  | | | Logging into bogged down server | Logging into bogged down server 2006-04-05 - By Harold Hallikainen
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> On Fri, 2006-03-31 at 20:07 -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: >> For some reason, this email client deletes all the received message when >> I reply >> and then select text instead of html... When I get back home and restart >> the FC4 >> machine, I'll get back on SquirrelMail. Anyways... I'm STILL trying to >> ssh into >> the bogged down server. No luck yet. I did change the DNS server to send >> stuff >> away from this server in the hopes it would eventuall finish off all >> those >> processes and start accepting my ssh login (to the IP address instead of >> the >> domain). No luck so far. In a couple days I can go hit the reset button. >> >> Besides the modifications to configs suggested so far, I'm also thinking >> of >> adding a hardware watchdog timer to the machine so it'll reset itself >> should it >> ever do this again. I've seen a couple circuits on the web, based on a >> 555 timer. >> One of them I found looked like it could be locked up if the machine >> crashed >> during a watchdog reset. Back when I was designing MC6802 based systems, >> I did a >> watchdog timer like that and had to drive 100 miles in Kansas to hit the >> reset >> switch on a system. Watchdog timers I design now reset on an edge >> instead of a >> level so if the reset line gets stuck at either level, the watchdog will >> time out >> and reset the system. So, that's my next project! > > Useful. We use remote-controlled power strips. You can log into the > strip (modem or TCP/IP) and power-cycle any of the outlets on it. > HIGHLY recommended for "dark data centers". >
When I got back home, I found the video out of the server also frozen. I didn't see any disk activity. Hit the reset button and all is well. I'll go ahead and make the suggested config file changes. Meanwhile, any suggestions on a particular low cost remote controlled (PCP/IP) power strip?
THANKS!
Harold
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