On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 12:29:00PM -0700, Ives, Keith-P59429 wrote:
> I've been working with sunray servers for many years now. I have been
> rebooting these servers on a weekly basis. I have not done done any
> cleanup in /var.
> Currently working with 4.0 on Sol 10.
> 1) What is the general consensus for rebooting these servers?
Depends on your patch policy. We patch only on fault, with the
exception of security patches which get installed only if they're
applicable to a given system and any workarounds are unacceptable.
With such a policy and Solaris, it is often years before a reboot is
necessary. Very often, when we do get around to it the reason for
rebooting a system is completely unrelated to the software but due to
some environmental requirement (power failure/cooling failure/whatever).
Specifically on Sun Ray, we've run a FOG with over 100 DTUs for over 14
months without needing to do anything to it whatsoever, with the
exception of a recent security patch for which we just did a "utrestart
-c", not a reboot. These are kiosked browsers locked to one web site
though, not users getting up to their usual mischief.
So basically, if you haven't identified a need to reboot, don't bother.
When that need exists will depend chiefly on your patch policy and how
many security issues are of concern in your environment.
Ceri
--
That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all.
-- Moliere
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