Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:54:33 +0100 From: Joe Holden <joe@joeholden.co.uk> To: John Haig <jhaig@do.usbr.gov> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: every two weeks Message-ID: <46263129.3090503@joeholden.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <s625d60f.072@ibr8gateway.do.usbr.gov> References: <s625d60f.072@ibr8gateway.do.usbr.gov>
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John Haig wrote: > > Hi > > Every two weeks my Freebsd 5.3 box goes down. > > I'm running a webserver, databaase. No mail. > > Unfortunately it's 1100 miles from where I am and is quite the pain for > my contact to go and start it up again. > > He says it's turned off and cold by the time he gets there. > > It's an old box for sure, hardware seems the likely culprit, but why up > for two weeks and then down? > > It's the 4th time in well, about 8 weeks. Before that it was off for a > long time because no one could get to it. It's in New Orleans. > > Anyone run into anything similar? It seems so un freebsd. > > What would be a good way to see what the last thing that happened was? > > Thanks for any insight. Please respond to me personally (as well as to > the list if you like). > Hi John, Sounds like a potential PSU issue, is there anyone at the facility to test/replace it? Meanwhile, you may want to watch the temperatures while it is in operation, incase it is shutting down due to heat. HTH, Thanks, Joe
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