Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 23:54:47 +0200 From: Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> To: Paul Chakravarti <paul.chakravarti@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OVH KS-2G Random Reboots [FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p6] Message-ID: <16DAA4D4-76A2-4454-B592-4E07EB2E1D64@ultra-secure.de> In-Reply-To: <B2083EEE-97C2-46A4-9FD5-AACA33BF931D@gmail.com> References: <B2083EEE-97C2-46A4-9FD5-AACA33BF931D@gmail.com>
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Am 29.08.2013 um 23:09 schrieb Paul Chakravarti = <paul.chakravarti@gmail.com>: >=20 > Hello, >=20 > I was wondering if anyone else is having reboot issues running FreeBSD = 9.1 on the OVH KS-2G low-cost dedicated servers (amazingly cheap at = =A32.49/month - see http://www.ovh.co.uk/dedicated_servers/kimsufi.xml).=20= >=20 > I am running FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p6 and am getting multiple random = reboots daily (sometimes hours apart, sometimes minutes). >=20 > Unfortunately there is no evidence anywhere on the system of the cause = of these, in particular nothing at all in logs other then the kernel = coming back up and nothing in /var/crash (I do have dumpdev=3DAUTO in = rc.conf).=20 >=20 > I am running the standard kernel updated by 'freebsd-update' and have = removed the OVH RTM stuff. There is no particular load on the system at = the time. >=20 > I suspect that it might be a hardware issue however have tried = extended runs (upto 8 hours) of 'cpuburn' and 'stress' from ports which = run fine. Strangely there seem to be less reboots under heavy load but = that may just be perception. Could it be that under heavy load, the fans spin up and then the whole = rig is actually cooler? Sounds weird, I know. But that was the very first thought that crossed = my mind. Can't you just rent another one, transfer your data and then cancel the = contract on the first? That way, you really get a different rig ;-)
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