Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 16:10:34 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> Cc: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, Steve Bertrand <steve@ibctech.ca>, utisoft@gmail.com, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Questions -" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Another uptime story Message-ID: <20090527161034.47790ae2.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <d356c5630905270702q31e06a0j31b48f138ed9b3b0@mail.gmail.com> References: <4A1CB002.9070904@ibctech.ca> <20090527052335.7a71bfc6.freebsd@edvax.de> <4ad871310905262234s35857487xbf631bea45a018e@mail.gmail.com> <b79ecaef0905270645i500318efn9e71cff1ea58faf5@mail.gmail.com> <d356c5630905270702q31e06a0j31b48f138ed9b3b0@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 27 May 2009 09:02:08 -0500, Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> wrote: > You could write a script that sends uptime output and a start/stop flag to a > database when the system starts and stops. This wouldn't account for > improper shutdowns, although you could tell when a "stop" date/time was > missing. I've used a similar (but more easily designed) approach to have a file /var/log/activity.log. This, of course, doesn't apply for servers that run day by day, but for systems that are powered off when not in use. Simple thing, just a formatted date and uptime into a text file, run by rc.local and rc.shutdown.local. My "best time" with FreeBSD 7 system: 2008-12-14 00:27:42 - 2008-12-20 03:41:44 - 6 days, 3:14, 0 users And FreeBSD 5: 2007-02-23 04:54:07 - 2007-03-06 02:14:46 - 10 days, 21:21, 1 user That's not the majority of entries, most of them are just a few hours. Keep in mind that it is NOT a server - these lines would look terrible if it would. :-) > If you also documented the installation date/time of various components, > you could also track their lives separately. At least their live IN USE. In many cases, it's no problem to use a hard disk or a optical disc drive longer than the period it is utilized in the server - it doesn't break when you switch to a newer system. Erm sorry, I forgot the truth: It will of course break before this point in time; in fact, it will break when you need it most. :-) -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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