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Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Help my Servers falling and won't stay up
From: Denis Medvedev <t_mdl@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:37:57 -0700 (PDT)
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--- Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>  2.4.9-21.0RS , I assume RS is rack space
> I don't get this problem on my workstation which is
> a redhat 7.2 w 
> 2.4.7-10 and a K6 2 or 3  550 vs an athlon 700 for
> our server.
Workstation doesn't have same memory load issues.
I suggest immediate upgrade to at least 2.4.17
> 
> I'm wondering if it is a heat issue? It only seems
> to  happen under
> constant mild stress.
> 
> On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 14:27, Denis Medvedev wrote:
> > 
> > Please tell me what kernel version do you use!
> > Kernel versions prior to 2.4.17 were highly
> unstable
> > on
> > heavy memory loads. Even 2.4.17 is not very
> stable.
> > The results can be that you described.
> > --- Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > We are running a redhat 7.2 server, rackspace
> > > installed (so I don't know
> > > the whole configuration), and its locking up
> when we
> > > do to much with it.
> > > 
> > > The latest incidences happened when tgzing the
> /home
> > > directory to make a
> > > back up.
> > > 
> > > The first time, I was creating the tar in my
> home
> > > directory which was
> > > being tarred, and so i created a loop.
> > > 
> > > The second time I was creating it in the /tmp
> and it
> > > locked up in the
> > > middle. 
> > > 
> > > I was doing a top at the time, and never saw the
> > > load get above 1.17, 
> > > and the memory taken for gzip was at 64%, which
> is a
> > > lot but not enough
> > > to lock up the server I'd think.
> > > 
> > > Both times it locked up so bad, they we couldn't
> > > ssh, or run any
> > > services off it and it had to be rebooted by
> hand. 
> > > 
> > > I'm going to be looking into pam and limits, but
> it
> > > didn't seem like it
> > > was a problem like that. 
> > > 
> > > Any ideas or suggestions?
> > > 
> > > Clint Brubakken
> > > President in Exile
> > > 
> > > 
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