Message board problems

[Scott in Ok]

As you might have noticed, we've been experiencing some server problems.

I'm working with our IT guy to figure out what going on, so the message board might be offline sporadically.  Unreachable at times, and in "Maintenance Mode" at other times.

Something on the server is chewing up CPU and Ram like crazy and won't let allow the database server complete queries in a reasonable time.

-Scott

[..]

Thanks for what y'all do.

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

Thanks for working on things and all ya'll do  

[specialdose]

           
                              Yes, thanks to everyone involved for keeping VRCC running.

                                                                                     Larry, Atlanta

[robin]

Thank Scott, you da man

[Serk]

Hmmm, so our forum is running on a Harley, eh? 

[old2soon]

Thanks for working on things and all ya'll do  

What he said!!  RIDE SAFE.

[Oss]

I agree and just put up a new thread

You can delete it if you need to save bandwidth   

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

I agree and just put up a new thread

You can delete it if you need to save bandwidth   

Troublemaker 

[0leman]

Thanks for the work you are doing on the servers.

Know what you are going thru.   Worked IT for a number of years.  Chasing down a problem is hard sometimes.   Remember in the early 2000's there was a virus that infected a number of our computers, had to restart it DOS mode to remove it.  and had to apply the removal tool within 20 seconds of starting it.  Lots of fun.  

[bassman]

THANK - YOU  !

[BF]

My desktop 'puter has been inundated with updates and downloads from Microsoft the last several days making it a fishing weight. 

On one day alone, they shoved 82 downloads on my computer.  Been trying to fix it for several days now.

[hubcapsc]

My desktop 'puter has been inundated with updates and downloads from Microsoft the last several days making it a fishing weight. 

On one day alone, they shoved 82 downloads on my computer.  Been trying to fix it for several days now.

You and Scott have the same problem: you shouldn't be running Vista on 10 year old hardware

-Mike

[BF]

My desktop 'puter has been inundated with updates and downloads from Microsoft the last several days making it a fishing weight. 

On one day alone, they shoved 82 downloads on my computer.  Been trying to fix it for several days now.

You and Scott have the same problem: you shouldn't be running Vista on 10 year old hardware

-Mike

I'm done with the old 'puter.  I give up.

I just ordered this.....

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8700/pd?oc=fddogs104dhw7p&model_id=xps-8700

[Scott in Ok]

My desktop 'puter has been inundated with updates and downloads from Microsoft the last several days making it a fishing weight. 

On one day alone, they shoved 82 downloads on my computer.  Been trying to fix it for several days now.

You and Scott have the same problem: you shouldn't be running Vista on 10 year old hardware

-Mike

Whoaaaa!  There is NO vista around these parts my friend!  (Server is running CentOS)

...and I'm using a Mac.

Incidentally, it was a bit of a challenge to log into that server this morning from a Win7 box behind a corp. firewall/proxy.

-Scott

[hubcapsc]

  (Server is running CentOS)

Well, heck, top should show you what's eating CPU and you
can get it to sort on memory, too...

I wrote this down on my linux memory cheat sheet:

# free -m
                    total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:          7826       7468       357          0        514          997
-/+ buffers/cache:      5957      1869
Swap:        10015      3623       6392

Seeing a bunch of free buffers/cache (1869) shows that there's still
memory to be had.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

grep -i kill /var/log/messages*     

would find any messages like
  "host kernel: Out of Memory: Killed process 2592 (oracle)."
printed by the kernel's Out Of Memory Killer (OOM).

   When too many applications start utilizing the memory they were
   allocated, the over-commit model sometimes becomes problematic and
   the kernel must start killing processes in order to stay operational.
   The mechanism the kernel uses to recover memory on the system is
   referred to as the out-of-memory killer or OOM killer for short.


-Mike

[Skinhead]

  (Server is running CentOS)

Well, heck, top should show you what's eating CPU and you
can get it to sort on memory, too...

I wrote this down on my linux memory cheat sheet:

# free -m
                    total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:          7826       7468       357          0        514          997
-/+ buffers/cache:      5957      1869
Swap:        10015      3623       6392

Seeing a bunch of free buffers/cache (1869) shows that there's still
memory to be had.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

grep -i kill /var/log/messages*     

would find any messages like
  "host kernel: Out of Memory: Killed process 2592 (oracle)."
printed by the kernel's Out Of Memory Killer (OOM).

   When too many applications start utilizing the memory they were
   allocated, the over-commit model sometimes becomes problematic and
   the kernel must start killing processes in order to stay operational.
   The mechanism the kernel uses to recover memory on the system is
   referred to as the out-of-memory killer or OOM killer for short.


-Mike

Hell Mike, EVERYBODY knows THAT!!

[Willow]

Hell Mike, EVERYBODY knows THAT!!

Yes but did you know that words CAN hurt you?   

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

Hell Mike, EVERYBODY knows THAT!!

Yes but did you know that words CAN hurt you?   

I'm a loner.....A loner has gotta be alone 

[RP#62]

Hell Mike, EVERYBODY knows THAT!!

Yes but did you know that words CAN hurt you?   

I'm a loner.....A loner has gotta be alone 

Jesse?

[Jess Tolbirt]

Hell Mike, EVERYBODY knows THAT!!

Yes but did you know that words CAN hurt you?   

I'm a loner.....A loner has gotta be alone 

Jesse?

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