Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:44:20 -0400 From: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: low-level format before install? Message-ID: <3A934D4A-1864-401C-8CD8-86B37EB2B183@identry.com> In-Reply-To: <E51B1324-35C0-41D1-AFF9-4E7E957B2D29@mac.com> References: <13D52068-D184-42D9-AE6C-F095C1283975@identry.com> <E51B1324-35C0-41D1-AFF9-4E7E957B2D29@mac.com>
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On Apr 7, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Chuck Swiger wrote: > On Apr 7, 2009, at 12:15 PM, John Almberg wrote: >> Well, I've got real problems with that database server that lost >> power over the weekend. We reloaded FreeBSD from scratch and then >> reinstalled mysql, and pf. I loaded up my database and switched >> over all my customer's websites. The database server ran fine for >> about 2 minutes, and then died. At the moment, I can't even ssh >> into the machine, although they can get into it using a keyboard/ >> monitor at the data center. In other words, sshd is not working. > > That sounds like either a hardware problem (ie CPU overheating or > marginal PSU failing under production load), or less likely, some > kind of software misconfiguration. System logs would be useful to > see whether any signs of trouble are being mentioned. Apparently, power was fluctuating drastically before they decided to cut power, so a hardware problem is a definite possibility. A PSU failure would not surprise me in the circumstances. Assuming I can ever ssh in again, what log would hardware failures be reported to? -- John
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