Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 23:39:04 +0100 From: Paul Chakravarti <paul.chakravarti@gmail.com> To: Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OVH KS-2G Random Reboots [FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p6] Message-ID: <624E4579-9AC2-4C35-8AAC-11D1AFC58A49@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <16DAA4D4-76A2-4454-B592-4E07EB2E1D64@ultra-secure.de> References: <B2083EEE-97C2-46A4-9FD5-AACA33BF931D@gmail.com> <16DAA4D4-76A2-4454-B592-4E07EB2E1D64@ultra-secure.de>
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On 29 Aug 2013, at 22:54, Rainer Duffner wrote: >=20 > Am 29.08.2013 um 23:09 schrieb Paul Chakravarti = <paul.chakravarti@gmail.com>: >=20 >>=20 >> Hello, >>=20 >> I was wondering if anyone else is having reboot issues running = FreeBSD 9.1 on the OVH KS-2G low-cost dedicated servers (amazingly cheap = at =A32.49/month - see = http://www.ovh.co.uk/dedicated_servers/kimsufi.xml).=20 >>=20 >> I am running FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p6 and am getting multiple random = reboots daily (sometimes hours apart, sometimes minutes). >>=20 >> Unfortunately there is no evidence anywhere on the system of the = cause of these, in particular nothing at all in logs other then the = kernel coming back up and nothing in /var/crash (I do have dumpdev=3DAUTO = in rc.conf).=20 >>=20 >> I am running the standard kernel updated by 'freebsd-update' and have = removed the OVH RTM stuff. There is no particular load on the system at = the time. >>=20 >> I suspect that it might be a hardware issue however have tried = extended runs (upto 8 hours) of 'cpuburn' and 'stress' from ports which = run fine. Strangely there seem to be less reboots under heavy load but = that may just be perception. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Could it be that under heavy load, the fans spin up and then the whole = rig is actually cooler? >=20 > Sounds weird, I know. But that was the very first thought that crossed = my mind. >=20 > Can't you just rent another one, transfer your data and then cancel = the contract on the first? >=20 > That way, you really get a different rig ;-) >=20 That's an interesting idea. I have loaded coretemp and monitored CPU = temp during the stress tests (which is pretty stable) but could be = something else on the board. Transferring to new box is a good idea, unfortunately they have sold out = (and have a huge backlog) but hopefully this will sort itself out = shortly. Other then the reboots (!) it's a really good box. Paul =20
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