hyper-V?

Didn't try Windows Server 2008... Perhaps I could try, the machine is still on test.