Re: [Samba] samba-3.6.0-server frequent crashes

2012-03-05 Thread luxInteg
On Wednesday 11 January 2012 21:55:58 Jeremy Allison wrote:
 On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 05:28:59PM +, luxInteg wrote:
  Greetings,
  
  I have a samba server deployed.
  The machine has these:
  cpu: amd64  -4 cores
  motherboard :GA-990XA-UD3 with 6 sata ports and
  StarTech 2 Port SATA 6Gbps PCIe SATA Card
  memory:  16GBytes
  disks:raid 10 (6 disks)
  os:cblfs/linux kernel-3.1.5 pure 64bit and  samba-3.6.0
  
  The  machine in deployed  as a data-storage-devicefor  windows7-based
  machines doing  3d graphics rendering using
  3d-StudioMax.  There are 8 client machines  with plans to expand this to
  ~20. The rendering machins do frequent writes and reads to the samba
  server  which also runs linux software raid  (RAID10).The smb.conf
  has these:
  
  
  
  
  [global]
  
  workgroup = WORKGROUP
  netbios name = WHATEVER
  server string = Samba %v on (%L)
  
  encrypt passwords = True
  security = user
  smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
  log file = /var/log/sambaUSER-log.%m
  socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
  
  hosts allow = 192.168.0.   127.
  host deny =   0.0.0.0/0
  
  interfaces = eth* lo
  bind interfaces only = yes
  
  dos charset = cp850
  unix charset = ISO-8859-1
  load printers = yes
  max log size = 50
  local master = yes
  printing = cups
  guest account = guest
  os level = 99
  dns proxy = no
  wins support = yes
  
  #[ipc$]
  #hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/24 127.0.0.1
  #hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
  
  [homes]
  
  comment = Home Directories
  valid users = %S
  read only = no
  browseable = no
  
  [printers]
  
  comment = All Printers
  path = /var/spool/samba
  browseable = yes
  guest ok =  yes
  printable = yes
  browseable = yes
  writable = no
  create mask = 0700
  public = yes
  
  there is no firewall yet
  
  It is a new setup and the server is crashing daily. We do not know the 
  cause
 
  of the crashes  but here are some  unusual ways  the server us currently 
used:
 When you say the server is crashing daily do you mean kernel
 panics/freezes ?
 
 Jeremy.

I only received useful   info and after  some tests. Thr test I did under 
heavy writes all passed.   I am unsure if it is  kernel panics as I have not 
been on site   when the reported crashes happen  to  verify.   The reports are 
that  it crashes  under heavy reads. (i.e. up to   20 rendering computers 
are fetching  files of up to 10 Gbytes each simultandeously )
But it does not crash under writes.

Suggestions welcomed
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[Samba] samba-3.6.0-server frequent crashes

2012-01-11 Thread luxInteg
Greetings,

I have a samba server deployed.
The machine has these:
cpu: amd64  -4 cores
motherboard :GA-990XA-UD3 with 6 sata ports and 
StarTech 2 Port SATA 6Gbps PCIe SATA Card
memory:  16GBytes
disks:raid 10 (6 disks)
os:cblfs/linux kernel-3.1.5 pure 64bit and  samba-3.6.0

The  machine in deployed  as a data-storage-devicefor  windows7-based  
machines doing  3d graphics rendering using 
3d-StudioMax.  There are 8 client machines  with plans to expand this to ~20.  
The rendering machins do frequent writes and reads to the samba server  which 
also runs linux software raid  (RAID10).The smb.conf has these:

  


[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP  
netbios name = WHATEVER  
server string = Samba %v on (%L)
   
encrypt passwords = True
security = user
smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
log file = /var/log/sambaUSER-log.%m  
socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY

hosts allow = 192.168.0.   127.
host deny =   0.0.0.0/0

interfaces = eth* lo
bind interfaces only = yes

dos charset = cp850
unix charset = ISO-8859-1   
load printers = yes
max log size = 50
local master = yes
printing = cups
guest account = guest
os level = 99
dns proxy = no 
wins support = yes

#[ipc$]
#hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/24 127.0.0.1
#hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0

[homes] 
comment = Home Directories 
valid users = %S 
read only = no 
browseable = no 

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = yes
guest ok =  yes
printable = yes
browseable = yes
writable = no
create mask = 0700
public = yes


there is no firewall yet

It is a new setup and the server is crashing daily. We do not know the  cause 
of the crashes  but here are some  unusual ways  the server us currently used:

--a)  because of work pressures 8 users are logged in with the same name  to 
write to a publically accessible share.  Could is be the cause of the crashes?
--b)  Could there be a mismatch of sata types as the startech sata card  
though  rated as the same 6Gbps transfer speed as motherbard-integrated raid , 
is a different asic AND IF SO could this be causing the problems?
--c)Are there settings in smb.conf which  can increase the   data-transferred 
rate  vin the eternet  ( bonding NIC's for example)  and if so how so.

Advice would be much appreciated.

sincerely
lux-integ
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Re: [Samba] samba-3.6.0-server frequent crashes

2012-01-11 Thread Jeremy Allison
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 05:28:59PM +, luxInteg wrote:
 Greetings,
 
 I have a samba server deployed.
 The machine has these:
 cpu: amd64  -4 cores
 motherboard :GA-990XA-UD3 with 6 sata ports and 
 StarTech 2 Port SATA 6Gbps PCIe SATA Card
 memory:  16GBytes
 disks:raid 10 (6 disks)
 os:cblfs/linux kernel-3.1.5 pure 64bit and  samba-3.6.0
 
 The  machine in deployed  as a data-storage-devicefor  windows7-based  
 machines doing  3d graphics rendering using 
 3d-StudioMax.  There are 8 client machines  with plans to expand this to ~20. 
  
 The rendering machins do frequent writes and reads to the samba server  which 
 also runs linux software raid  (RAID10).The smb.conf has these:
 
   
 
 
 [global]
 workgroup = WORKGROUP  
 netbios name = WHATEVER  
 server string = Samba %v on (%L)

 encrypt passwords = True
 security = user
 smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
 log file = /var/log/sambaUSER-log.%m  
 socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
 
 hosts allow = 192.168.0.   127.
 host deny =   0.0.0.0/0
 
 interfaces = eth* lo
 bind interfaces only = yes
 
 dos charset = cp850
 unix charset = ISO-8859-1   
 load printers = yes
 max log size = 50
 local master = yes
 printing = cups
 guest account = guest
 os level = 99
 dns proxy = no 
 wins support = yes
 
 #[ipc$]
 #hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/24 127.0.0.1
 #hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
 
 [homes] 
 comment = Home Directories 
 valid users = %S 
 read only = no 
 browseable = no 
 
 [printers]
 comment = All Printers
 path = /var/spool/samba
 browseable = yes
 guest ok =  yes
 printable = yes
 browseable = yes
 writable = no
 create mask = 0700
 public = yes
 
 
 there is no firewall yet
 
 It is a new setup and the server is crashing daily. We do not know the  cause 
 of the crashes  but here are some  unusual ways  the server us currently used:

When you say the server is crashing daily do you mean kernel panics/freezes ?

Jeremy.
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