DeployStudio Kernel Panic

Question

We have setup a DeployStudio server on a Mountain Lion server and also a NetBoot set on the server for deploying an image for a lab of about 70 workstations. We are in the process of upgrading them all to Mavericks.

After we run the workflow that installs the image we get a kernel panic screen and then the station allows us to move the cursor and continue the startup process (It is the traditional kernel panic screen but allows us to continue). No problems have occurred while using the station. The only issue that we have come across that may be related was when creating the NetBoot set through DeployStudio Assistant it gave us a Recovery Partition version mismatch error but allowed us to create the set anyways. We do not know if this is related to the kernel panic that occurs but it's the only thing out of the ordinary that is happening.

Is the recovery partition issue related or is it something else? If there's is more information needed I am happy to provide it. Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Here's the backtrace information from the .panic file. I removed what I thought would be not for the public eye.

Anonymous UUID: [Removed]

Thu May 15 16:29:43 2014 panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80234b8945): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7fa4d1938b, type 14=page fault, registers: CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000000000, CR3: 0x000000000ccc1023, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0 RAX: 0xffffff80371c2000, RBX: 0xffffff8037e8d200, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0xffffff8112b93610 RSP: 0xffffff8112b92e00, RBP: 0xffffff8112b936e0, RSI: 0xffffff8112b93738, RDI: 0x0000000000000000 R8: 0xffffff80371c2420, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff80373ec5e8, R11: 0x0000000000000206 R12: 0xffffff80368def00, R13: 0xffffff8112b938c0, R14: 0xffffff80371c2420, R15: 0xffffff80371c2000 RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff7fa4d1938b, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010 Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address 0xffffff8112b92aa0 : 0xffffff802341d636 0xffffff8112b92b10 : 0xffffff80234b8945 0xffffff8112b92ce0 : 0xffffff80234cebfd 0xffffff8112b92d00 : 0xffffff7fa4d1938b 0xffffff8112b936e0 : 0xffffff7fa4d1a5a9 0xffffff8112b93a70 : 0xffffff7fa4d17311 0xffffff8112b93af0 : 0xffffff7fa4cd9134 0xffffff8112b93b20 : 0xffffff7fa4ce12aa 0xffffff8112b93ba0 : 0xffffff802386f789 0xffffff8112b93bc0 : 0xffffff8023870d30 0xffffff8112b93c20 : 0xffffff802386e74f 0xffffff8112b93d70 : 0xffffff8023498c21 0xffffff8112b93e80 : 0xffffff8023420b4d 0xffffff8112b93eb0 : 0xffffff8023410448 0xffffff8112b93f00 : 0xffffff802341961b 0xffffff8112b93f70 : 0xffffff80234a6546 0xffffff8112b93fb0 : 0xffffff80234cf473 Kernel Extensions in backtrace: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily(74.15)[5FA5C6BA-AAB5-3557-976B-69133F3CBDCC]@0xffffff7fa4cc1000->0xffffff7fa4d0bfff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[6C1D646D-7E5E-3D7F-A557-2CBA398FF878]@0xffffff7fa3a51000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7fa4c2e000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7fa4957000 com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator(1.0.8)[F3C46CFE-A6A0-3021-BA37-1D1881128DF2]@0xffffff7fa4d0c000->0xffffff7fa50c3fff dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily(74.15)[5FA5C6BA-AAB5-3557-976B-69133F3CBDCC]@0xffffff7fa4cc1000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[6C1D646D-7E5E-3D7F-A557-2CBA398FF878]@0xffffff7fa3a51000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7fa4c2e000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7fa4957000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version: 12F45

Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64 Kernel UUID: [Removed] Kernel slide: 0x0000000023200000 Kernel text base: 0xffffff8023400000 System model name: [Removed]

System uptime in nanoseconds: 1339164379624 last loaded kext at 42800815738: com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 10.0 (addr 0xffffff7fa5367000, size 348160) last unloaded kext at 144857580806: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 621.4.0 (addr 0xffffff7fa3cfa000, size 65536) loaded kexts: com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 10.0 com.apple.nke.asp_tcp 7.1.0 com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60 com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0 com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1 com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.12 com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.13.12 com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.1.7f4 com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124 com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 8.1.6 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics 8.1.6 com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.4.7fc4 com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0 com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.4.7fc4 com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator 1.0.8 com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.3.5 com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0 com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.3d0 com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0 com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.4.5 com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.11d1 com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.3 com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.11 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB 8.1.6 com.apple.nke.webcontentfilter 5 com.apple.driver.DiskImages.ReadWriteDiskImage 345 com.apple.driver.DiskImages.SparseDiskImage 345 com.apple.driver.DiskImages.FileBackingStore 345 com.apple.driver.DiskImages.RAMBackingStore 345 com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.6 com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.3.1 com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15 com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404 com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.3.5 com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1 com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1 com.apple.BootCache 34 com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 635.4.0 com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.9 com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.6.2b4 com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.6.6 com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 621.4.6 com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.8 com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5 com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8 com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9 com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.8 com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 214.0.0 com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39 com.apple.security.quarantine 2.1 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 214.0.0 com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0 com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.4 com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6 com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.4.7fc4 com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.2fc7 com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.12 com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.1.7f4 com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 74.15 com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4 com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5 com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.4.7fc4 com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.4.7fc4 com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.5d4 com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0 com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.4.5 com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.7 com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.4.1d13 com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller 8.1.6 com.apple.kext.AMDSupport 8.1.6 com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1 com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 1.2.0 com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.7 com.apple.driver.DiskImages.KernelBacked 345 com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse 175.8 com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse 175.8 com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard 170.2.4 com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 170.2.4 com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.5.6 com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7 com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1 com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1 com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.5.5 com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 2.5.0 com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 2.5.0 com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 2.5.0 com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.3.2 com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.6 com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.2 com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.6 com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 623.4.0 com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 621.4.6 com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 621.4.0 com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 1.9.2 com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 2.7.7 com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 630.4.4 com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5 com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1 com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0 com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.5.1 com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 635.4.0 com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0 com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.1 com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0 com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1 com.apple.security.sandbox 220.3 com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1 com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7 com.apple.driver.DiskImages 345 com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8 com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21 com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.8 com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.8 com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4 com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

Answer 1

If you have only one panic, don't worry. As they pile up, you can follow the general advice on troubleshooting kernel panics: What is a Kernel Panic and what does it mean?

Once you have 5 to 20 reports, it's often far easier to know what piece of information in the long reports is relevant or repeats.