Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:49:46 +0000 From: Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 10.3-stable random server reboots - finding the reason Message-ID: <CAHEMsqaP=1iHWip5txr2HDdWXgBD_3biYdj-6%2BBAugfoXi4UPQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7444bde9-a898-9e7d-103a-a0903422608d@zyxst.net> References: <a7f787f8-486f-8221-ef8a-4535c4e1ae0c@zyxst.net> <20170418123424.GD74780@home.opsec.eu> <7444bde9-a898-9e7d-103a-a0903422608d@zyxst.net>
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It's not an external vulnerability in the DRAC is it as that seems to be more and more common these days On Tue, 18 Apr 2017 at 15:10, tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net> wrote: > On 18/04/2017 13:34, Kurt Jaeger wrote: > > > 1) > > echo '-Dh -S115200' > /boot.config > > 2) > > vi /boot/loader.conf > > ------------ > > console="comconsole" > > comconsole_speed=115200 > > ------------ > > > > Then: connect it to some kermit session from a different box, > > and write a session log. This might capture some last gasp. > > > > A bit more detail: > > Problem seems to be it's DRAC is broken. The server is a Dell R710 in a > datacentre so I've not got physical access. I'd normally admin the > hardware via the DRAC but it's non-functional now. > > The system won't boot without someone there plugging in a keyboard and > pressing F2 to continue... arrrgh! "idrac failed press F2". It does > boot, though. The DRAC normally shows fan speed and voltage amongst > other things. Right now I'm looking for an in-band method of doing that > on FreeBSD as obv the out-of-band method has failed. cpu temps look > fine, cool. > > AIUI the DRAC is a chip on the motherboard and not a module that can be > whipped out and replaced. For all I know, the DRAC might be causing the > reboot if it's only intermittently dead. I don't know this though. It > might be CPU or RAM, both of these can be swapped out, just need to > capture the info... > > arrgh! > -- > J. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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