[cobalt-users] Re: Current RaQ4r Rebuild

[Bruce Timberlake <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> I am looking for the best and most reliable, method of doing a
> complete rebuild of a RaQ4r with no data to restore.  Then update
> it to latest patch level. I have tried a CD-Restore then manually
> patching all the .pkg in order from the cobalt site, but my Web
> Server stops at some stage with the Active Monitor reporting the
> Web Service is stopped.  It took me hours to patch it, and I'm
> looking to save time on my next attempt.

Something you might do is put all the PKG files in /home/packages on 
the server, then start installing them in order.  Installation across 
the network can be flaky, especially with some of those 20+ MB PKG 
files.

Also, with the RaQ 4, you do not have to reboot when it asks you to.  
I usually install all PKGs, then reboot once when they're all done.

Other than that, there's not much different you can do.

Which patch is causing the problems?  (i.e., how far do you get before 
the problem?)  Also, if you shell in and run "top" etc, you can see 
if the process is truly completed.  If a lengthy PKG install is 
happening (like an OS Update, or kernel, or glibc, for example) and 
you're doing it right near an Active Monitor run (on the quarter 
hour), you'll see the message that a service is down, but it really 
won't mean anything.  Let it run, but monitor from a shell to see if 
it's really done.

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Bruce Timberlake

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