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Date:      Sat, 16 Dec 2000 07:51:06 -0700
From:      "Rick Moore" <rickm@theriver.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Mysterious Crashes...
Message-ID:  <000901c0676f$9e756b60$04fea8c0@patches>

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Hi All!

I've been running FreeBSD for about a year now, and really like it.  For the
kinds of things I do, it seems to be one of the most stable and best
performing OS's compared to Linux, Solaris, and Windows NT.

I have one problem, though, and I was hoping someone could point me in the
right direction.

Occasionally, like once a week, when a server is under heavy load it crashes
and reboots on its own.  (By "heavy load" I mean lots of CPU activity, disk
IO, and network IO.)  The hardware has always been a little flakey (ABit BP6
motherboard), and I'm trying to isolate whether it is a software or hardware
issue.

Identical servers under less strenuous activity run for months without a
problem.  I'm not even sure if there is a "panic" before it reboots, and I'm
not sure where the kernel dumps would get placed.  Is there a way to get a
clue as to what's going on?  Just pointing me at the right documentation
would be a great help.

Thanks in advance!

Rick




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