Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ3 Environment Temperature

["Wim Dieke" <w.dieke@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi
> 
> I'm trying to get a little feed-back as to what temperature ranges other 
> RaQ3 systems normally operate in (at)? I have several RaQ3's at a data 
> center, some 2,000 miles away and I monitor their internal temp via MRTG. 
> Typically they all hover around 28-30 degrees Celsius, but yesterday 
> morning, the temp on one jumped to 41 degrees Celsius (average). 
> Occasionally it hit a ripe 45, but has more or less leveled off at around 
> 41 degrees C.  MRTG shows a 5-min load at about 5.0 (or .05 via uptime) 
> which is low, but slightly higher than normal starting at around noon 
> yesterday.  The swap use is also low at around 1011.7 k..  Nothing out of 
> the ordinary from the logs, though I have been seeing messages like the one 
> below on and off for the last several weeks, and slightly more frequently 
> since yesterday (maybe a half dozen in the last 24 hours)..
> 
> can't get program name from /proc/25970/stat
> 
> The data center wants to charge a $100 just to pull the box to have a peak, 
> which I may have no other choice but to do. But does this sound like a fan 
> gone bad, or maybe a hard drive that's going south, nor either?  I checked 
> the manuals and it states a normal operational environment of up to 40 
> degrees C, so I'm guessing it's okay where it's at for the time being.  Any 
> ideas or suggestions from anyone?

I had a RAQ4 unit witch had the same problem twice. A power off/on (remote bootswitch) worked for me. My guess was that the fan had a bad start. The temperature went to 49 deg. celsius for 3 days. Immidiatly after the reboot the temp dropped It's worth a try.

Kind Regards,
Wim Dieke