Re: hangcheck_reboot=1

On Jul 26, 9:22 am, "fitzjarr..._at_cox.net" <fitzjarr..._at_cox.net> wrote:
> On Jul 26, 11:08 am, oracle_man <oracle_..._at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > All,
>
> > I have done a number of RAC installs on various Linux/Unix flavors.
> > I have recently come across an install done by Oracle Consulting
> > Services in which the person building the RAC added the following to /
> > etc/modprobe.conf
>
> > options hangcheck_timer hangcheck_reboot=1
>
> > This build was on a RHEL4 2.6.9-55.ELsmp kernel. I don't recall
> > seeing this particular mod in the install guide for 10.2.0.x RAC on
> > Linux. The only hangcheck references in the install guides and notes
> > out on the web are for doing something similar to the following to
> > start the module located in the directories of the current kernel
> > version:
>
> > # insmod /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/char/hangcheck-
> > timer.ko
> > hangcheck_tick=30 hangcheck_margin=180
>
> > In the preceding command example, the variable kernel_version is the
> > kernel
> > version running on your system.
>
> > My question is: Why did the Oracle consultant add this: "options
> > hangcheck_timer hangcheck_reboot=1" to /etc/modprobe.conf?
>
> > Cheers,
>
> > Rich
>
> It's documented on Metalink; search for hangcheck_reboot=1.
>
> David Fitzjarrell

Searching for this in metalink show info for 9.2.0.6 and 9.2.0.7 PATH README info. The Oracle consultant added this hangcheck_reboot=1 to an 10.2.0.3.0 install on RHEL4u4. I'm not finding anything on metalink relating to a 10.x install.

Rich Received on Thu Jul 26 2007 - 12:02:53 CDT