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2.2.5 Memory RAS features
As defined in the IBM Power 770 and 780 (9117-MMB, 9179-MHB) Technical Overview and
Introduction, REDP-4639-00, and the IBM Power 795 (9119-FHB) Technical Overview and
Introduction, REDP-4640-00, IBM POWER7-based systems include a variety of protection
methods, which were already present in POWER6 servers, that are designed to prevent,
protect, or limit the consequences of memory errors in the system.
Memory error detection schemes
The following methods are the memory error detection schemes:
Hardware scrubbing
Hardware scrubbing is a method that is used to deal with intermittent errors. IBM POWER
processor-based systems periodically address all memor ...