[ale] server troubles (again)

[Chuck Payne]

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Michael H. Warfield <mhw at wittsend.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-12-15 at 09:13 -0500, Randy Ramsdell wrote:
>> Overheating does things like this.
>
> It's in a rack in a datacenter so THAT shouldn't be happening unless
> we've got a fan starting to fail and that's entirely possible, given the
> vintage of the box.  If a fan is starting to fail, the box needs
> servicing at the very least, which may take time and result in extended
> downtime.  As Jim has indicated, the box is old.  It's a dual core PIII
> with only 1/2 G of RAM so I'm not sure it would even be worth the
> effort.  I'd rather swap it out with a better box than to go to the
> trouble of tearing it down to diagnose the problem, then getting parts,
> then testing, then restoring to service.
>
> Mike
>
>> On 12/14/11 22:28, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> > The ALE server is failing. It has simply died more times than I care
>> > to recall and leaves behind a tell-tale trail of
>> >
>> >
>> > nothing
>> >
>> >
>> > silence
>> >
>> >
>> > just a log entry when it is rebooted.
>> >
>> > Don't get me wrong. The current machine was also a donated one as well
>> > as the rack space and bandwidth. And I am, as I'm sure all of us are,
>> > very, very grateful.
>> >
>> > However, this poor system is needing to be put out to pasture.
>> >
>> > I am looking at a donated machine as a replacement system on offer
>> > now. As soon as arrangements can be made to get it racked, and all
>> > data duplicated over, things will be better.
>> >
>> > Thanks for the ALE patience on this.
>> >
>> > Hopefully the server will stay up long enough to get _this_ notice out...
>> >
>> > :-)
>> >
>> > --
>> > --
>> > James P. Kinney III
>> >
>> > As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
>> > consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
>> > they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the
>> > outcome.
>> > - ////2011 Noam Chomsky
>> >
>> > http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/
>> > ////
>> >
>> >
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Jim,

Does it have to be hardware, I can give you a kvm machine that you can
use a back up in times like these or until you get hardward. Just let
me know.

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