m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > Michael Eager wrote: >> Brian Mathis wrote: >>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Michael Eager <eager at eagerm.com> wrote: >>>> Hi -- >>>> >>>> I'm running a server which is usually stable, but every >>>> once in a while it hangs. The server is used as a file >>>> store using NFS and to run VMware machines. >>>> >>>> I don't see anything in /var/log/messages or elsewhere >>>> to indicate any problem or offer any clue why the system >>>> was hung. >>>> >>>> Any suggestions where I might look for a clue? > <snip> >> System is unresponsive. Monitor blank, no response to keyboard, >> no response to remote ssh. Hit reset to reboot. > > Suggestion 1: ->from the console<-, run > setterm --powersave off > That way, even if you connect a monitor (in our, uh, "computer labs", we > have a monitor-on-a-stick), you'll still see what's on the screen at the > end, not the power save blanking. I get a message "cannot (un)set powersave mode". I'll add this to .xinitrc. >> The only indication that I had that there was a problem (other >> that attached systems were not accessing files) was that the fan(s) >> on the server were louder than normal. > > Um. Um. What make is the server? We had that on some new Suns, where after > working on them, the fans would spin up and *not* spin down to normal. The > answer to that was, after powering them down, pull all the plugs, and > leave them out for 20 sec or so.... House-built, Gigabyte MB, AMD Phenom II X6, 6Gb RAM. -- Michael Eager eager at eagercon.com 1960 Park Blvd., Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-325-8077