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AWS eks high security documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-06-07 · Security-related high

File: eks/latest/userguide/node-health-nma.md

Summary

Updated GPU XID error code table: Added new error codes (46,54,62,109,110,136,142,143,151,155,156,158), removed old codes (13,31,94,121), and modified repair actions for codes 64 and 140.

Security assessment

Added XID code 110 explicitly documenting 'Security fault error' requiring reset and hardware investigation. Added code 151 documenting 'Confidential computing key rotation failure', a security feature failure. These changes directly address security mechanisms.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/node-health-nma.md b/eks/latest/userguide/node-health-nma.md
index 69be6d056..ddee4618f 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/node-health-nma.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/node-health-nma.md
@@ -75,2 +75 @@ XID Code | Description | Repair Action
-13 |  Graphics Engine Exception – A GPU graphics engine error occurred, typically caused by software issues or driver bugs. |  Reboot  
-31 |  GPU memory page fault – An application attempted to access GPU memory that is not mapped or accessible. |  Reboot  
+46 |  GPU stopped processing – The GPU stopped processing due to an internal timeout and requires a GPU reset to recover. |  Reboot  
@@ -77,0 +77,2 @@ XID Code | Description | Repair Action
+54 |  Auxiliary power not connected – Auxiliary power is not connected to the GPU board, typically indicating that power connectors are not properly seated. |  Reboot  
+62 |  Internal micro-controller halt – The GPU’s internal micro-controller halted, indicating a firmware or hardware fault that requires a GPU reset. |  Reboot  
@@ -79 +80 @@ XID Code | Description | Repair Action
-64 |  GPU memory remapping failure – The GPU was unable to remap defective memory, indicating hardware issues. |  Reboot  
+64 |  GPU memory remapping failure – The GPU was unable to remap defective memory, indicating hardware issues. |  Replace  
@@ -82 +82,0 @@ XID Code | Description | Repair Action
-94 |  Contained memory error – A memory error occurred but was contained and did not affect other applications. |  Reboot  
@@ -83,0 +84,2 @@ XID Code | Description | Repair Action
+109 |  Context switch timeout – A GPU context switch did not complete in time, indicating the GPU is hung and requires a reset. |  Reboot  
+110 |  Security fault error – A security fault was detected on the GPU, which requires a GPU reset and, if persistent, hardware investigation. |  Reboot  
@@ -86,2 +88,8 @@ XID Code | Description | Repair Action
-121 |  C2C Error – An error occurred on the chip-to-chip interconnect (used in multi-die GPUs). |  Replace  
-140 |  ECC Unrecovered Error – An ECC error escaped containment and may have corrupted data. |  Replace  
+136 |  Link training failed – The GPU failed to establish a healthy NVLink connection during link training. |  Reboot  
+140 |  ECC Unrecovered Error – An ECC error escaped containment and may have corrupted data. |  Reboot  
+142 |  NVENC3 Error – The NVENC3 video encoder hardware failed with no automated recovery available. Applies to GB200. |  Replace  
+143 |  GPU initialization error – The GPU failed to initialize correctly. |  Reboot  
+151 |  Key rotation error – Confidential computing key rotation failed. Applies to H100, B100, and GB200. |  Replace  
+155 |  NVLink software-defined error – A software-defined error was reported on NVLink. |  Reboot  
+156 |  Resource retirement event – The GPU retired a hardware resource due to detected faults. |  Reboot  
+158 |  GPU fatal timeout – A fatal timeout occurred on the GPU. |  Reboot