BSOD with hyper threading and SQL

Dell Power Edge 6650 duel 1.5 Xeon SQL 2000
I have been on the phone with dell trying to resolve an
issue with the server stated above. I kept getting bsod's
and they finally told me to dissable the HTT in the bios
and everything worked fine so far. They say that SQL see's
four processors and we are only lc. for two proc therefor
creating the bsod. This is wrong... SP2 and SP3 inable
htt and utilize it. right? Please help I cant except the
resolve they gave me.SQL Server is only user mode code, so it doesn't BSOD, so DELL are obviously
feeding you some crap. And SQL Server will definitely not BSOD deliberately
for licensing reasons!
What happens sometimes is that SQL Server pushes the HW enough so that you
see HW or driver problems which you won't see under normal load. You need to
find the offending driver or HW.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
"Eddie" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Dell Power Edge 6650 duel 1.5 Xeon SQL 2000
> I have been on the phone with dell trying to resolve an
> issue with the server stated above. I kept getting bsod's
> and they finally told me to dissable the HTT in the bios
> and everything worked fine so far. They say that SQL see's
> four processors and we are only lc. for two proc therefor
> creating the bsod. This is wrong... SP2 and SP3 inable
> htt and utilize it. right? Please help I cant except the
> resolve they gave me.|||I'm on the phone with them now. Ill post with the reply
they give me. Thanks
>--Original Message--
>SQL Server is only user mode code, so it doesn't BSOD, so
DELL are obviously
>feeding you some crap. And SQL Server will definitely not
BSOD deliberately
>for licensing reasons!
>What happens sometimes is that SQL Server pushes the HW
enough so that you
>see HW or driver problems which you won't see under
normal load. You need to
>find the offending driver or HW.
>--
>Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
>http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>
>"Eddie" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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bsod's
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>|||I agree with Tibor. I currently have some Dell 6650 units in service and
they are pretty stable when they are on current firmware. The HT issue is
not a valid cause for a BSOD, but I would put SQL build 818 on just in case.
It is the post-SP3 hotfix specifically for HyperThreaded systems.
You can download and apply firmware patches and driver updates yourself with
the OpenManage software included with your Dell system or you can get a tech
out to do a complete system-wide firmware upgrade. That option may cost
money, depending on what level of support you have for your server. Since
it is crashing, you may be able to get it serviced under warranty.
Geoff N. Hiten
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Senior Database Administrator
Careerbuilder.com
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"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
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> SQL Server is only user mode code, so it doesn't BSOD, so DELL are
obviously
> feeding you some crap. And SQL Server will definitely not BSOD
deliberately
> for licensing reasons!
> What happens sometimes is that SQL Server pushes the HW enough so that you
> see HW or driver problems which you won't see under normal load. You need
to
> find the offending driver or HW.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>
> "Eddie" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:c2b701c40c54$157ce7b0$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
>