Re: [cobalt-developers] Raq 3 Hangs! Websites down

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 06:12:19 -0500
> From: earthlink <joelmon2002@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

(snipping throughout)


> Fyi, the web pages and everything worked just fine after a
> re-boot of the server, but it hung again

When it hangs, can one log in via the console port?


> Are there commands one can type or anything software related I
> can check into?

> The machine is in good hands and the only 'prompt' noticed by
> the person that reboots is 'kernel loading....' and I was told
> it took a bit longer to re-start.

Okay... have them do a console login after it "hangs".  I want to
know if it's network not responding, if the entire machine has
locked up, or if you had a panic.


> Should I create a cron job to re-start this machine daily at 2
> am?

As others have said, this wouldn't do much good.  Much better to
found the actual problem.

You can check log files for hard drive errors.  Inspecting fans
for noise and slow rotation would be prudent.

But the big question (to me) is, can one log in via console?  I
want to know if the whole machine is totally down, or if certain
things just cease to work...

Might be good to leave something connected to con, so that you'll
have record of any panics.


--
Eddy

Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division
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