Steve Herborn wrote:
I have a small test cluster built off Novell SUES Enterprise Server
10.2 that is giving me fits. It seems that every time the hardware is
physically moved (keep getting kicked out of the space I'm using), I
end up with any number of different problems.
Personally I suspect some type of hardware issue (this equipment is
about 5 years old), but one of my co-workers isn't so sure hardware is
in play. I was having problems with the RAID initializing after one
move back which I resolved a while back by reseating the RAID
controller card.
This time It appears that the file system & configuration databases
became corrupted after moving the equipment. Several services aren't
starting up (LADP, DHCP, PBS to name a few) and YAST2 hangs any time
an attempt is made to use it. For example adding a printer or software
package. My co-worker feels the issue maybe related to the ReiserFS
file system with AMD processors. The ReiserFS file system was the
default presented when I initially installed SLES so I went with it.
Do you know of any issues with using the ReiserFS file system on AMD
based systems or have any other ideas what I maybe facing?
*Steven A. Herborn*
*U.S. Naval Academy*
*Advanced Research Computing*
*410-293-6480 (Desk)*
*757-418-0505 (Cell)*
My experience is that anytime a system runs for months or years, a
shutdown leads to issues. Sometimes, hard drives fail to speed up, other
times power supplies may fail, and occasionally RAM or MB's may go bad.
It may be hardware, and it may be a vibration issue brought on by the
move. Then again, it may be magic!
--
Mike Davis Technical Director
(804) 828-3885 Center for High Performance Computing
[email protected] Virginia Commonwealth University
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you
with their ingenuity." George S. Patton
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