Hi -- My CentOS 5.8 server crashed, leaving no clue why. The last entry in /var/log/messages is a dhcpd notice around 4:00am, followed by the restart message when I rebooted. The only clue that I have is that the fan was running full speed when I restarted it. The fan slowed to normal speed. Any ideas what I can do to find out the cause? -- Michael Eager eager at eagercon.com 1960 Park Blvd., Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-325-8077
> Hi -- > > My CentOS 5.8 server crashed, leaving no clue why. The > last entry in /var/log/messages is a dhcpd notice around > 4:00am, followed by the restart message when I rebooted. > The only clue that I have is that the fan was running full > speed when I restarted it. The fan slowed to normal speed. >Is normal on some mainboards.> Any ideas what I can do to find out the cause?I would go check your hardware - memtest - look inside the case for piling dust on coolers - and check if you do not have bad capacitors (bulged)> > -- > Michael Eager eager at eagercon.com > 1960 Park Blvd., Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-325-8077 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >-- L. de Braal BraHa Systems NL - Terneuzen T +31 115 649333 F +31 115 649444
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Michael Eager <eager at eagerm.com> wrote:> Hi -- > > My CentOS 5.8 server crashed, leaving no clue why. The > last entry in /var/log/messages is a dhcpd notice around > 4:00am, followed by the restart message when I rebooted. > The only clue that I have is that the fan was running full > speed when I restarted it. The fan slowed to normal speed. > > Any ideas what I can do to find out the cause?Power failure? -- Dale Dellutri
On 07/10/12 8:36 AM, Michael Eager wrote:> My CentOS 5.8 server crashed, leaving no clue why.what sort of hardware was this? does it have lights out management port, like IPMI, that might provide a hardware event log? does it have ECC memory? -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast