On 6/2/05, Bryan J. Smith b.j.smith@ieee.org thebs413@earthlink.net wrote:
From: Prasad Pillarisetti prasad.pillarisetti@gmail.com
***Do you perform downtimes just for the purpose of rebooting the systems? ***Is there a recommended interval Linux system should be rebooted?
Okay, here's my short answer:
Regardless of OS, you should _always_ reserve dates/times for preventive maintenance on a regular basis.
But I agree with most others, unless it is a kernel upgrade or GLibC change, there's no absolutely need to reboot. Not even during preventive maintanence should you feel compelled.
While I agree with most of your points (the short and long version), I think that when you update software on your production servers during a maintenance window, its generally a good idea to do a reboot then to make sure that your not supprised years later. It has nothing to do with fixing some problem or Linux really needing the reboot, but more of a test to make sure that if/when you loose power or for some other reason you have to reboot, that you some level of confidence that the box will reboot clean and all production services are available.
Just by 2 cents...james
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