VMWare - persistent "Host memory status" alarm in vSphere

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Published on 2012-04-12T15:42:50Z Indexed on 2012/04/12 17:32 UTC
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I have a particular VMWare ESX 4.1 host that has a very persistent "Host memory status" alarm.

This is running on an HP ProLiant DL360 G7 server. The HP ILO and System Management agents don't know any errors. If I clear the alarm in the vSphere client, it returns within a day. I've tried reseating DIMMs, however, the error does not indicate a problem with a specific module.

There's another host in the cluster with an identical configuration. It's not exhibiting any issues.

Any thoughts?

This is touched on briefly on other forums (and here) with no clear resolution.

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