20030616: did something change at ULM? (cont.)

Adam,

>Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:07:00 -0500
>From: address@hidden
>Organization: University of Louisiana at Monroe
>To: Steve Emmerson <address@hidden>
>Subject: Re: 20030616: did something change at ULM? (cont.) 

The above message contained the following:

> Sorry i have taken so long to get back to you.  Well, with the OS,
> i have reinstalled it quite a few time thinking that that was the
> problem.  But every single time it does the same thing.
> 
> I really am at a loss for what is happening.  Redhat 7.3 is pretty
> straight foward when installing.  And redhat network makes patches a
> brezze.  I just don't understand what is going on.

We're not sure, either.  One possibility for the freeze-up could be the
increased load put on a system by the LDM 6.  Because the products
arrive more quickly, the CPU does more processing in a given time.  This
can raise the temperature of the CPU.  If the fans aren't working
correctly, this might cause the CPU to shut-down without any warning
whatsoever.

This might sound farfetched, but we've actually seen the temperature
increase here (but without a shutdown).

> Anyways, if you think reinstalling the OS will help i will be happy to
> do that tonight.

Thanks.  Let's play with your configuration a little more before trying
that.

> Adam

Regards,
Steve Emmerson