Re: compaq server stop responding using RedHat AS 2.1

From: Rob Amour (rob_at_#~#@NEWS.amour01.force9.co.uk)
Date: 10/27/03


Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:10:48 -0000

Lovro,

Have you applied the latest firmware from HP?

Rob.

"Lovro VRES" <lovro@kopa.si> wrote in message
news:ww6nb.4931$2B6.937055@news.siol.net...
>
> "Nils O. Selåsdal" <noselasd@frisurf.no> wrote in message
> news:slrnbppjcc.55c.noselasd@utelsystems.dyndns.org...
> > In article <hM4nb.4924$2B6.935329@news.siol.net>, Lovro VRE© wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I installed RedHat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 on Compaq Proliant 370
DL.
> It
> > > works fine for a time, but suddenly it stops to respond.
> > >
> > > Ping still works fine, but I'm not able to connect throug telnet or
any
> > > other network service, also the console is dead. The only solution is
to
> > > power off the machine.
> > >
> > > After reboot I lways checked all logs, but there is nothing helpful in
> logs.
> > > I also checked sar logs, but there is nothing strange inthere. sar
also
> > > stops making any additional records in its log when the problem
occured.
> > >
> > > The same problems occured on another Compaq Server ML 580.
> > >
> > > Is there any idea, how can I solve the problem or how can I discover
> what
> > > cause the problem?
> > Rather hard if there is nothing in /var/log/messages .
> > Just for your info, I also had some proliants that creeped to a halt,
> > it was some dma bug with the cdroms, so after turning off dma on the
> > cdroms everything was ok.
> > Also make sure you have all the latest erratas (especially the kernel)
> >
>
> I know for that problem. The system works fine for me, sometimes also for
a
> month, somtimes only 3 days and after that it stops responding, but never
> during boot time.
>
> Regards,
> Lovro
>
>



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