Amber,
Due to a Kernel bug ksoftirqd takes up 100% cpu
and server becomes inaccessible. Yes, kernel upgrade
will fix this. You can use kernel rpm to upgrade. May
have to revert back to old one if box doesn't come
back up with new kernel.
Regards,
Naresh
--- Ambar Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a remote server running RedHat 7.1 and Linux
> 2.4.9-31 from RedHat
> rpms. This server stops responding whenever there is
> too much VM activity
> and when memory usage goes up. Whenever this happens
> I have to ask for a
> reboot. It seems that the problem is due to the
> Linux kernel, and updating
> it to a more recent version would solve this. My
> first question is that is
> my diagnosis correct?
>
> What steps should I take to ensure that I don't have
> to ask for expensive
> manual support from my colocation provider in case
> something goes wrong
> during the update. I would wan't to stick with the
> RedHat supplied rpms for
> updating the kernel.
>
> Ambar
>
>
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