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What to check when server hang?




Posted by Tomcatf14, 09-03-2007, 04:55 AM
One of my server hang w/o obvious reason. What is the checklist to adhere when troubleshooting? It is running on FreeBSD

Posted by david510, 09-03-2007, 05:03 AM
Have you checked the log files for any suspicious error? It can be of less memory, any hardware error etc.

Posted by Tomcatf14, 09-03-2007, 05:04 AM
If nothing unusual on the logs, then? Load was OK before it crashed.

Posted by david510, 09-03-2007, 05:08 AM
check the free memory in the system using "free -m". See if all the memory is being used up.

Posted by Tomcatf14, 09-03-2007, 05:21 AM
What is a "good" keyword to find in messages log?

Posted by david510, 09-03-2007, 05:43 AM
You can search for the word "error" itself first



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