Re: Diagnosing occassional random reboots
Dougie Nisbet wrote:
A server which has been running steadily for years is beginning to
reboot. To the best of my knowledge, nothing has changed. It is a
dual-processor PIII. It runs stable.
It is tucked away in the loft and usually has no monitor attached so
tracking this down is difficult. However even if I brought it into a
more convenient area, short of sitting staring at the screen waiting for
a crash or reboot, I'm not sure it would help much.
I think you have answered your own question. Regular maintenance is
critical, unless you are using industrial components and enclosure.
Even if that's not the problem in this instance, it's only a matter of
time.
Incidently you don't need a monitor for routine maintenance. I have
a headless server at the end of a 20m serial cable, and I access it
using minicom.
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