[cobalt-users] Re: XTR Recalls ? what did i miss ?

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[ Michael Gabriel writes... ]

> we got an XTR which so far behaving well, beside chilisoft asp
> running mad, but since i deactivated it the machine is running well.

Depending on the load/volume of the server, it may or may not
behave well. Disabling webmail, installing a new kernel and
making a few other tweaks generally makes it more stable, and
less prone to the forked memory and RAID errors.

We have 5, and they're all running flawlessly for the moment.
Then again, they're really been overhauled too...
 
> now we got only a dozen domains on it but planning to go bigscale now
> so i fear for more trouble ahead, are all XTRs now recalled or not ?
> whom do i contact without paying $95 to ask ?

Yes, the XTRs were recalled. Cobalt was offering to swap out
two RaQ4s for an XTR at one point, but I don't know if this is
still being offered or not.

At this point they'll most likely RMA your XTRs with the new
models when they begin shipping them again.

Check with your Cobalt rep or distributor -- they'll know for
sure.

> thanks in advance for any input

My advice is to get an OS Restore CD and stay away from the
RAID-5 configuration on the 1st gen XTRs (opt for RAID-1), as
it's inherently unstable -- and likely to fail.
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Jay Tingley, BlackSun
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