Re: server freezes (Suse w. Oracle 9)

I usually find that complete system lockups (that require power off/on) are usually caused by hardware (usually memory). Have you got an IBM diagnostics boot disk (or run a third party mem test).

If the Kernel magic keys are enabled then you could try using them to see if the process dump gives you any hints, but it's unlikely.

How often is this happening, does it happen often at a regular time ?, does that time coincide with anything in crontab ?

It won't be a bug in SuSE 7.2 as such, if it is a software issue then it will be down to the Kernel, not SuSE, but I am betting hardware.

Hope this helps

Wayne

"TGGA" <tgga_at_THISWILLBOUNCEviper.karoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:ubfv848r1ona9c_at_corp.supernews.com...
>
> "Kjell Nannestad" <knannest_at_c2i.net> wrote in message
> news:S_Pt8.919$HB3.32027_at_juliett.dax.net...
> > We have installed an IBM server w. Suse and Oracle 9.
> > In the night the server is totally frozen. There is no response at any
> open
> > telnet sessions or at the console.
> >
> > The only solution is to take the power.
> >
> > There is nothing logged in the error logs, system or Oracle, and backup
of
> > oracle using rman was finished
> > before the server locked up.
> > We have experienced something similar with AIX and Oracle 8.
> >
> > Is there a similar feature (bug) in Suse 7.2?
> > We are using raiserfs and lvm.
> >
> > regards
> > Kjell Nannestad
> >
> >
>
> anything in your alert log?
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>
Received on Sat Apr 13 2002 - 06:21:28 CDT