Date: Tue, 25 Nov 97 14:06:05 -0800 From: "Studded" <Studded@dal.net> To: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Sean T. Lamont .lost." <zeno@serv.net> Subject: Re: I'm at the end of my rope Message-ID: <199711252207.OAA10603@mail.san.rr.com>
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On Tue, 25 Nov 1997 12:28:37 -0800 (PST), Sean T. Lamont .lost. wrote: >For approximately six months, a server we have been using for public >shell access has been crashing every 24-144 hours. The times are >essentially random. What does it say in the logs? [snip] >We actually physically replaced every single component with >new equipment. Absolutely nothing about this system is the same >as its original build. (Before you say 'is the janitor turning it off, >it's in a secured, raised-floor machine room.) The only thing we've >retained is some older run-time libraries. > >The only corrolation is that it seems to happen in periods of high >shell activity. How high? What kind of kernel tweaking have you done to accomodate the load? >I'm beginning to think that FreeBSD just isn't suitable for a heavy load >for shell use. Well, before you make that decision, have you considered upgrading to the latest version? What you're using (2.1.7.1) is pretty old, and there have been a lot of performance and stability improvements in the 2.2 branch. I recommend getting a recent snapshot of 2.2-Stable from current.freebsd.org. I built the world yesterday so I can vouch for the stability of the 11/24 snap. Good luck, Doug *** Proud operator, designer and maintainer of the world's largest *** Internet Relay Chat server. 4,168 clients and still growing. :-) *** Try spider.dal.net on ports 6662-4 (Powered by FreeBSD) *** Part of the DALnet IRC network ***
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